When you get a shiny new monitor for your computer, you will likely take a quick peek at the settings, but sometimes you may see some references or terminology that does not make sense. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....
If you’re in the market for a streaming set-top box and are also an Android user, you’ve undoubtedly considered Android TV. The thing is, this is a really confusing landscape: there are a lot of “fake” Android TV boxes floating around out there, and only a handful of official boxes actually worth considering. If you came here for the short answer, I’ll give it to you straight up: buy an NVIDIA SHIELD and be done with it....
Camera sensors come in different sizes. The one in your smartphone is a lot smaller than the one in my Canon 5D MKIII, a professional DSLR. For high quality mirrorless and DSLR cameras, there are two main sensor sizes: 35mm (generally referred to as “full frame”) and APS-C (normally called a “crop sensor” or “crop camera”). Let’s look at the difference between the two. Sensor Size, Explained The size of the sensor is just that: the physical size of the sensor....
On the latest episode of The Vergecast, YouTube chief product officer Neal Mohan said that PiP will arrive on YouTube TV on iPhone “hopefully in the next few months.” Unfortunately, he didn’t get overly specific, so it’s hard to know exactly when the feature will arrive. For Android users, the ability to watch YouTube TV in PiP has been available for some time, making the feature even more anticipated for iPhone users....
File Explorer is an essential file management application. Whether your mouse is broken or you just prefer using Command Prompt, there are many ways you can open File Explorer in Windows 10. Click the Taskbar Icon Windows PCs come with certain apps preloaded on the taskbar, including File Explorer; just click the File Explorer icon in the taskbar to open it. If you’ve removed the File Explorer icon from the taskbar, you can use one of the other methods below to launch it, and then re-pin it to the taskbar....
Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) gives organizations a way to automatically configure a proxy server on your system. Windows enables this setting by default. Here’s why that’s a problem. WPAD is really useful when an organization like your company or school needs to configure a proxy server for your connection to their network. It saves you from having to set things up yourself. However, WPAD can cause problems should you connect to a malicious public Wi-FI network....
Cost Mouse pads are very cheap compared to other computer accessories. You can find gaming and regular pads around the same size for as low as $5-10. The price increases in size, so if you’re looking at a large pad, it’ll be about $20-30 with extra-large options around $40. It’s usually only gaming mouse pads that come in larger sizes, so they’ll be more expensive than your average-sized pad. However, they come with great features such as a perfectly smooth surface, an anti-slip base, and even RGB lighting!...
Installing software on Linux involves package managers and software repositories, not downloading and running .exe files from websites like on Windows. If you’re new to Linux, this can seem like a dramatic culture shift. While you can compile and install everything yourself on Linux, package managers are designed to do all the work for you. Using a package manager makes installing and updating software easier than on Windows. Linux vs....
It’s every laptop owner’s nightmare: a carelessly spilled cup of coffee. A sudden shower when you’re working outside. Heaven forbid, some kind of farcical bathroom tumble when you really had to get that TPS report in. Conventional wisdom says that a soaked laptop is a dead laptop, but that doesn’t necessarily have to be true, especially if you have a few tools and a lot of patience. What You’ll Need There’s no guarantee that you can fix a water-logged laptop, but if you want to give it a shot, here’s what you’ll need....
Many moons ago, Google included both a Gmail app and a stock email app (for non-Gmail accounts) in Android. While many third-party manufacturers still include standalone email applications, Gmail now works with any kind of third-party email account that supports IMAP, so you can handle all your emails in one place. It’s almost like having your cake and eating it too. To add a non-Gmail account to the Gmail app, first tap the hamburger menu or swipe from the left side of the screen in Gmail, opening the menu....
When you tell your kids it’s time for bed, they’re going to push that limit as much as possible. But, why not let a bed time “bouncer” enforce your rules by automating your kids’ routine with Stringify and your smart lights? RELATED: How to Use Stringify For Crazy Powerful Home Automation Stringify is a powerful automation tool that lets you tie all of your smart gadgets and online services together....
If you’re using Microsoft Office 2013 or 2016, you may have noticed that the Microsoft Office Picture Manager is not included. Picture Manager was included in Office 2010 and earlier and allowed you to easily view, edit, and manage pictures. Microsoft has not updated Picture Manager since Office 2003, so the program is old and out of date, as you’d expect. However, if you used Picture Manager in the past, and the features it had back then are all you need, it’s fine to install it alongside Office 2013 or 2016....
Word documents open with one-inch margins by default. You can adjust the page margins by choosing one of Word’s predefined options, or you can specify the exact height and width of the margins yourself. Here’s how. Change Page Margins in Word Open Word and head over to the “Layout” tab. Here, select “Margins” in the “Page Setup” group. Once selected, a drop-down menu will appear. Here, you’ll find Word’s list of predefined margin settings....
Whenever you sign in to Windows 10, your full name appears above the password entry. You can change your display name—your first and last name—so they appear differently on the login screen and in the Settings app. Whether you use a local account or a Microsoft account, it’s easy to change the display name associated with it in a few simple steps. RELATED: How to Create a New Local User Account in Windows 10...
What You Need Not so fast: You’ll need more than just Plex and an Echo to do this. There’s a little bit of very important fine print to get out of the way in order to save you some frustration in setting up your Plex + Alexa (Plexa?) system. Second, you need to be running Plex Media Server (at least version 0.9.16.0 or newer) linked to a Plex account with remote access enabled....
Who needs Alexa when you have Siri? tvOS 10 allows you to control your various smarthome devices from the Apple TV using just your voice. Here’s how to take advantage of such a feature and control your home without even busting out your smartphone. RELATED: 17 Things You Can Do with Siri on the New Apple TV Before you can use Siri on the Apple TV to control your smarthome devices, you first need to make sure that these devices are compatible with Apple’s HomeKit platform and that HomeKit is officially set up on said devices....
One of Microsoft PowerPoint’s charms is the ability to convey messages through illustrations, images, and SmartArt graphics. In its library of SmartArt graphics, PowerPoint provides a Venn diagram template, which you can completely customize to fit your needs. Insert a Venn Diagram Open PowerPoint and navigate to the “Insert” tab. Here, click “SmartArt” in the “Illustrations” group. The “Choose A SmartArt Graphic” window will appear. In the left-hand pane, select “Relationship....
Before you delete iPhone and iPad backups from your Mac, we suggest you export them to an external drive. You can use Time Machine, or simply copy and paste the backup folder. You can also turn on iCloud backup. Before deleting a backup, make sure you’ve either copied it to another location or you’re sure you don’t need it again. Delete Backups From Storage Management macOS Mojave introduced a new Storage Management tool that lists iOS backups....
Excel makes it easy to perform basic math operations, which includes division. You can divide numbers in a single cell, from multiple cells, or even entire columns. Since there’s no DIVIDE function in Excel, you’ll need to use a simple formula. RELATED: Functions vs. Formulas in Microsoft Excel: What’s the Difference? Divide Numbers in a Single Cell You can divide numbers in a single cell by entering a simple formula....
To protect your files from hackers and thieves, Macs offer excellent encryption features built-in. You can encrypt your entire hard drive, encrypt an external drive, or just create an encrypted container for your most important files. It’s a better situation than Windows 10, where full disk encryption is only offered on some PCs, and partial encryption depends on third party tools. Mac users don’t need to think about it: if you have a Mac, you have access to powerful encryption....
