What's New in Windows 10's Creators Update, Arriving Spring 2017

Did You Know? The original title for the movie Scream was Scary Movie; four years later, a movie directly parodying Scream was released, titled Scary Movie. Geek Trivia The Heaviest Computer System Ever Constructed Was Used For? The Manhattan Project → Air Defense → Oil Speculation → Stock Trading → Advertisement Download Social Media Automation 101 Automation is one of the most useful and strategic ways to maximize your social media presence. It enables you to reach your target audience at optimum times, maintain an active social media presence without having to be physically online 24/7 and ensure you remain constantly aware of all relevant mentions and updates related to your brand. It can also be a major turn off for prospective customers if you automate too much. Click here to download Want to Change Your Email Preferences? 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How to Set Up the Luma Home Wi-Fi System EtreCheck Runs 50 Diagnostics at Once to Determine What’s Wrong with Your Mac How to Use the Pokémon Go App for Apple Watch How to Disable Access to the Windows Registry How to Connect to a VPN on Android How to Take Good Self-Portraits and Selfies How to Avoid Washed Out Colors When Using HDMI on Your PC Geek Comic Today's Tech Term DAO DAO (short for Disc At Once) refers to the CD-R/DVD-R recording method where all data (lead-in, data/tracks, and lead-out) is written to the disc in a single session, the session is finalized, and the disc is closed. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. The Argument Against Terraforming Mars We have ethical and aesthetic reasons to leave Mars alone. [Nautilus] Why Luxembourg, Of All Places, Is a Global Leader in Asteroid Mining Luxembourg, a speck on the European map, which has never sent a person or spacecraft into space, has nonetheless become an unlikely contender in the race to mine there. [Motherboard] The Mysterious Virus That Could Cause Obesity An Indian doctor has a rather compelling theory that a significant number of cases of obesity are viral [Wired] The Best Alarm Clock Apps for Android At some point during the day (or even night), most of us need an alarm for one reason or another: to wake up for work, to leave for an appointment, or some other thing. Whatever the reason, the smartphone has almost completely killed the alarm clock market at this point—if you’re going to wake up by your phone, then you might as well be doing it right, right? Read This Article → How to Make a Smartphone Photo Look Like it Was Taken With a DSLR Smartphone cameras have come far, but they're still no competition for a DSLR. The biggest problem isn't actually the sensor, though—it's the lens. Read This Article → What’s New in Windows 10’s Creators Update, Arriving Spring 2017 The Windows 10 Creators Update–also known as Redstone 2–is due to hit PCs in Spring 2017. Like other updates to Windows 10, it’s free, and includes a host of new features. Read This Article → Is It Possible to Run Two Ethernet Connections Over the Same Cable? When you are setting up new Ethernet cables for your computers, is it possible to get twice the punch for each cable? Is it wise to even try it or should you look into an alternative hardware solution? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question. Read This Article → How to Set Up the Luma Home Wi-Fi System If your home’s Wi-Fi signal sucks, you might be looking at mesh solutions like the Luma Home Wi-Fi System. Luma consists of multiple Wi-Fi extenders that you spread across your house in order to cover every nook and cranny with an excellent Wi-Fi signal. Here’s how to set it all up and how to configure it to deliver the best Wi-Fi possible all around your home. Read This Article → EtreCheck Runs 50 Diagnostics at Once to Determine What’s Wrong with Your Mac There are a thousand potential reasons your Mac is having problems. Maybe an application is hogging resources. Maybe your hard drive is failing. Or maybe you’ve got malware. EtreCheck is a free program that runs over 50 diagnostics on your Mac, then gives you a tidy report outlining all of them—so you know where to start looking. Read This Article → How to Use the Pokémon Go App for Apple Watch The makers of Pokémon Go have released their long-awaited Apple Watch app, which is sure to please Watch wearing Pokémon trainers everywhere. Read This Article → How to Disable Access to the Windows Registry Messing around in the Windows Registry can cause all kinds of problems if you’re not careful. If you share your PC with others, you can prevent less experienced users from accessing and editing the Registry. Read This Article → How to Connect to a VPN on Android If you want to download an app not available in your country, connect to a company network on the road, or just stay safe on public Wi-Fi, you’ll need a VPN. Here’s how to connect to a VPN on your Android phone. Read This Article → How to Take Good Self-Portraits and Selfies I take a lot of self-portraits. My mother says I'm very pretty and that the world needs more pictures of me, and since I'm normally the one holding the camera, no one else is going to do it. Here are some tips for taking better portraits of yourself. Read This Article → How to Avoid Washed Out Colors When Using HDMI on Your PC Black colors may look washed out and gray if you connect your PC to its display via an HDMI cable, and it’s not your display’s fault. This is due to the way your graphics card is converting data to colors, and there’s an easy fix. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Social Media Automation 101 Automation is one of the most useful and strategic ways to maximize your social media presence. It enables you to reach your target audience at optimum times, maintain an active social media presence without having to be physically online 24/7 and ensure you remain constantly aware of all relevant mentions and updates related to your brand. It can also be a major turn off for prospective customers if you automate too much. Click here to download