To substantiate that, I can’t help but think of an interesting episode from Cobra Kai, the recent successor to The Karate Kid franchise. (The 30-year old rivalry between the two lead characters is exciting to watch.) In this scene, Robby, the truant son of Johnny Lawrence, steals a customer’s laptop. All he has to do is pose as a smug tech executive and ask for the password. After quietly walking away with the device, Robby’s gang quickly sells it on eBay while the gullible customer is relaxing at a Starbucks....

YouTube is the king of video streaming, and now the company is eyeing obtaining the same position in music streaming as well. It is almost unbeatable as all the artists prefer YouTube more than any other service as it gives them the power to reach one billion-plus listeners instantly. Now, compare that to Spotify that has a 75 million user base or Apple Music with just 15 million. Also, we have never seen any artist removing his/her songs from YouTube....

1: Tablets Still Provide Utility First and foremost, the tablet will – at worst – become a niche device. It’s likely, however, that it will still remain mainstream for a very long time for one simple reason. The fact that there’s a bigger screen may turn off some people who are looking for a device that fits in their pockets, but to others this is a selling point. There’s also the fact that regardless of how powerful smartphones become, tablets will always be one step ahead simply because of the fact that you can fit more hardware in the amount of space provided by one....

This is understandable and justifiable. Not everyone wants to do all of their computing attached to large, cumbersome desktops, and having a laptop to take with you on the go, especially if you’re a writer or someone who does most of your work on the computer, is a very welcome utility that some may not want to do without. Before you read further into this article, I just want to let you know that I think laptops are great, and there’s nothing better than a laptop that can do whatever I need it to whenever I’m not at my trusty desktop at home....

Our Opinion Christopher admits to “fantasiz[ing] about going back in time and getting Bitcoin while it was plentiful and cheap.” Yet now that he missed the boat on that, he feels “like it’s much harder to justify breaking into as a newcomer.” Phil admits outright that while he’s no luddite, at the same time he doesn’t really “get” cryptocurrency. Having said that, he also thinks if cryptocurrency is trying to promote itself that it’s not doing a very good job because “my opinion of it is colored by the somewhat sleazy websites you find, of the kind that jump on bandwagons to sell vape supplies or mobile phone accessories as soon as it looks like there’s money in it....

Like with any initial technology offerings in a new product category, early models were plagued by issues with connectivity, battery life, and sound fidelity. This is why until recently it was usually recommended to go with a standard Bluetooth wireless headset than to make the plunge into the realm of true wireless. Now that the technology has caught up with the vision of true wireless headphones, though, what are the differences between these two offerings, and what should you consider before deciding to go with either style of device?...

1. Seesmic Desktop Seesmic Desktop is one of two Adobe Air apps that help you keep on top of your Twitter and Facebook accounts. It supports Twitter lists, so you can keep up with your own, and the ones you are following. Another great feature of this application is that you can add the URL shortener and/or image sharing applications that you usually use. Seesmic bought Ping.fm late last year, so soon you will be able to update more than 50 social media sites in an instant....

You can also go further afield in search of sticker packs, but there are many bad ones out there, with some even trying to rope you into subscriptions (don’t do it!), so here we’ve rounded up the best WhatsApp sticker packs for you to safely use. How to Get WhatsApp Sticker Packs There are a few ways you can get sticker packs for WhatsApp. One is to download sticker packs from within WhatsApp....

1. Connect Galaxy Watch to Android or iPhone Properly The first fix is to follow the right steps to connect the watch and your mobile. If you have a completely new watch, open the Galaxy app (Android, iOS) on your phone. You will see a screen asking you to select your watch model, with on-screen instructions that follow. Your mobile device may ask you to enable Bluetooth on your phone. After you allow that, wait for the watch to connect with your mobile phone....

1. Asciinema Asciinema is a free and open source solution for recording terminal sessions and sharing them on the web. To install asciinema in Ubuntu, use the following commands: You can also install it in other distros. Check out the installation page for instructions for Fedora, Arch Linux and Gentoo Linux. Once installed, open a terminal and type: This will start the recording. Once you are done with the recording, press “Ctrl + d” or type “exit” to end the recording....

It’s a really neat system, and to help you dive deeper into it, here are some of the best Siri shortcuts you can use. 1. Play Favorites Play Favorites is very simple, but indispensable for music lovers everywhere. It uses your favorites playlist from Apple Music to shuffle all your greatest tunes right away. Not much more to it than that, but if you just want to kick back with your best beats then that’s all you need....

Note: there are tons of software and ways to back up your files. The following software provides unique ways to back up your data in addition to the usual copy and paste. 1. Macrium Reflect Free With Macrium Reflect Free, you can make an exact copy of your hard drive for maximum backup protection. Macrium Reflect is a drive-imaging tool designed to take an identical byte-for-byte copy of your hard drive for backup and file protection purposes....

In this post we take a look at three causes of a faulty trackpad on your MacBook. We also provide some guidance to fix the problem – whatever the cause. 1. Your Faulty Trackpad’s Surface Needs Cleaning The first cause of a faulty trackpad is also the first you should explore. Like many electroconductive surfaces, there needs to be a clear path between the device and your finger. Without this, the connection erodes and results in substandard or broken functionality....

Once in a while, you may want to change the look and feel of your desktop. A common change people make is using different themes and icon packs rather than the default. This is usually necessary, as some Linux distros have barely satisfactory user interfaces. Mind you, it doesn’t mean they are nonfunctional. They are just lean in their interfaces. If you ever come across this situation, there are quite a number of places you can get some beautiful themes and icon packs....

However, just because many developers target these types of Linux distros doesn’t mean that its users never have problems finding software. Most Debian and Ubuntu users will find themselves hunting down DEB packages on the Internet. It is because of this we’ve decided to make an article that covers the five best websites to find DEB packages for Debian-based Linux distributions. This way users will be able to more easily find the software they need instead of wasting time searching all over the Internet....

1. System File Checker The Windows System File Checker feature in Windows is used to check the integrity of the system files and registry. When you have a corrupted system or registry, you can make use of the System File Checker feature to scan and restore system files (or registry keys) from a cached version of original Windows files. To run this tool, open up the Windows command prompt as an administrator and execute the command below....

Luckily, there are many options available if you are looking for an alternative. Although we can’t possibly include every single alternative tool on this list, we are going to highlight five great Google Analytics alternatives that you may want to consider using: 1. SessionCam SessionCam is a unique online tool that lets you record and replay every visit to your website. This means you can see every mouse and scroll to hit your site....

There are several alternative keyboard apps in the Google Play Store, but I will list the top five options out of the lot that I’ve tried and think are the most worthy replacements for Swiftkey Keyboard. The apps are listed in no particular order. 1. Minuum Keyboard Minuum Keyboard brings a whole new typing experience to your Android smartphone. If you’ve ever been disgusted by the sheer amount of screen space that some keyboard apps use up, Minuum may just be what you’re looking for....

1. Send an Automated Reply with AutoResponder Price: Free / $24.99 AutoResponder allows you to set personalized messages that get sent out when your contacts write messages containing specific trigger words. For example, you can set an automatic reply for whenever you receive the message “Hello.” Users need to grant notification access for the app and disable any battery optimization options they might have enabled, as well as background restrictions. AutoResponder allows you to test your “rules” first to see whether they work and how....

Personally, I don’t run any antivirus on my Windows PC at all, not even Windows Defender. This may seem risky, but security is a concept, not a product. Browsing habits, care with zipped files, and not opening unknown emails and attachments will keep users safe, and with common sense, you can avoid the many pitfalls of an online world. That said, having an antivirus product on your system can give piece of mind to those who are less experienced users or those who aren’t yet ready to face the wild frontier of the Internet alone....