I turned on my Xbox 360 console at 8PM CST and received the following message that an update is available. Select Yes. The update will be downloaded and installed. Your console will restart a couple of times while it’s installed. Make sure to not turn off your console while the upgrade takes place. When the update is complete you’ll see the following new dashboard interface. This is a view of the home screen....
This is going to be a comparison from a watcher’s perspective. I’m going to be covering which streaming platform I enjoy using, and why I believe one is better than the other Some Background Mixer was founded by Matthew Salsamendi and James Boehm and launched 4 years ago (January 5, 2016). This streaming service is currently owned and run by Microsoft. At the time of writing this currently, there are 22 thousand streams with 57 thousand viewers....
The real seller that pulled me in was the idea of 1 Click -no upload required- file sharing. Tonido has many other features, but the file sharing has to be the keystone that really makes it shine. How 1-Click Sharing Works After you’ve installed Tonido, it adds a 1-Click Share option to your context menu in Windows. To share something, just Right-Click the item and Select Tonido 1-Click Share....
Above, see Netflix CEO Reed Hastings apologizing on Sept. 19 and anounce Qwikster, the short-lived service. With angry customers walking and Wall Street problems looming, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings today announced Netflix is killing the DVD rental service it created on September 19. That’s right. Qwikster is dead. Netflix apparently is returning the public company to its roots. It as yet unclear whether the board forced the changes due to last week’s Netflix market plunge or whether Hastings and management made it....
Netflix Smart Downloads on Android Netflix announced the rollout of a new feature called “Smart Downloads” for Android phones and tablets. The new feature will automatically delete downloaded episodes you’ve watched and then replace them with the next new episode in the series. It will only download episodes while you’re connected to Wi-Fi which will save on data use and help maximize storage space. The new feature was announced this week....
Updated Netflix Fast.com You probably didn’t even know Netflix has a speed test tool. It’s available at Fast.com, which we covered a few years ago when it first went live. At that time, it didn’t do much other than measure the download speed you were getting from your ISP. The main goal was to give you a quick look at your download speeds if you were having buffering issues while watching movies or TV shows....
The iPhone 7 Plus goes for $669 for a 32 GB model and $769 for a $128 GB model. Of course, it’s a little less exciting to get anything less than the latest and greatest. But I’ll tell you what… I have always been one or two generations behind on my iPhone and I’ve never felt paralyzed by FOMO. In fact, I have no intention of upgrading my iPhone 6S unless it breaks (which, given my track record, is actually pretty likely)....
First you have to sign up for an OnLive account. Then download the free OnLive Desktop app on your iPad. Launch the app, log in then you’re ready to start using it. It comes with a stripped down version of Windows 7. Here’s an example of the Interface after I logged in. You have your familiar Start menu, Taskbar, desktop icons and more. The best part is you get Office 2010 – full not just a Web Apps version....
Hello once again to all groovyReaders and Photoshoppers! Time to pick up from where we left off in terms of 3D in Photoshop. This time we’ll guide you through how you can make yourself your own 3D text. It takes just a few easy steps so let’s have a look. Basic Photoshop 3D Text You can start with a gradient layer to serve as a nice background for your image....
Pinterest takes that concept and spins it in another direction. As opposed to sharing what you see on a day-to-day basis, Pinterest invites others to get a taste for your sense of style. And that, I’ve discovered, is just as telling and revealing about your personality as a stream of your everyday photographic moments. John Cusack said it best in High Fidelity: “…what really matters is what you like, not what you are like… Books, records, films – these things matter....
How To Convert your mouse into a Laser With Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Step 1 Start your PowerPoint presentation slide show.* *You can do this from the Slide Show > From Beginning ribbon, or just Press F5 on your keyboard. Step 2 Hold Ctrl and the Left-Click mouse button to make the laser pointer appear while viewing a presentation. Step 3 Customize the color of your laser pointer by choosing between Red, Blue, or Green....
With Raspbmc installed, you can easily stream multimedia from another computer or an online service, such as YouTube. But one service that doesn’t come pre-installed with Raspbmc is Hulu. Fortunately, there’s a way to get Hulu onto a Raspbmc box. And the best part: unlike most Hulu apps for mobile devices, you don’t have to subscribe to Hulu Plus for it to work. Before Begging Before you undertake this one to a two-hour project, it’s best to set some realistic expectations....
Windows 8 has a new hotswitch feature for flipping between opened Metro Apps. It doesn’t include Desktop apps in the list, but Windows + Tab will open a sidebar menu with a list of all open and recently opened Metro apps. This provides a quick way to switch between apps you have running. Note: If you don’t have a keyboard handy, you can still open this window by hovering the mouse over the very top-left edge of the screen....
Lightroom can do black and white, and you could also use Photoshop, but I prefer to spend my time taking pictures and not fiddling around when there exists a great tool that makes life easier. One of my favorite software packages for black and white development is by a company called Nik Software – Silver Efex Pro (Mac or Windows.). Why? The results are incredible, and it’s easy to use as I’ll show you below....
If you set up text replacements on your iPhone, you can speed up typing that text. These replacements allow you to enter something simple, for example, “OMW.” Then, have it replaced with “On my way.” It may take a minute or two of your time upfront to set these up, but it can save you time later. Plus, if you use an iPad or Mac as well, these text replacements sync....
In my situation, I’m selling my iPad and getting a Microsoft Surface to replace it. Blasphemy I know! But, before selling it on eBay I need to erase everything and restore it to factory defaults. Back Up Your Device First If you plan on getting a new Apple device and want to restore your apps and data, make sure to back it up on your computer using iTunes. Or if you want to start out fresh, make sure you’re data is backed up to iCloud, or even Dropbox....
Multiroom Audio Playback on Echo To get started, open Settings in the Alexa app on your mobile device or point your browser to alexa.amazon.com. Then scroll down and select Multi-Room Music under the Audio Groups section. Then you need to give your speaker group a name so they all stream the same audio. You can choose one of the preset names provided or type in your own custom name. Next, you need to choose the devices you want to be in the group....
We covered how to roll dice or flip a coin using Cortana on Windows Phone 8.1 (and rumored to be coming to Windows 10). But since the majority of the population has an iPhone or Android smartphone, you can now have a similar feature. Google Tricks To get rolling, just enter: Roll the Dice, Roll Die, or roll a dice in the search box either by voice or typing it in....
Drag and Drop Files to Kindle One of the easiest ways to get different files onto your Kindle is to connect it with a USB cable to your computer and drag and drop the files onto it. There are a few compatible file types: Kindle Format : .mobi, .azwMicrosoft Word : .docx or .docPDF: .pdfPlain Text: .txtRich Text: .rtfHyperText Markup Language: .html, .htm Connect your Kindle device to your computer using a USB cable....
Since then, Microsoft has released four feature updates, with the next release expected in September, called the Fall Creators Update or version 1709. Users should expect each feature update to receive 18 months of support before Microsoft require users to be on a current release in order to continue receiving updates and support. Support for Windows 10 Version 1511 or Build 10586 Ending Soon The update is not mandatory, but if you want to continue receiving security updates – a critical advantage of using Windows 10 – then you will want to upgrade....
