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Ethernet Switch vs. Hub vs. Splitter Overview All of these pieces of equipment will take one Ethernet cable and allow you to connect multiple Ethernet devices to it. How intelligently they do it is the difference. It’s important to understand the capabilities of the tech that you’re buying. Ethernet Splitter Let’s start with the thing you were probably most tempted to just run out and buy when looking to transform one Ethernet connection into several....

We’re here to tell you what all these crazy new buzzwords actually mean. YouTube Music/Music Premium = Google’s Spotify A YouTube Music app has existed for a couple of years now, but it’s fair to say that Google hasn’t been pushing it or developing it at full throttle. Not until now, that is. The updated version of YouTube Music is Google’s long-awaited answer to Spotify: a dedicated music-streaming service that will be accessible through your browser and as an app, utilizing all the scary tech and AI power at Google’s disposal to deliver the ultimate musical experience....

You don’t have to go through the tedious form-filling process that those older online radios welcomed their users with. You can start right away by logging in with your Twitter or Facebook account. Once you are in, you will be presented with a wall full of tracks trending across the network. The interface is quite a nice looking one with clear indications to the user about what it has to offer....

A tool exists, dubbed PDFImages, that makes image extraction from PDF files a cakewalk. In this article we will discuss this tool using easy-to-understand examples. Note that all the examples used in the article are tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS using version 0.24.5 of the tool. What is PDFImages? As already discussed, PDFImages is a command line tool that you can use to extract images from a PDF file. The tool’s man page says that it reads the input PDF file, scans it, and produces one Portable Pixmap (PPM), Portable Pixmap (PBM), or JPEG file for each image it encounters in the PDF file....

Facebook announced the newest changes to the format on Thursday, changes aimed to make the news feed more of a “personalized newspaper.” It’s bound to irritate many. Some users really never seemed to get over being forced into the Timeline design. What makes this update interesting, though, is that it is coming on the heels of a study determining that while we think we have more privacy than ever on Facebook, we’re really divulging our private information with who the researchers call “silent listeners....

Speedtest-cli is a python script for testing your internet bandwidth using speedtest.net. While you can open your browser and go to the Speedtest.net site to test your Internet connection, speedtest-cli is much easier and quicker to use and bring back the result much faster. To install speedtest-cli in Linux, run the following commands in the terminal: The first command downloads the speedtest-cli script and save it in “/usr/bin” directory, while the second command set executable flag for the script....

A journalist with Forbes had the chance to ride in a prototype of Google’s Driverless Car. They weren’t just cruising around a parking lot or a quiet cul-de-sac, either. They hopped on a busy highway in Silicon Valley. The “non-driver” behind the wheel of the car is the leader of the driverless car project with Google. It was in a Lexus RX450h that was equipped with a $65,000 laser sensor on the roof, radar sensors in the front and rear bumpers, a high-def camera on the windshield, and a high-def camera focused on the passengers....

What is a bootloader? A bootloader loads the operating system. It’s copied to memory from a special sector on the boot media and runs before any operating system is booted. If multiple bootable system images are detected, the bootloader allows the user to select the system to start. The bootloader then boots the operating system and hands off hardware control to the OS. On most systems the bootloader appears right after the splash screen for the motherboard....

Before this add-on was released, Dropbox had already released an extension for Gmail that worked in the Chrome browser. For it to work, however, you had to be using Chrome. The new add-on works through Gmail itself and works on mobile devices. (As of this writing, it was only available for Android, but the release for iPhone should be coming soon.) What does the Dropbox add-on do? The new Dropbox add-on for Gmail gives you the ability to access Dropbox from your Gmail account....

With the Photos app for Mac, you can now easily add a location to an image. You do not need a third-party app or an extension for Photos as the entire job can be done from within the app. Adding a Location to an Image in Photos You need to first add the image that you wish to add a location to in the Photos app. Then, follow the below steps....

Why Use Google Drive for Desktop It eliminates the need to launch a web browser to access your files on Google Drive. Instead, you can do so from your local system using Finder on macOS or File Explorer on Windows.It enables file/folder selection and synchronization between your device and Google Drive.You can back up your photos directly, including screenshots and RAW images, to Google Photos with Drive for desktop.You can simultaneously sign in to up to four different Google accounts, giving you access to their respective files and configuration options and increasing your computer’s virtual storage capacity....

How to Create an Instagram Story Before we begin, let’s look at how to create an Instagram Story to which you can add music from scratch. On mobile devices, you have several approaches available. You can, for example, open your account, tap on your profile icon in the upper-left corner and add the Story from there. Another way is to access your main feed and click on the “+” button in the upper-right corner, then select “Story” from the bar at the bottom....

What is Icegram? Icegram is a free all-in-one WordPress plugin for inside visitor engagement. It uses popups, header/footer bars, notifications, messengers, and more to capture your visitors and turn them into subscribers. Icegram integrates seamlessly with almost all popular mailing list services out there, making it easy for you to do the follow-ups. Even though browser push notification is on the rise, email lists are still the king of subscriber lists and will be around for a long time....

How to Add Widgets In just a short amount of time, widgets have already proven incredibly useful for iOS 14 users. Let’s start with the basics of adding widgets to your iPhone screen: Touch and hold an empty area on your home screen until your apps start jiggling. When you see the “+” sign in the upper-left corner appear, press on it to bring up a menu of existing widgets already installed on your phone....

The add-on requires Firefox to be restarted after installation, so make sure to do this before using it. Once the add-on is installed, a tutorial page should load with short but helpful instructions on using the add-on for the first time. There are two things you can do straight from this page: remove the toolbar buttons (the + and – signs on the top bar), or customize the placement of the buttons anywhere within the browser....

It’s not too complicated to manage either. This tutorial will show you how to autofill passwords in Chrome. First, make sure that Chrome is offering to save your passwords when you type them in. In Chrome, click the three-dotted menu icon at the top right -> Settings -> Passwords, then make sure the “Offer to save passwords” slider is blue. From now on, each time you sign into a website, Chrome will ask whether you want to save that password for autofilling in the future....

Windows 10 has some built-in tools we can use to create and restore from a backup system image. Creating a System Repair Disc or Recovery Drive To use our backup image effectively, we’ll need a System Repair Disc or a System Recovery Drive. Should you need to apply a backup to a non-booting machine, you can use this media to boot your PC and apply the backup from outside your Windows installation....

Here’s how you can block unwanted contacts in Google Talk and also prevent Gmail from auto-adding them to your chat list in the future. 1. Login to your Gmail. You should see your Google Talk account on the left. 2. Hover your mouse pointer to the contact that you want to block. On the popup that appears, click on the “Video and & More” button. Select “Block”. (Sorry Josh, I am not really blocking you....

Booting into UEFI from Windows is not difficult. However, you can only do this if your motherboard supports or has a UEFI chip on it. If your motherboard doesn’t support UEFI, you cannot boot into UEFI from Windows. That being said, most modern motherboards come equipped with a UEFI chip and support both UEFI and legacy BIOS. Access UEFI or Legacy BIOS Using Boot Key Option To get started, you can enter the UEFI or Legacy BIOS menu during the boot, with a dedicated key....

By default, videos recorded using Game DVR are automatically stored in the “Videos” folder on your C drive. Unless you only record your games occasionally or have a big enough C drive capacity, the video recordings will quickly fill up the system drive. This is especially true if you are using an SSD (Solid-State Drive) as your system drive. So if you don’t want to receive the infamous “Low Disk Space” warning, here’s how to change the default Game DVR captures’ folder location....