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Of course there are several work-around methods that you can use such as PLEX or Tonky. But we want an easy way – one standard be it DNLA or Miracast – that allows you to stream your content between devices no matter the platform. Well, one of the developers for ClockworkMod, Koushik Dutta, has released a final version of an app for Android called AllCast that allows streaming to Apple TV, Roku, Xbox, Smart TVs and other DLNA capable devices....

Use Physical Buttons on Surface RT Tablet To take a screenshot of the full screen on your Surface, press and hold the Windows button and the volume down button. Tip: Press and hold the Windows button, and you’ll feel a bit of a vibration, then press the volume down button. You might not think it took a shot, because there’s no confirmation sound or message, but it did. By default, screenshots are placed in the My Pictures > Screenshots folder....

This week join host Josh Windisch, Brian Burgess and Austin Krause as they talk about new Apple products. Josh gets hands on time with the new Microsoft Surface RT. Google announces new Nexus devices, Brian’s horrible gadget purchase timing, the how to tip of the week and a whole lot more – including Jessica Alba at the Windows Phone 8 Announcement. TechGroove Show Notes Apple Announces iPad mini, New Mac mini, New iMac, Retina MacBook Pro and enhanced iPadGoogle’s Latest Nexus Devices Available in Three FormatsMicrosoft Surface RT Does Not Run Desktop ApplicationsWindows Phone 8 Announcement (Jessica Alba not Included)Windows 8 Launches with an Awesome Asus Touchscreen Ultrabook...

Make Sure You Have the Latest Apple TV Software We covered this before, and the process hasn’t changed. You want your tvOS version to be 9.2. Older versions require you to do the Apple Remote workaround. The latest update adds some great new features, so there isn’t a reason not to update. Setup the Pairing Head on over to Settings > Remotes and Devices. Go ahead and turn on your Bluetooth keyboard and have it in range at this point....

Here are the three steps and the order to apply them. Doing these three steps every time will elevate your photography from simple snapshots to professional-quality pictures. It really is that simple. 1 – Know the subject Think about what it is you are taking a picture of and make sure you have a clear understanding of the main subject of the photo. Is it a landscape with your family in the foreground so you can remember that vacation or is it the landscape and your family just happens to be standing there....

Hide the Notch This is arguably one of the first things you’ll want to do. The OnePlus 6T has what the company calls a “teardrop notch” for the 16MP front-facing camera. Now, this notch takes up far real estate than the notch on the Google Pixel 3, and after a couple hours, it really isn’t that bad. Still, if you find it annoying, the company has you covered as it allows you to hide it....

Big hands are great for smashing things and catching footballs, but when you’re typing on a Laptop or Netbook with a Touchpad mouse they tend to hit the trackpad and mess everything up. True, you could just disable the trackpad entirely and use a USB or Bluetooth mouse, but what if that isn’t an available option? For example, when I’m on the go with my laptop I usually don’t have counter space for an external mouse, I’m stuck with the Touchpad....

According to the Twitter announcement, this is what you can expect from the feature: Mute a Twitter User To mute a user from a tweet, select More and from the menu and then “Mute @username.” You can also Mute a user from their profile page. Select the gear icon to bring up the dropdown menu and select Mute from the list. After you’ve muted the user, you’ll get a confirmation banner, and on that banner, there’s an Undo in case you muted the wrong person....

The key to the smartphone method is Google Authenticator. Google Authenticator is a groovy app that provides Two Factor Authentication for multiple online services, including Dropbox. But do note that Google Authenticator is not compatible with the printable grid authentication method, so you have to use one or the other. You’ll need the Google Authenticator app and an iOS or Android phone. Download Google Authenticator for iOSDownload Google Authenticator for Android...

What Does “AFK” Mean? The term means “away from keyboard,” and it’s typically seen in messaging apps such as Telegraph, Messages, WhatsApp, and social networks like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The abbreviation can have a literal meaning or state that you’re offline. It’s up to you whether to include a time frame for your return. For example, you could write, “AFK for 30” or “AFK until after lunch.” Similar cyber speak includes BRB (“be right back”) and TTYL (“talk to you later“)....

One example of this is mobile apps like Mint that retrieve financial data from banks. Another example is a website that retrieves new posts from your Facebook and Twitter accounts and portrays them all in one web app. APIs make it very easy for developers to consolidate data from different services into one user interface or app. What is An API? To understand how an API works, its important to understand how applications work over the web....

The idea behind Pocket is to save web articles to read later. Similar to the new Collections feature in Microsoft Edge. Here’s more about Pocket and how to use it. What is Pocket? First introduced in 2007 as a Mozilla Firefox browser extension, the formerly-named Read It Later service was created by Nate Weiner. Its main purpose has always been to allow users to save an article or web page to remote servers for later reading....

What is Apple Arcade? First announced in March, Apple Arcade is a video game subscription service without ads or in-app purchases. The games are new and exclusive to the service, and they come from some of the biggest names in mobile gaming, including Sega, Lego, Snowman, and many more. At launch, around 50 gaming titles will be available with many more launching in the coming weeks. Before the end of 2019, the service will have about 100 titles and growing....

Windows 10 Build 10061 Microsoft told us it would be experimenting with different icon designs, and we’ve seen that through the various builds. One icon change that caused a bit of a stir in previous builds is the look of the Recycle Bin. Here’s a look at how the icons look in this current build. And here is how they looked in build 10041. Personally, I think the new icons shown above, especially the Recycle Bin which look much better....

Cortana Announces Windows 10 Launch Date Microsoft has Cortana, which is the best natural-sounding Cortana voice I’ve heard on any of my devices, announced the news, which you can check out below: Reserve Free Windows 10 Upgrade Microsoft is going to push current Windows 7 and 8.1 users hard to get the free Windows 10 upgrade. And last night, users started noticing a Windows 10 reservation app on their systems. If you haven’t noticed it yet, look in your system tray, and you should see a Windows flag icon like shown below....

Turn Airplane Mode On To turn Airplane Mode on, start by bringing up the Charms bar will appear and select Settings. Now click or tap the name of the network you’re connected to. You can now toggle Airplane Mode on or off. However, another method of doing it exists, and it especially caters to those preferring the Desktop to the modern interface. You can click the wireless network symbol in the Windows notification area....

Note: Before you start, make sure you’re logging with the same Windows Account on your Windows 8 system and your Xbox Live account on your console. On your Windows 8 system, launch Xbox Companion from the Metro Start screen. if you don’t have it listed on your Start screen you can download it from the App Marketplace. Click I Accept to the Xbox Companion Beta Program Agreement. Now, turn on your Xbox console....

The Awkward Phone Moment We’ve all had it happen: you’re in a meeting, forgot to silence your phone, and suddenly you’re the center of attention because it rings, vibrates, or an alarm goes off. Then, while everyone is staring at you, you’re fidgeting with your phone to unlock it, and find the right place to turn the noise off. Whew! Then some clever person in the group says a stupid joke, you laugh uncomfortably, etc....

In the new 3.1 platform, one of the biggest changes is the new internal linking system. If you are writing in the WordPress interface it will now allow you to Select a new option to link to existing content. This feature was added to the normal hyperlink button on the tools menu, and it will automatically generate a list of recent internal links or allow you to use a search function to find the appropriate one....

From the main menu scroll to and select My Xbox » Family Settings. On the Console Safety screen select On. Now you can adjust the family safety settings. Ratings and Content lets you restrict games, movies and TV shows by age. Under Game Rating select the game ratings they can play. In Movie Ratings, set the movies to allow. Allow or block explicit content. This setting blocks explicit video and music....