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Image Resizing Simply drop a photo on RIOT and a small dialog box will open with the resample options including size by Pixels, Percent, and resampling filter. Image Compression In terms of image compression, you’ll find RIOT to be quite amazing. Once having imported your image, you can reduce quality and even change the Chroma subsampling proportion. It’s nice that there are different options for each of the three formats (JPEG, GIF, and PNG) and we were impressed by the high-quality end image although the high compression levels....

If you’re thinking about leaving WhatsApp behind, you may be trying to choose between Signal and Telegram. If so, we’re here to help. Read on as we go head-to-head with Signal vs. Telegram. Features Whilst both messaging apps have a lot of the same core features, there are some key differences between them. We’ll look at the main features in turn and compare how both apps handle them. Messaging This is the central purpose of any messaging app....

Before Apple Watch Purchase Here are a few tips to follow before getting started with your Apple Watch. Run all Your Updates Some people get lazy and don’t do system updates. The reasons vary — perhaps it’s because you like to keep your phone packed with music and apps and don’t have enough space to perform an upgrade. Or perhaps you don’t have time and can’t risk an upgrade causing issues with your mobile....

There are a number of reasons why Spotify might stop working properly. To help you, here are nine possible fixes you can try if Spotify keeps stopping on your PC, Mac, or mobile device. 1. Sign Out of All Devices Spotify is meant to work between multiple devices. If you logged into Spotify on too many, though, they could be conflicting. A simple solution is to log out of all devices and start over....

His team went out on the streets with an iPhone 4 and told people it was the new iPhone 5 from Apple. The responses are quite amusing. Of course, none of our groovy readers would fall for such a gag, right? Are people just not interested in tech and phones anymore? Or are we geeks too close to the situation and live in our own bubble and need to get lives?...

Like many of you, having multiple cards in my pocket means I often forget which card has the best rewards program. Fed up with me leaving cash on the table day after day, my wife came up with this ingenious lifehack to ensure I always use the right card to maximize savings on each purchase. What about you? What’s your favorite lifehack? Drop a comment below and share it here with our community....

What is RAM, exactly? What does it do, how does it work, and how much of it do you really need? How can you find out how much RAM your computer currently has? Keep reading to find out the answers to all of these questions and more. What is RAM? RAM stands for Random Access Memory. You can think of it as the short-term memory in your computer. It stores the data that your PC needs for any currently active apps and processes....

What Is It? Think of the filters in Instagram and Snapchat, but apply them to video. The app captures video and then lets you make it look vintage. What’s old is literally new again. It will also load videos already on your device. Depending on what era you want, included are 1920, Noir, the 60s, 70s, Sakura, XPro, Siena, Pela, Indigo, Tuscan, and Two-Color. As a child of the 70s, I can confirm the 70s does look realistic....

By the middle of May, US homeowners will be able to get their hands on the BLUETTI EP900 & B500 home battery system, a product specifically tailored to the US market. You can integrate the EP900 into the grid to offer emergency backup power whenever needed. You can also combine it with existing solar panels to provide a storage system for your surplus energy or to allow you to make use of your solar energy even during the night....

By Release Date Phases group all of the MCU films. Three of the phases have now been released. Collectively, Phase One, Phase Two, and Phase Three are called The Infinity Saga. Movies in Phase Four and beyond begin launching in late 2020. Films marked with an “*” are already available on Disney Plus, while those marked with an “#” are coming to the service soon (see below for more information)....

Netflix – More Than Just Video Streaming Netflix is more than just streaming TV shows and movies to you. They are an entertainment production company in its own right, making top-quality TV shows and movies of its own. These Netflix Original series are attracting top-tier actors and actresses. My only complaint is that they are focusing too much on superhero productions. Netflix also partners with other companies to bring out new TV show episodes every week....

Wikipedia presented only this dark page today in protest of anti-piracy bills. Several popular Internet sites voluntarily shut down today to protest bills in Congress that would give the government, guided by businesses, power to shut down sites that are alleged to be violating U.S. copyright laws. The bills–SOPA in the House and PIPA in the Senate–are backed primarily by MPAA, the legislative arm of the movie industry. It has a $100 million budget for lobbying, which is in the hands of former members of Congress, such as former Sen....

Steam allows you to build up a friends list, letting you play your favorite games with the people you have the most fun with. There are a few methods for finding the people you want to game with, so let’s look at how to add friends on Steam. The Steam Friends List Once you’ve got friends added to the Steam gaming platform, a new world of multiplayer gaming opens up....

Don’t like this functionality? There are a few ways to stealthily edit a Google Docs document and become anonymous. You’ll need to make sure the document is set up to allow this, however. If you want to know how to be anonymous in Google Docs, follow our steps below. How to Go Anonymous in Google Docs If you’re editing a Google Docs document, you’ll normally need to be signed in to your Google account....

I had first heard about the concept while listening to an NPR segment and quickly became involved as a Lender. I then found Lending Club.com as I became a little more “SAVVY” with the process. Various news organizations like WIRED, CNN, USA TODAY, etc. have covered them. I’m going to talk quickly about Lending Club since Prosper no longer accepts new lenders, which honestly is fine because I personally like Lending Club....

In fact, depending on the promotion, you can get up to three months of the service free. Another selling point is the ability to download games for offline use. However, after trying it for a few weeks, you might not play games as much as you thought. In that situation, you’ll want to cancel Apple Arcade. Here’s how to do it. How to Cancel Apple Arcade on iPhone or iPad You can cancel Apple Arcade from your handheld devices or directly from your Apple TV....

You might think about using a Chromecast for streaming Netflix from your smartphone, but there’s also a more practical use. For example, if you need to share your PC screen wirelessly, you could cast Windows 11 PC to a Chromecast using your web browser. Chromecasts are an affordable way to quickly share your PC output with other devices. To help you, here’s what you’ll need to do to cast Windows 11 to your Chromecast....

The difference between premium services is what you pay. For example, the standard Spotify premium plan is $9.99/month, a Duo plan is $12.99/month, a $4.99 plan for students, and a $14.99/month fee for a family plan. There might come a time when you want to change your payment method on Spotify, however, and we’ll show you how to do it below. How to Change Payment Method on Spotify One way to save money on Spotify is by picking a different plan but keeping the same payment method....

Unless you opt-out, Google records a lot of information about you, from where you’ve been to what you’ve searched for. This isn’t just big tech overreach—it can be a useful way to find locations you’ve been to or searched for in the past. There are obvious privacy concerns, however. If you want to clear your Google Maps search history, follow the steps below. How to Clear Google Maps Search History on PC and Mac The quickest way to clear your Google Maps search history is to access the location history for your Google account....

You can customize the Windows Terminal app with custom fonts and text settings, but you may want to make deeper changes. Thankfully, Windows Terminal allows you to customize its appearance with new color schemes, background images, and special retro effects. This guide will show you how to change the theme in Windows Terminal. How to Change the Windows Terminal Background Image Sick of the default black (or blue) background in Windows Terminal?...