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Getting yourself an LED projector is a nice alternative to visiting crowded movie theaters for a few reasons. First of all, home cinema is safer. It’s more comfortable, as nothing beats your favorite couch at home, and you can enjoy any of the snacks in your kitchen. Plus, you can enjoy an endless selection of films. You just need to get everyone else in the room to agree on a movie… If you’re looking for an entry-level LED projector that won’t cost you a fortune but also won’t disappoint you quality-wise, check out the ViewSonic M2e projector....

Enabling Disappearing Messages in WhatsApp is like assigning an expiration date to texts you send and receive. The core essence of Disappearing Messages is to delete private, confidential, or secretive messages from your device and the receivers’. While it’s primarily a privacy-focused feature, Disappearing Messages also has storage-saving benefits. The Disappearing Messages functionality is available for WhatsApp on mobile (iOS & Android), WhatsApp Web, and even WhatsApp Business. We’ll show you how to enable the feature on these devices and operating systems....

Back and forth texting could get the job done but it has the downside of losing some things through translation. It’s also seen as rather unprofessional unlike email correspondence. However, email correspondence is far too impersonal and, in most cases, a face-to-face seems the better way to go. Like most things in the digital age, there are plenty of options from which to choose when determining the best video conferencing app....

On PC, click the flag icon next to the search bar and select your preferred language from the drop-down list. Select your preferred language and click Save Changes. To change your preferred language on the mobile app, tap the hamburger menu icon and go to Settings > Country & Language > Language and select the language available in your region. 2. Change Country/Region Click the drop-down button, select your preferred country, and click the Go to website button....

Whether you are a frequent traveler who uses public computers or just wants to be prepared if you need to reset your PC, loading up a USB drive with some useful portable apps is a great idea. But which are the best tools for your USB flash drive? Let’s find out. 1. Chrome It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call a web browser the most essential application on any computer....

However, you don’t need all of this fancy equipment to get started with using virtual reality. In fact, if you have a smartphone, you can start right now. There are many virtual reality apps on the market you can use — which should are worth the download? Let’s take a peek at the top 12 best VR apps for Android. YouTube VR If you’re like most people today, then you spend hours of your life watching YouTube videos each week (if not each day)....

However, beginners should try these InDesign tips and tricks to start getting more out of this feature-rich app and cut down on the time it takes to create stunning designs. 1. Use the Keyboard to Preview Your Document Quickly Pressing the W key toggles between the Normal view, which shows all the margins, guides, and outlines in your document, and the Document view, which hides those elements. If you hold Shift + W, you can toggle to Presentation mode....

Windows 10 still needs some tweaking to really offer a good level of security. On top of this, Windows 10 is now also a cloud service, which means that Microsoft now also wants to collect and sell your information. Unless you do something about it, you’ll be sending oodles of private information to Redmond. Depending on your personal level of comfort, that might be a significant security and privacy issue....

However, with Brevins recent move, more eyes have started to turn to Mixer and consider it as a viable option. It’s worth noting that this also comes at a time when Twitch has been under fire by the community for a series of questionable decisions regarding bans (or the lack thereof) against certain streamers on their platform. Now more than ever, people are wondering, “Could Mixer become a better streaming platform than Twitch?...

Some of the reading apps for kids on our list provide storytime or independent reading material, while others help them learn important skills. If your child is already interested in reading at an early age, or you just need creative ways of encouraging the hesitant reader in your home, check out our roundup of the best reading apps for kids that’ll supplement what they’re already being taught at school. Also, be sure to check out our YouTube video where we go through a couple of websites where you can get free kids books....

Sometimes, however, you’ll find that Windows runs slower than you remember. There can be many reasons for this, and these 9 ways to make Windows 10 faster should address most of them. Turn Your Computer Off Before changing your computer’s settings, it’s worth considering how long it’s been since you last powered down your computer. Leaving your computer in sleep or hibernate modes is okay for short periods of time, but powering down or rebooting is essential from time to time....

On the other hand, you could have a domain that’s been around for a decade, but has hosted different websites owned by different people over the years. In this article, I’ll show you to check the age of the domain and also check to see if the site has changed over the years. One blog I used to follow over a decade ago is now the corporate site for a startup because the original owner sold off the domain....

If you’re someone who enjoys gaming on both consoles and your mobile phones, you’d be glad to know that your PS4 controller can now be used to play games on your mobile devices. This makes it easier to play your favorite games on your mobile as you don’t have to learn new control layouts and you can use the default layout of your controller. Since the PS4 controller uses Bluetooth to connect to the PS4 console, you can use this wireless functionality (Bluetooth) to connect your controller to your mobile devices....

The problem lies in troubleshooting the Kindle. There are many different Kindle models—the devices are in the 10th generation. If you run into trouble with your device, it’s important to know whether you have a 4th generation Kindle Touch or a 7th generation Kindle 7. Kindle’s naming scheme doesn’t help, either. A 3rd generation Paperwhite is actually part of the 7th generation of overall devices, for example. How to Find Your Kindle’s Serial Number Every Kindle e-reader has a unique serial number....

Other reasons you can’t see your feed content and get the above error is that your app’s cache is corrupt, you have incorrect date and time set up on your phone, your Instagram app version is outdated, and more. Check Your Internet Connection Often, Instagram displays a “Couldn’t refresh feed” error when the app fails to connect to its servers to fetch new content. This usually happens when your internet connection isn’t properly working....

There are various reasons as to why people restrict their documents from being edited. Maybe you yourself made the document read-only but you forgot it, or maybe someone has it locked to ensure no unauthorized users can modify the contents of it. Regardless, if you’ve come across a document that you must edit but it’s in read-only mode, there are various methods to fix it and to be able to edit the document....

You must have come across a few live streams and wondered if you could go live on TikTok as well. Here’s everything you need to know about going live on TikTok, as well as a few tips to make sure your first live stream is not a disaster. What Do You Need to Go Live on TikTok? TikTok Live is a service within the TIkTok app that allows users to interact with content creators on TikTok in real time....

If you want to put your catalog to use, import all your Shazam songs into a YouTube playlist. This lets you listen to every song in full, and even see videos with the music just like you can with regular YouTube videos. There isn’t an “export Shazam to YouTube” option in your Shazam account or an “import Shazam songs to YouTube” feature built-in to YouTube. To get this Shazam to YouTube conversion done properly, you can use a third-party website....

As I mentioned earlier, running another copy of the operating system in a virtual machine can help you in two ways: protect your privacy and keep your safe from viruses/malware. Starting with OS X Lion (10.7), you can install the operating system as many times as you like into a virtual machine as long as it is on the same hardware. So if you have a MacBook Pro with OS X El Capitan installed, you can install as many copies of El Capitan into virtual machines on that same machine....

Take a deep breath, unclench your jaw, and relax your shoulders. Whether it’s an Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook email, or any other kind of file, with our help it’s possible that you can recover accidentally deleted files in Windows. Increase Your Odds of Recovering Deleted Files When a file gets deleted, it doesn’t disappear. The data stays there until another file overwrites it. There are a few things to do as soon as you realize the file was accidentally deleted to increase the odds of recovering it....