It’s a great service, until you stop getting notifications! If you’re not getting Gmail notifications like you used to, one of the tips below will most likely get you back into the loop quickly. Update Your Desktop Browser Since Gmail notifications on desktop systems are handled by your browser, it might be the culprit when it comes to not getting Gmail notifications. So the first thing you may want to try is checking for an update or hotfix....

We’re about to go in-depth by sharing details on the best gaming headsets. All of these options are great choices, but you’ll notice each option may win in a specific category. Razer Kraken X – Affordable Comfort ($30-$40) The hardest challenge for gaming peripheral manufacturers has to be building a good budget gaming headset range. Usually, manufacturers have to pick out cheaper components for the headset speakers, microphone, and overall build quality to hit a lower price tag....

With each of these text-to-image creation tools, you just type in text descriptions (prompts) for the depiction you want to see and let artificial intelligence take over. Thanks to machine learning and algorithms, you’ll receive a matching image. Whether a raccoon riding a bike, a monkey at the beach, or a corn cob wearing a hat; your wish is their command. Now, let’s look at the best AI image generators available for free....

When you decide to make a night of it and find fantastic meals for you and your family, try to find a coupon or deal to help you save a few bucks. Some apps can help you find deals on food–and these are some of the best. The Best Apps To Find Restaurant Deals And Get Free Food Before you decide to just pay full price for some grub, search for a deal on one of these apps....

So what are the best free apps to download for your new iPhone right away? Well, there are a bunch! Obviously, everyone will have their preferences, so I’ll try to keep this list fairly general and useful for anyone. In addition, I won’t list many alternatives, just one or two at the most and normally the best ones. I’ll also break it down by category, so if you’re looking for the best video app or chat app, you can skip down to the appropriate section....

If you need to transfer a huge file of more than 15GB (like an edited video file, for example) then neither one of these services will cut it. What you need is a dedicated service for transferring files. This article will walk you through several of the best ways to transfer large files online. We will also suggest a few ways to make shuffling huge amounts of data easier. We have covered some other services already, as well as some for sending large videos....

In this guide, we’ll show you various ways to toggle your flashlight on and off, so you can spare your shins the job of finding objects for you in the dark. Note: Thanks to the open nature of the Android platform, there’s a good chance your phone’s menus and the exact names of options are likely different to the next person. We used a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra running Android 13, with Samsung’s One UI on top....

All tablets, more or less, can accomplish the same tasks. The tablets that have more capabilities can do additional tasks with a sacrifice in battery life and vice versa. For this very reason, the order of my top 5 may differ from yours. Without further ado, let’s get into it. The only reason why this amazing (no pun intended) machine has not placed lower on my list is because it does not include the same features that some of the other models offer....

The reason behind the disconnect is the software. Even though Apple creates great hardware, their software is sorely lacking. iOS, in my opinion, has been getting buggier and slower in each new version. It’s amazing to me that my 64 GB iPhone is constantly running out of space even though I’m using iCloud for storing everything. In addition, there are a whole bunch of iPad models out there right now all with different versions of iOS installed, which is problematic....

These are some of the problems that I’ve had myself and so here is a quick and dirty guide to troubleshooting your wireless network in Windows XP without having to go out and buy a new router! I also wrote a more recent post on troubleshooting Wi-Fi problems in Windows 8/10. Firstly, the more common wireless issue is when the computer will continuously drop from the WiFi network and then suddenly reconnect for no apparent reason....

Microsoft isn’t just beefing these apps up to match their desktop counterparts. There are some features that really set the mobile apps apart. In this case one such feature is insert data from picture. With this function you can grab your phone or tablet and photograph tabulated information such as a food label or spec sheet. The app then sends the image to the cloud where machine vision software interprets it and turns it into a regular table....

Here we’ll briefly explain what plus codes are, their intent, and how you can use them on Google Maps. What Are Google Maps Plus Codes? Every spot on Earth can be located using latitude and longitude coordinates. However, this long string of numbers isn’t always the most convenient way to find a place. With this in mind, Google’s Zürich engineering office released the Open Location Code, known as the “plus code,” in 2014....

What Is a Discord Status? Discord automatically sets your status depending on your activity on the app or a game. The user’s status is displayed as a small icon of different shapes and colors on their profile avatar. New users are often confused about what the yellow crescent moon next to the user’s avatar means. This is the symbol for the idle status, and we will see what it means....

Looking at the visual settings for PC games, you’ll encounter a word salad that contains such tasty nuggets as MSAA, FXAA, SMAA and WWJD. OK, maybe not that last one. If you are the lucky owner of a new Nvidia GeForce RTX card, you can now also choose to enable something called DLSS. It’s short for Deep Learning Super Sampling and is a big part of the next generation hardware features found in Nvidia RTX cards....

What is microblogging? How do you write one? Which are some good platforms for it? We will be answering all of these questions in this article. What Is Microblogging? Simply put, microblogging is a more concise form of blogging. While traditional blogs can – and do – take thousands of words to give a detailed view of a topic, microblogs are supposed to be brief. Exact word limitations depend on the platform in use, but a single post usually doesn’t extend beyond a couple of paragraphs at most....

Our web ports might be open, but your home router’s ports shouldn’t be, as this opens a hole for malicious hackers. However, you may need to allow access to your devices over the internet using port forwarding from time to time. To help you learn more about port forwarding, here’s what you’ll need to know. What Is Port Forwarding? Port forwarding is a process on local network routers that forwards connection attempts from online devices to specific devices on a local network....

If it wasn’t for the Internet, you probably wouldn’t be reading this right now. However, how much do you actually know about when the Internet was invented? Even if you’re old enough to have lived through it all, much of this amazing story wasn’t known at the time. So let’s take a walk through the development of this fantastic invention and pick up some amazing facts along the way....

Pretty weird right? Well this can happen for a number of reasons, but basically your calculator is gone! If you recently installed a service pack to Windows XP, such as SP2 or SP3, that could be the culprit. If you upgraded from Windows 7 or Windows 8 to Windows 10, that could also be the cause. Either way, here are a couple of ways you can get your calculator back in Windows XP and higher....

Aside from electric equipment malfunctions, surges can also be caused by lightning strikes near your home or to the power grid. So it’s only a matter of time until you experience one and your electronics are at risk. There is a common misconception that all power strips provide surge protection for electronics, but sadly this isn’t true. In this article, we’ll discuss why buying a reliable surge protector is important and review some of the best products on the market that will help safeguard your electronics....

So here are some new (and old but updated) tips for how to use Dropbox more effectively. If you’ve apathetic to your cloud-based hard drive, one of these hot tips might just make you feel excited about it again. Restoring Dropbox Files Although you only see one copy of your data in Dropbox at first glance, the service actually has a rolling window that you can revert to for any file....