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1. LED Pet Collar Dog owners are well aware that their dogs can get pretty excited when it comes to taking walks. This can lead to some some erratic behavior, especially when your dog wants to escape your grasp and explore the outside world. Unfortunately, this makes walking your dog at night downright anxiety-inducing. Rambunctious pets can dart right into the path of an unsuspecting motorist. Avoiding a sprinting dog in broad daylight can be a tall order, but at night it becomes very dangerous....

You can have your house chores or office work completed for you using TaskRabbit, or get designer clothes from Poshmark, or get a car to use for a while using Getaround. If you are vacationing and want to ride a bike, snowboard, or surf, then you want to use Spinlister. Rover.com connects you to dog sitters so that you don’t have to keep your pets in a kennel. Let’s dive deep into these sharing economy apps....

In this post, we give you a checklist of things to do before reformatting your Mac. Before that, let’s give you a rundown of the macOS Recovery tool. A Primer on the macOS Recovery Tool Apple now makes the process of reformatting your Mac a snap. In years gone by, there would be a standoff between your backup hard drive, the Mac auto installer, and even physical recovery disks. What’s more, you would need to be in the right boot mode to carry out the process....

This handy MTE guide will help your Windows PC run as smooth and fast as the day you first set it up. Or, at least, it will get it running as close as it can get to brand new. 1. Update Your Software Ensuring that your computer’s software is up to date is one of the easiest things you can do to increase the speed at which your PC operates....

Live Wallpapers aren’t new, in fact they stretch all the way back to Android 2.1 Eclair, which was released eight years ago! Unfortunately, live wallpapers suffered from a bit of a bad rap. They had a reputation for being resource intensive and battery hogs. Furthermore, most early live wallpapers were pretty primitive. That being said, Android has come a long way in eight years, and live wallpapers have evolved to be more complex and more efficient....

Mostly everyone that uses an iPad knows all the basic tricks, like using the multitasking bar at the bottom, grouping apps into folders, taking a screencap, etc. But there are still some new tricks I’ve learned that make using an iPad even easier than it already is. 1. Status Bar – tap to go to top This first tip I can’t believe I never knew until recently. There’s a shortcut to move back to the top of a page or list, no matter what app you’re using....

What Is Sega Forever? Sega Forever is an online service by video-game developer Sega and is a way to re-release older titles on Android and iOS. Sega has plans to mine the back catalogs of all of their consoles, eventually releasing titles from the SG-1000 to the Dreamcast. However, the majority of the games released thus far have been from the 16-bit Sega Genesis console. While the titles released under the Sega Forever banner are free to play, they are ad-supported....

1. Zoho Mail Zoho Mail provides a free email hosting service for professional users or businesses who want to use their domain name in their email addresses. The service allows you to host twenty-five email addresses on your domain name for free and gives you five gigabytes of free hosting space per user. Utilizing their referral program you can gain another twenty-five user accounts on this free plan. Once you exceed your twenty-five email addresses quota, Zoho Mail’s paid plan comes relatively cheap....

1. Day One Journal (Android, iOS) The iOS version of the Day One app lets you record a journal using pictures, voice recordings, videos, and text. However, the video feature requires a subscription. You can only enter text and attach pictures on Android. Its diary organization is one of the best out there, giving it a friendly, personal look that makes it feel like your private digital space (which of course it is)....

However, Bluetooth (which is now in its 5th iteration and has existed since 1998) has actually grown into a pretty universal technology. Here are some great uses for Bluetooth other than wireless audio transmission. 1. Remote Controls For years, Bluetooth has been wrestling with good old-fashioned IR (infrared) technology as the main means by which we control our TVs, music systems and so on. And while Bluetooth hasn’t become the most popular means, it does have some advantages....

Choosing a strong password is not enough, you should be well aware how people try to gain access to other people’s email accounts by unfair means. Here are some useful tips on securing your Gmail account and avoid getting hacked: 1. Always Check The URL before Logging in to Gmail Whenever you log in to your Gmail account, always check the URL from the browser address bar. This is because there are plenty of dirty minds who create an exact replica of the Gmail login page....

1. Responsive Menu If your menus are not responsive yet, then the Responsive Menu plugin is a must for any self-respecting WordPress site owner. It’s a highly customizable plugin with free and paid versions. The free version offers quite a lot, such as the ability to change colors, fonts, font sizes, and background images; the ability to disable and re-order menu items; the ability to set the location of the menu on the page (left, right, top or bottom); etc....

Under $20: iHome Full Size Mac Keyboard iHome has been making Apple-compatible peripherals for years, so it should come as no surprise that iHome has a keyboard that looks the part. The iHome Full Size Mac keyboard is about as basic as you can get. It connects to your Mac via USB and features a numeric keypad with dedicated multimedia keys. It’s not all that flashy, but it is inexpensive and sleek....

Juicy Slice of Pi Initially, Retropie was just a concept of how simple an all-in-one retro gaming platform could be, so it took a while for the specs to match this cool idea. The plan was to make a simple front end for all the best emulators for Raspberry Pi and bundle them together in one install. All the emulators were preconfigured with their default options, but you could also wade in and tweak them afterwards, adjusting things like screen filters which emulate fuzzy old CRT screens....

Today we’ll take a look at a mini LED projector which can be as large as 130 inches. The Abdtech mini LED projector is a lightweight and low-end projector, and it performs quite nicely (actually, better than expected). The product page states that it’s not recommended for PowerPoint or business presentations; it’s more ideal for home theater movies and video game use. After testing it out with both cable TV and an Xbox 360, I agree that it’s best for home media and gaming usage....

This may come as a surprise to you, but MAC filtering is actually the one thing you may need to fully solidify the state of your wireless network. There are a few reasons for this, and perhaps it would be an enlightening experience for you to learn once and for all why this little setting on your router is insurmountably powerful. A little note: If you don’t know what a MAC address is, perhaps it would be helpful to first read through this....

That “free” qualification limits your options a bit, as a lot of personal finance apps charge either for using the app or for the feature that allows you to connect bank accounts. There are several great options that work without charging, however, and some boast even more features and better privacy policies than Mint. 1. Personal Capital Personal Capital (Android) is probably the most recommended money management app after Mint, as it has pretty much all the same features and then some....

It says the cameras can “extracting the appearance and dimensions of an item from an image of that item — to automate identification.”

The exclusive deal Apple signed with MLS earlier this year will feature every single MLS game, including the play-offs, and will be available as part of the new MLS Season Pass. The Season Pass for the 2023 season will launch on February 1, with coverage living within the Apple TV app on all available platforms. It’ll also be available on the web. The first game of the season will be the 2022 MLS Cup champions Los Angeles FC taking on city rivals LA Galaxy at the Rose Bowl....

Apple Pencil Compatibility Before delving further, let’s do a quick walkthrough on which devices support the Apple Pencil. Apple doesn’t specify any particular iOS/iPad OS requirements, but all of the tablets below should be supported. Apple Pencil (1st gen) iPad (8th gen)iPad mini (5th gen)iPad (7th gen)R iPad (6th gen)iPad Air (3rd gen)iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st or 2nd gen)iPad Pro 10.5-inchiPad Pro 9.7-inch Apple Pencil (2nd gen) iPad Air (4th gen)iPad Pro 12....