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It will only display on screen if the computer is capable of booting this far. If the POST detects an error before this point, a beep code or POST code will be generated instead. POST error messages are usually fairly descriptive and should give you enough information to begin troubleshooting whatever problem the POST found. Resources on POST Errors If you’re seeing POST error messages, then the problem is very likely related to some sort of hardware malfunction....

What Is USB OTG For? You’ll see a USB OTG label on devices that can connect and control external USB peripherals or that connect to another device and act as a USB peripheral. According to USB.org, these devices achieve this functionality using a single USB port. We usually think of USB connections as starting from a computer (the host) and linking to another device, usually a peripheral, such as a printer, mouse, keyboard, or USB flash drive....

Here’s a look at some of the reasons why your phone battery may be dying so fast and what to do to rectify it. Why Is My Phone Battery Dying So Fast? There are a few key reasons why your phone’s battery might be running out so quickly. Here’s a look at the main reasons behind such issues. Your phone battery is aging. If your phone battery used to be pretty reliable but suddenly runs out of charge, it may be simply getting old....

The Alexa Guard Plus subscription service recently went live in the US for $5 a month or $49 a year. The basic Guard feature can turn Echo smart speakers and displays into home security devices, while the premium version also gives users hands-free access to emergency services and Alexa the ability to deter intruders from breaking in. Those Aren’t Real Dogs Barking Subscribers to Guard Plus will be able to ask Alexa to call a helpline for them to request medical, fire, or police assistance....

How: You might see a blank box when searching your Windows 10 PC. Why Do You Care: Fixing the issue before Microsoft issues an official patch could let you use the Search function again. We noticed that one of our articles about fixing Windows 10 search received a high amount of traffic Wednesday morning, too. Windows Central attributes the issue to Windows’ Bing integration, and offers some steps involving the Windows registry to get things back to working shape....

The announcement was made on the company’s official blog, detailing the new user interface, redesigned menus, and better password generation for 1Password 8. The redesign changes categories to a dropdown menu, giving more room to the sidebar and avoiding clutter. Indicators will be to the side of each shared vault to let users know which are private and which are shared. Drag-and-drop will now be a feature to move items from one vault to another, and the browser also will show who will gain access before moving data....

Make an Alexa Tracker Using the TrackR App One of the official Find My Phone apps supported by Alexa-enabled devices is TrackR. It’s fairly easy to set up, but doesn’t work for every situation. Here’s how to check if it will work with your device: Use Cell Phone Finder to Have Alexa Call a Lost Phone Cell Phone Finder can be a bit harder to set up, but not every phone is compatible with TrackR....

With homebrew apps, you can do things you can’t normally do on a Wii. This might include playing unlicensed games or allowing your ​Wii to support DVD playback, both of which a “regular” Wii is not able to do. The idea is that you can install apps that Nintendo does not officially approve of. How to Install These Apps You have to have the Homebrew Channel on your Wii in order to use these apps....

Here are a few of the best free video converters (such as for MP4 and AVI files), audio converters (MP3s, WAVs, etc.), image converters (e.g., files that end with PSD, JPG, and PNG), and document converters (PDF, DOCX, etc.). Many video converters also convert DVD and BD movies into various other video formats such as MP4, FLV, AVI, etc. Some of these output formats are ideal for use on mobile devices....

If you want to learn how an incoming email managed its striking look, check the HTML source code on the incoming email. Edit the HTML Source of a Message in Windows Live Mail and Outlook Express To edit the HTML source code of a message you are composing in Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express. To return to the default Windows Live Mail or Outlook Express composition window, go to the Edit tab....

Not content with the two other new Swift models it released in 2022, Acer is expanding the series even further with the Acer Swift Edge (SFA16-41). Acer calls the computer its lightest 16-inch OLED laptop, at a little over half an inch thick and weighing slightly over two and a half pounds. A lack of weight isn’t the Swift Edge’s only advertised feature, of course. The new laptop also uses a 3840x2400 4K OLED display with a less than 0....

“We have put in place multiple guardrails to ensure the experience is safe,” Eshan Bhatnagar, head of product for Alexa AI, told Lifewire in an email interview. “From the get-go, we made sure to use carefully curated data sources that do not contain offensive or inappropriate content to train models. Second, we limit input prompts for story creation to pre-curated selections, ensuring we don’t prompt models with inappropriate inputs. Third, we integrate content filtering solutions to automatically identify and remove inappropriate content....

iCloud for Windows has made it possible for users to access their photos, drive, mail, contacts, calendars, and bookmarks between devices for some time. With this new 12.5 update, you’re now also able to directly manage the passwords in your iCloud Keychain. Granted, syncing and managing passwords across multiple devices isn’t a new concept, but this does make macOS/iOS-to-PC transitioning easier. Once you’ve downloaded the update you’ll have the option to look up, edit, copy, paste, add, or delete the passwords you have stored....

Apple has just announced that forthcoming iPhone SE models will be made from carbon-free aluminum, as reported in an official company blog post. In fact, the iPhone SE will benefit from the world’s first direct carbon-free aluminum smelting process outside of a laboratory, thanks to Canadian manufacturing giant Elysis. The hydropower-based smelting process outputs oxygen instead of greenhouse gases, reducing the climate impact of the manufacturing process. “This is the first time aluminum has been produced at this commercial purity, without any greenhouse gas emission, and at industrial scale,” said Vincent Christ, Elysis’s CEO in the blog post....

As The Verge reported, both @mazkewich and self-titled App Store critic @keleftheriou have noticed the return of the “Report a Problem” feature in the App Store. It’s a feature that, as @keleftheriou points out, previously was removed to allegedly “…avoid paper trails & liability.” But it’s finally coming back. The resurrected option should appear in an app’s App Store listing, towards the bottom, underneath “Privacy Policy.” The Verge recalls that tapping on it used to exit the App Store and send you to a separate website to report any issues....

What they said: “This June, WWDC20 brings a completely new online experience to millions of talented and creative developers around the world,” writes Apple on its developer portal web page. “Join us for a fully packed program — including Keynote and sessions — to gain early access to the future of Apple platforms and engage with Apple engineers.” Apple also says that further details will come on the web, via email, and within the Apple Developer app....

According to a company memo sent out Monday and obtained by MacRumors, Apple’s fourth-gen iPad will be added to the official list of obsolete gadgets and already has been added to the list of vintage gadgets. Apple considers a product obsolete once active distribution has ceased for more than seven years. What does this mean for current fourth-generation iPad users? The company will not service the hardware for any reason....

Does Case Matter? Mostly No Is recipient@example.com the same as Recipient@EXAMPLE.com as far as email servers are concerned? The domain name in an email address is not case-sensitive, meaning it doesn’t matter whether you use upper or lower case letters. The same applies to usernames, although outdated email servers can misinterpret capitalization in rare cases. For simplicity’s sake, the best practice is to use only lower-case letters in a username....

If you have files in the ISO format, this program supports disk-image burning to DVDs and CDs. The program is also capable of creating video DVDs, which can then be played on a standard DVD player or games console such as Xbox One or PS4. BurnAware is available in a free version and paid Premium and Pro editions. All versions of BurnAware software are compatible with Windows 10 (32- and 64-bit), 8....

Causes of the Certificate Error Navigation Blocked Error There are several reasons Certificate Error Navigation Blocked occurs. Before you start digging around and trying to fix the problem, you should first consider that there may not be a problem. Maybe the site isn’t configured correctly, and the browser is doing its job. There are common causes, though, that you can fix. Below are a few causes that you may be able to fix....