On Steam, you have the ability to submit a refund request if you feel like you don’t want to keep a game you bought. There are some things you need to know, however, if you want a refund through Steam. If you don’t know how to get a refund on Steam, here’s everything you need to know. When You Can Request a Refund on Steam There are some qualifications you need to meet before you can expect a refund from Steam....

And while a good antivirus does help, it’s always better to prevent the entry of malware in the first place rather than try to fix the damage. But what exactly can you do about it? Is there any way to check your browser for any security vulnerabilities? Let’s try to answer these questions. Does Browser Security Even Matter? At first glance, the idea of having to secure your Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser sounds strange....

When you remove a Facebook friend, they won’t be notified. Instead, you’ll no longer appear in their news feed or Friends list and vice versa. How to Unfriend Someone in the Facebook App If you’re one of the many who use the Facebook mobile app on Android, iPhone, or iPad, you can manage your Friends list there, including unfriending someone. How to Unfriend Someone on the Facebook Website It’s just as easy to unfriend someone on the web....

Getting started with a wired security camera system can seem daunting, but once you know how wired security camera systems work, it will all make perfect sense. The Two Types of Wired Security Camera Systems The first order of business is to cover the two main types of wires security camera systems. The traditional wired camera system uses analogue coaxial cables and offers a relatively lower quality image. More modern systems use cameras that transmit data digitally over Ethernet cabling....

However, there are many more image file formats that you should know about. Of these, TIFF is one of the most complex. If you’re someone interested in graphic design or photography, TIFF files can be a gamechanger—but what is a TIFF file? In this article, we’ll introduce you to this important but underappreciated image file format. What Is a TIFF File? TIFF stands for Tagged Image File Format and is an image format that was developed by Aldus in 1986....

The process is actually quite simple and only requires Windows Media Player, which is installed with Windows by default. In Windows 7 and Windows 8, you can rip the audio CDs directly to MP3 format, no need to convert them to from one format to another. To get started ripping music from an audio CD, go ahead and pop it into your CD/DVD drive. If Windows Media Player was not already open when you put the CD in, a small window will pop up called the Now Playing mode and when you hover your mouse over the album artwork, you’ll see a small button to rip the CD....

In this article, we’ll lay down the key differences so that you can find out which option is more suitable for you. If you choose a console, you’ll also need to think about which console to get. We’ll help with that, too. You may have also noticed we wrote “neither” in the title of this article too. So how can you game without either of these devices? Well, it’s almost 2019 and both Microsoft and Nvidia are either now offering or will soon be offering gaming over the Internet, or game streaming....

The apps you can download on your smartphone usually will provide you with more features and settings than the built-in ones, so it’s worth looking into if you’re seriously considering cutting down on smartphone use. Best Apps to Limit Screen Time Listed below are some of the top apps available on both iPhone and Android to help limit your screen time. 1. Space When you open the Space app, it will immediately begin tracking how much time you are using your phone....

There are thousands of games on the Internet that run entirely in the browser, but not all of them are fun to play. In fact, some of them are downright awful – but never fear. We’ve listed some of the best titles to kill a few minutes of time or give you a welcome distraction when you need a mental break. Cookie Clicker Cookie Clicker is a simple game with an incredibly addictive formula....

The best place to install these sensors is under the bathroom or kitchen sink or near the hot water heater in your home. There are a lot of different types of flood and leak sensors on the market and it can be hard to narrow down which one is right for your home. This list will cover the best flood sensors on the market to help you make the right decision....

Whether you’re an old-head or new-age gamer who started on the PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch, there are some video games from the ‘90s that will simply never fade with time—Super Mario World, Chrono Trigger, and Final Fantasy VI, for example. With one of the most beloved game libraries of all time, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or SNES) is home to all of these titles. The console was Nintendo’s first dabble into the world of 16-bit, coming late to the party after the TurboGrafx-16 and Sega Genesis....

Physical activity has been shown to improve mental health, energy, and alertness as well as prevent illness, all of which are critical to supporting an always-on-the-go lifestyle. Study after study has proven this, yet, as compelling as the data may be, it doesn’t make exercise any easier to fit into your day. With how little time most of us have, exercise is really easy to put off. Hitting the gym takes a lot of time–the drive there and back, the sharing of free weights and machines with others....

Traditional workers and teams benefit from the body language and non-verbal cues facilitated by face-to-face interactions. Advancing cloud technologies and screen-sharing applications make it easier to interact with virtual teams of employees and get the same benefits as if they were sitting in the same room. Some of the more popular tools for remote teams are outlined below. Asana Asana is an online collaborative tool that enables team members to stay focused on daily tasks, goals, and projects to help the business grow....

Sometimes the problem is because of hardware, sometimes it’s due to drivers and other times it’s something not configured properly with the operating system. In this article, I’m going to go through all the different solutions I could find to fix this issue in Windows 10. Note that I’ll try not to repeat the solutions already mentioned in the Windows 7 and Windows 8 articles, so feel free to read those if none of the solutions below work....

I was copying over some large video files and it was taking forever! I decided to check the transfer speed between my NAS and PC to see the rate of the data transfer. I downloaded a program called LAN Speed Test, which had gotten some excellent reviews, and tried it out. Sure enough, my download speed was less than 40 MB/s! Note that is megabytes per second, not megabits per second....

Whatever your reason for lusting after one of these svelte clamshell computers, it can be a hair-raising experience to pick the right one. Apple updates their MacBooks infrequently and two machines that look exactly the same at first glance can be very different under the hood. So we’re going to look at every current model of MacBook and help you pick the right MacBook you should buy based on the strengths of each model....

That might be off-putting for some women. However, we’ve found that if you expand your Reddit reach beyond the default subreddits, you’ll find a subreddit for virtually every community you can imagine, including many that women might find both interesting and supportive. What Does “For Women” Mean, Anyway? As you might imagine, people share many interests and use the internet for the same reasons regardless of gender. We search for information....

Optimal Character Recognition, or OCR, is the process of converting typed or handwritten text from media such as scanned documents or photos into plain text. Although it’s subject to mistakes, depending on the clarity of the text, using OCR to extract text from images can save you hours of monotonous work. One use case of OCR would be for if you’re a college student needing a particular page out of a textbook....

However, if automatic updates aren’t enabled on your PS5 or the console fails to notify you about new system software releases (yes, that happens), you need to take matters into your own hands. Fortunately, updating a PlayStation 5 console is a straightforward process that can be done in several ways. In this walkthrough, we’ll explore several ways to update your PS5, from updating the console over the internet, and installing the latest firmware manually via USB, to applying system updates through Safe Mode....

If you’re like me and haven’t updated your Garmin or TomTom in years, then a lot of newer areas simply won’t show up when you search for them. Also, if you are short on data usage, it’s probably not a good idea to use your smartphone for getting directions. In these types of cases, I simply use a service like Google Maps to get the coordinates for the address I am looking for and then I just plug those into the GPS in my car....