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Multiple photo libraries can be a great solution if you need an easier way to manage them. For example, if you run a home-based business, you might want to keep business-related photos in a different photo library than your personal photos. Back Up Before You Create New Photo Libraries Creating a new iPhoto library doesn’t affect the current photo library, but it’s always a good idea to have a current backup before manipulating any photo library you use....

The phone carrier announced a brand new Verizon Adaptive Sound system on Wednesday that it says will let you “experience music, games, movies, and meetings like never before.” The first phone with the new Adaptive Sound system featuring Dolby Atmos-enabled content is the Motorola One 5G UW Ace, which is available to purchase now. Droid Life reported that Verizon also will add Adaptive Sound to the Motorola Edge+ in a new update of the device....

What Is a Zip File? A Zip file is sometimes called an archive file. The Zip file is a container that holds the actual compressed files. The purpose behind the Zip file is transportation and storage. The Zip file acts like a sandwich bag: It holds contents inside for easy transporting and storage. This makes the ability to use Zip files (and their counterpart Rar files) valuable to file sharers and downloaders....

How Email Priority Marking Works Some email services and programs allow you to manually mark an outgoing message as important or unimportant. When you’re ready to send the email, you can flag it as such for the recipient. Emails carrying the highest importance might be bolded, highlighted, starred, or otherwise flagged in the Inbox. Less important messages might be grayed out or moved down the list. Again, the specifics depend on the receiver’s email program....

My Nintendo Loyalty Program Much like its predecessor, My Nintendo encourages interaction with rewards and discounts on digital games, but a Nintendo Account is required to participate at My Nintendo. Anyone with a Nintendo Account can use My Nintendo for free. Creating a Nintendo Account If you already have a Nintendo Network ID (NNID), use it when you sign up for a Nintendo Account. You can create a Nintendo Account through the web, and you can use a Facebook, Google, or Twitter account to streamline sign up....

Replace the BIOS The biggest obstacle to most generic computers running the Mac operating system on their hardware has to do with UEFI. This system was developed to replace the original BIOS systems that allowed computers to boot up. Apple uses specific extensions to the UEFI not found in most PC hardware. Over the past few years, this has become less of an issue as most systems adopt the new boot mechanisms for the hardware....

Rock Band Song List The main 45 tracks of the Rock Band set list represent five decades of memorable rock: 1960s Rolling Stones, “Gimme Shelter” 1970s Aerosmith, “Train Kept a Rollin”*The Who, “Won’t Get Fooled Again"Boston, “Foreplay/Long Time”Mountain, “Mississippi Queen”*The Police, “Next to You”David Bowie, “Suffragette City"Black Sabbath, “Paranoid”*Blue Oyster Cult, “Don’t Fear the Reaper"The Ramones,,“Blitzkrieg Bop"Deep Purple, “Highway Star"KISS, “Detroit Rock City"Molly Hatchet, “Flirtin’ With Disaster”The Outlaws, “Green Grass & High Tides”Sweet, “Ballroom Blitz”...

Getting Started Video blogs—often housed on the YouTube platform—serve as video-based diaries. They’re a natural extension of the text-based blogs of the early 2000s, with the exception that because they’re housed online, discoverability increases and content-sharing friction decreases. To launch your vlogging journey, create an account on YouTube or another video platform. Anyone’s allowed to upload content to YouTube; you don’t need a special creator account to upload. Content Tips Effective vlogs are generally short and personal....

Causes of FaceTime Audio Not Working FaceTime Audio might not be working for various reasons, yet the most common is that you don’t have a compatible device or operating system. In particular, this applies to any iPhone older than the iPhone 4 (e.g., iPhone 3) and the first-generation iPad. Other possible reasons why you don’t have audio in FaceTime include: Your microphone is muted or malfunctioningYour volume is too lowAnother app is using your microphoneYour iPhone is out of dateProblems with your internet connection...

Check if Google Assistant Voice Commands Are Working To isolate the problem, start by figuring out if your device’s voice commands are working properly. Try using Google Assistant to perform a simple voice command web search. If Google is unable to complete this task, then you know the problem is not limited to text messaging. If other Google Assistant voice commands are working properly and the problem appears to be limited to text messages, then it is likely because of an error in your contacts....

Why Is Alexa Flashing a Blue Ring? Why Is Alexa Flashing or Blinking a Yellow Light? You can ask Alexa to “read my messages” and she will read all the new messages you’ve received that day. You can also read messages using the Alexa app on your smartphone or tablet; just tap the message button at the bottom of the app, which looks like a bubble dialog box. It will have a green notification circle when you have an unread message....

This same address is also the default local address for home broadband routers from Zoom, Edimax, Siemens, and Micronet. Why 10.0.0.2 Is Popular Internet Protocol (IP) version 4 defines certain sets of IP addresses as restricted for private use. You can’t use these addresses for web servers or other internet hosts. The first and largest of these private IP address ranges begin with 10.0.0.0. Corporate networks wanting flexibility in allocating a large number of IP addresses gravitated to using the 10....

Details are still sparse, but Xiaomi’s announcement explains a couple of basic concepts the two companies plan to follow with their new collaboration. It’ll be a hybrid of Xiaomi’s smartphone development know-how and Leica’s camera and photography prowess. This isn’t Leica’s first attempt at a joint smartphone venture, but Xiaomi will likely make for a more universally alluring partner than Sharp. According to Matthias Harsch, CEO of Leica Camera AG, “We will provide consumers in the field of mobile photography exceptional image quality, classic Leica aesthetics, unrestricted creativity, and will open a new era of mobile imaging....

What Is an XLAM File? A file with the XLAM file extension is an Excel Macro-Enabled Add-In file that’s used to add new functions to Excel. Like Excel’s XLSM and XLSX file formats, these add-in files are XML-based and saved with ZIP compression to reduce the overall size. How to Open an XLAM File XLAM files can be opened with Microsoft Excel 2007 and newer. Earlier versions of Excel can open one, too, but only if the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack is installed....

How to Get Food in Virtual Villagers The only food source villagers have to start out with is the Berry Bush, but the supply is quickly depleted and sometimes doesn’t re-grow fast enough, so you need to actively pursue other food sources. Children villagers may occasionally gather brown or red mushrooms, but these must be consumed right away or else the sunlight will wilt them. Your only alternative to berries and mushrooms is to unlock Farming Technology level two or three....

Ever since Snapchat introduced filters (or lenses, as they’re officially called) and the world quickly adopted them, similar apps have started popping up to ride along with the trend. They offer selfie enthusiasts a wide variety of fun looks that extend beyond the handful of filters Snapchat makes available on a daily basis. Ready to have some serious fun with warping and animating your own face? Check out the list of fun selfie filter apps below to snap a creative selfie in seconds and wow all your friends on social media....

Nearly all modern computers can output video to at least two displays. Often laptops need to use an adapter or dock to use another monitor to make the second display accessible due to a lack of ports on the computer. Placing the old computer monitor to the right or left of a new monitor is the most common choice. However, you can get creative by purchasing a third-party monitor arm and attaching it to your old monitor....

The tool works by connecting to your Spotify account and then showing you a list of playlists based on your search criteria. From there, click Find Top Tracks to see a list of individual track suggestions and their scores. You can also play around with better links that Spotibot has to offer, which just involves replacing open.spotify.com in any Spotify URL with spotibot.com. You’ll see more informative details such as track lists, biographies, and cover art....

A couple of things to keep in mind while reading this article, and before you start using any of the resources listed here: Be patient. Have you ever heard the phrase “Rome wasn’t built in a day”? If the person you’re looking for hasn’t left much of a trail, you probably won’t find success in one simple search. Give yourself time and realize that you may need to run multiple searches in several locations to find the information you seek....

Apple released the Dock in 2001 in the first version of OS X, but it took until 2008 before the company was awarded a patent on it. The Dock doesn’t have to live at the bottom of the display; you can customize the Dock’s location to take up residence along the left or right side of your display. Most users consider the Mac’s Dock an app launcher, where a single click opens a favorite app....