Despite its popularity, many are moving away from YouTube due to claims of censorship and unfair promotional practices. This article will show you the 6 best alternatives to YouTube for uploading and watching videos. Vimeo Vimeo is the video host of choice for creatives, professionals, and those looking for a high-quality, free service for hosting videos. Much like YouTube, the Vimeo player can embed into websites, and its sleek, easy to use interface is preferred by many....

You don’t need a special type of Google Workspace account to use Smart Chips. You should see the functionality described below for personal, business, and educational accounts. What Are Google Smart Chips? Smart Chips are snippets that you can insert in Google Docs and Google Sheets that expand to display more information. When you select or simply hover your cursor over a Smart Chip, you can get additional details and perform actions....

This article will discuss email jargon and help you understand what many of the email features you encounter are for. What Does CC Mean? CC stands for Carbon Copy. When you type someone’s address in this field, you’ll send a copy of your email to them. This applies to any email tech you might be using. The term comes from the days when communicating through paper was extremely common. Everyone made copies of documents by placing a sheet of carbon paper between two sheets of regular paper....

While it got its start as a gaming platform, Discord is now used by communities and hobbyists everywhere. Those who want more functionality can subscribe to Discord Nitro for $10 per month or $100 per year, which lets users improve their personal profile, power up their emojis, get free server boosts, and much more. This guide will lay out the details of Discord Nitro to help you decide whether the service is worth the cost....

Of course, the Portal is also plagued by the 2018 Cambridge Analytica controversy and more modern ongoing privacy concerns. If you’re interested in the device, this article will explain exactly what the Facebook Portal device is and how it works. What Is The Facebook Portal Device? The Facebook Portal device is a smart display. Its primary purpose is to make video calls to friends and family via Facebook Messenger’s built-in video calling service, but the Facebook Portal also boasts Alexa functionality....

Nvidia Reflex is a service available to all users of Nvidia graphics cards, but it shines most when paired between an Nvidia 3000 series card and a G-Sync monitor. If you’re trying to give yourself just that little bit extra edge in competitive games, Nvidia Reflex should be on your radar. What Is Nvidia Reflex? Nvidia Reflex is a low latency tool that claims to lower rendering lag by as much as 80%....

If you download data in the WebP image format, you might have a hard time opening it. Luckily, there are numerous image converters that you can use to transform it into a format that’s a bit more usable. What Is WebP? WebP was first announced in 2010, but wasn’t released until April 2018. Though it can be hard to interact with, there are benefits to the WebP format. First of all, it supports both lossy image and lossless image compression....

Whether you work all day or you’re a stay-at-home parent, dinner often feels like the most challenging part of the day. It doesn’t have to be. The following are 8 of the best websites with a creative ingredient search feature that’ll help you figure out what you should make for dinner tonight. You won’t even have to make a trip to the grocery store. AllRecipes The best website, by far, for coming up with a good dinner when you’re out of ideas is AllRecipes....

One of the most powerful features of Zapier is the SMS integration. Through this tool, you can send out SMS messages in response to a number of different situations and conditions. It’s particularly useful because of how wired people are to their phones. A study shows that 83% of millennials open text messages within 90 seconds of receiving them. Compare that to how often emails get ignored and you have tremendous potential at your fingertips....

Parents need to create lessons at home. Students must learn a lot on their own too. And teachers are facing new challenges to keep their young wards engaged. That’s why as a teacher or a parent, you might find these online sources for free PDF teaching materials worth a few bookmarks. MERLOT The acronym MERLOT stands for Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching. It is a shared knowledgebase of learning materials for both teachers and students....

Fun and Useful Gadgets 1. CHIPOFY USB C Cable with Built-In Power Meter ($25.99) This USB C cable will help you tell how fast it’s charging your devices. It’s got a wattage meter, so you can see how much energy your USB C devices are drawing while charging. 2. Beech Lane RV Fridge Fan ($24.99) To quickly cool something inside your refrigerator, you’ll want to circulate the air. This fridge fan runs on two D batteries and has an easy off/on power switch....

There are multiple settings you can change on Netflix to improve the quality of your playback. This can help you better stream high-quality shows, but it can also help you make the most of subpar bandwidth to get the highest quality possible. 5 Netflix Quality Settings to Improve Content Playback There are multiple steps you can take to improve Netflix quality. Stream Content for One Minute The first step you should take is to simply give Netflix time....

Of course, if security is not an issue, there is always cloud storage or leaving files temporarily on your web domain. But if you need a secure way to transfer files across the Interwebs, you need something a bit safer. The following are five secure file transfer options, which are also free. WeTransfer As usual, we start with my favourite which was recommended to me two years ago. I love WeTransfer not only for its utter simplicity but also because of the fast uploading and downloading speed....

Especially in the United States, those on the liberal “left” believe right-wing news sources like Fox News are terribly biased. Those on the conservative “right” are convinced liberal media sources distribute nothing but “fake news”. So who’s right? Which media sources are free from government or corporate censorship and actually report the facts? Unbiased News Sources: Be Careful Who You Ask Because of how polarized the country is, you’ll be lucky if you can find two people who agree on which news sources are the most unbiased....

It can be tough to decide between each one. Here’s a point-by-point breakdown to help you come to a decision. SmartThings vs. Wink There are a few differences between the two, but at first glance, both smart home hubs have many of the same features: One major thing to note: the prices aren’t 100% accurate. While the Samsung SmartThings system is sometimes purchased on its own, the Wink Home Hub usually comes as part of a $200 starter kit that includes motion sensors, sirens and chimes, and door and window sensors....

Ultimately, your typing speed will improve over time as you type more often. However, if you’d like to speed up the learning process, there are many tips you can use. Let’s take a look at some of the best. Start By Learning Touch Typing This is by far the most important step you can take to improve your typing speed. Touch typing is the ability to type without looking at your keyboard....

Note that turning on private browsing in the browser only prevents the browser from storing your history and prevents websites from storing cookies. It does not make you anonymous on the web or prevent websites from tracking you or knowing who you are while online. If you’re interested in more steps you can take to truly secure your browsing, then check out my previous post on clearing your search and browsing history....

Some reasons Gmail fails to send emails are that your internet connection is faulty, the entered recipient email address is invalid, your web browser cache is corrupted, the Gmail app on your phone is problematic, and more. On Both Desktop and Mobile Whether on a desktop computer or a mobile phone, follow the following tips to resolve the Gmail email issue. Check Your Internet Connection When Gmail doesn’t send emails, ensure your internet connection is active and stable....

One of the most useful of those is Slack’s Google Calendar integration. Once you enable this, you can use Slack to create, delete, or get notifications of calendar appointments and events. Adding the integration just takes a few clicks. In this article you’ll learn how Slack Calendar integration works, and all of the features you get once you enable it. Enabling the Slack Calendar Integration To get started, log into your Slack team account....

If the background isn’t perfectly green or well lit, you’ll need to take a few extra steps. Feel free to try your hand using the example image below. We’ll take you through the easier method first, but afterwards, you can attempt the second method for images that don’t have a perfect single green background. How To Add a Background To a Perfect Green Screen Image in Photoshop For our first section, we will guide you through how to add your own background when the green screen is perfectly lit or a single shade of green is used throughout....