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What Are Twitter @Replies? When you want to reply publicly to someone on Twitter, use @reply at the beginning of your tweet. You should also know how to send a private message on Twitter when you don’t want everyone to see your conversation. On Twitter, @reply is a way to reply to something a specific person posted. A typical @reply would look like this: @username message. For example, if you send a message to @linroeder, your @reply would look like this:...

Magnifying Glass and Light Source This method is less about precision and more about using what you have on hand. You can use either a magnifying glass or loupe in combination with a light source to look over the film in a pinch. The most basic option is to hold up the film in front of a well-lit window in one hand and use a magnifying glass in the other hand to look over the individual frames on the reel....

Find Out if Apple TV Can be Installed on Your Roku While Apple TV is available on most Roku media players, some older models aren’t able to run the streaming app because they’re not fast or modern enough to support Apple’s new channel. How do you know if your Roku can use the Apple TV app? The easiest way to find out is to actually try to install it. If it’s compatible, you’ll see the Apple TV app in the list of available channels; if it’s not compatible, you won’t see it there....

How to Watch Game of Thrones on HBO Max HBO Max is on numerous smart devices, including iOS, Android, Apple TV, and Chromecast devices. HBO Max is also accessible through a web browser. Customers who subscribe to HBO through their cable provider can use their credentials to create an HBO Max account. If you use a cord-cutting service such as Hulu with Live TV or YouTube TV, you can add on HBO Max for an additional fee....

How to Stream the Presidential Debates on Network News Websites and Apps Each debate will be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, C-SPAN, FOX, and NBC, as well as cable news channels including CNN, Fox News, Fox Business Network, and MSNBC. Most news websites work in the same way when it comes to live streams. Visit the official website for the channel you want to watch, and look for a Live option at the top of the screen or in a dropdown menu....

Well, your wish is coming true, thanks to consumer electronics stalwart HTC. They’ve partnered up with a company called Holoride to develop car-based VR experiences, as announced in an official press release. You’ll need HTC’s standalone Vive Flow VR headset to access this content, but the two companies say they’ve solved potential motion sickness issues by synchronizing the headset with the speed of the car and other relevant data points....

First spotted on Reddit, it looks like you can now get Apple music on your Xbox console—something that’s been available for PlayStation consoles for some time already. But it’s finally Xbox owners’ turn to get in on the tunes and music videos. The app description touts much of what you’d expect if you’re already familiar with Apple Music, meaning features like ad-free music and video streaming, custom playlists, on-demand stations, and curated track lists....

Overall Findings Built-in or in-dash GPS navigators use the car’s head unit to control and display GPS maps and information. In contrast, portable GPS units are smaller and can be taken with you. In-Dash GPS Pros and Cons The appeal of built-in GPS navigators solutions comes down to form factor. Whether it’s an aftermarket upgrade or proprietary hardware, built-in units offer a clean and uncluttered system for GPS navigation. How easy the system is to use depends on the manufacturer—if the head unit came with the car or was installed second-hand—but, in general, built-in units are more seamless and easier to use than portable ones....

How to Live Stream on Instagram Starting a live video stream is a bit like preparing to post a story. Here’s how: Instagram Live Rooms Instagram has introduced Live Rooms, which let you go live with up to three other people. From the Instagram camera screen, select Live at the bottom of the screen, then tap the Rooms icon (the two silhouettes) to invite guests. You’ll see a list of other users who are currently live, but you can also search for users to invite....

When you download and install fonts on your PC, you are often installing them for use in several programs from Photoshop to Microsoft Word. Improve your computer’s performance by segragating the fonts you’ll use solely with Adobe products. Managing Fonts with Adobe Typekit The licensing terms of Adobe Typekit, which is the standard method of managing fonts with Adobe Creative Cloud’s portfolio of applications, forbid offline use of a font file unless you’ve purchased the file outright from its original foundry....

What’s the update? On the Google blog, Search Software Engineer Angela Wu explains the update will introduce “quick facts” about the people, places, or things related to the images you look up, provided you’re on a mobile device and in the U.S. What it means for you: Have you ever wondered why your local Middle School or parks have the names they do? With this new feature, you’d search for an image of the location, then Google would present you with additional information about the person they’re named after or the event that inspired the name....

The key to learning a sophisticated piece of software is to break it down and approach it according to the features you’ll be most likely to need on a daily basis. Only after you’ve learned the core fundamentals should you begin attacking some of the more specialized facets of the software. While you could just as easily open your Maya help documents and bring up a sprawling list of keyboard shortcuts, we thought it would be beneficial to provide an abbreviated list that just shows you the essentials — the stuff you’ll be most likely to need in your first weeks or months with the software....

MOS is expressed in one number, from 1 to 5, 1 being the worst and 5 the best. MOS is quite subjective, as it is based on figures that result from what is perceived by people during tests. However, several software applications measure MOS on networks. The Mean Opinion Score Values Taken in whole numbers, the numbers are quite easy to grade. 5: Perfect. Like face-to-face conversation or radio reception....

CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page on Thursday about the new technology created for the metaverse, which can take simple drawings and give them life. “Meta AI researchers built a tool that lets you animate kids’ drawings, so I tested it out with a sketch my daughter made,” he said. “AI advancements can be used in storytelling and world-building tools—and in the future, they’ll unlock new experiences and make creative expression in the metaverse as effortless as social posts today....

According to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, the three new labels would include “Get the latest,” “Stay Informed,” and “Misleading.” Wong tweeted a screenshot of the label examples she found on Monday. The labels also would include “Find out more” links, which presumably would take the user either to information on why the tweet was flagged or a reputable source on the topic. While there’s little information other than what Wong shared in her experiment, it looks like the new labels are meant to help slow the spread of misinformation and fake news on the platform....

Need for Speed continued the illegal street racing theme of the NFS Underground series but also added high-stakes, high-risk drifting through mountain roads similar to the climax of “Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift”. It also included great customization options as well. With solid gameplay, great visuals, and tons of features, it was a good follow-up to the massively successful Underground games. It didn’t take off at retail, however, as it just missed out on taking full advantage of the import racing craze which was dying down at the time....

Here’s the low-down on everything you need to know to keep those competitive races going and have everything saved in the cloud. What Is Nintendo Switch Online? Nintendo Switch Online is Nintendo’s aptly named service for its Switch, Switch Lite, and Switch (OLED model) gaming consoles, which enables internet features. It’s comparable to Microsoft’s Xbox Network service or Sony’s PlayStation Network. Nintendo’s online service isn’t required by default to use the Switch; only if you want to play games online and against other people, or if you want access to its other advertised benefits....

On Tuesday, Oculus revealed more details about its newest update. Version 34, or v34 for short. The update is available now and brings several major upgrades to the VR software. Chief among them are the introduction of new voice commands, notifications for Android phones, and a new feature for the Guardian system called Space Sense. Oculus says the improvements made to voice commands will make them more capable of handling your everyday tasks....

Announced during the Adobe MAX 2021 event, Photoshop will be getting three new neural filters for photographs and new interoperability with Illustrator. Artists on Illustrator will enjoy improved 3D effects and a redesigned interface. The new Photoshop filters are Landscape Mixer, Color Transfer, and Harmonization. Landscape Mixer can blend two different landscape images together to create a new picturesque scene, like changing a photograph of a summer day to winter by adding a snowy picture....

The Pico 4 offers both a standalone and a PC-connected experience, just like the Quest 2, but includes something Meta has still yet to crack: full-color passthrough. In VR terms, passthrough refers to seeing the world around you as you use the device, which comes in handy when avoiding furniture, finding controllers, and just checking out the source of external noise. Quest 2 only offers an extremely grainy black and white passthrough, which makes it difficult to see what is going on when wearing the headset....