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Why should you listen to my opinion? I’ve been playing PC games, primarily First Person Shooter (FPS) titles, for as long as I can remember. I have played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive semi-competitively and currently create content for high level Apex Legends gameplay. So with my introduction out of the way, here’s what I think about making the switch to a wireless mouse for gaming. The Technical Improvements From Moving To Wireless Let’s first look at the technical improvements and potential downfalls from moving to a wireless mouse....

If you’re ready to make Firefox look or function better for you, here are several ways to customize Mozilla Firefox. 1. Use a Firefox Theme Like themes in Google Chrome, you can select a theme for Firefox to match your style or mood. To access the Themes section of your Firefox browser settings easily, select the three lines on the top right of the window to view the Application Menu....

Simply reading a label is not enough. To determine what the refresh rate of your monitor is in practice, you need to use a tool that checks this performance in real-time. Here are the five best online sites for doing this. What Is Refresh Rate And Why Do You Need to Test It? Visuals on a screen are created by displaying multiple still images in sequence. The faster these sequences pass by, the more convincing the illusion, making the video look smoother....

The stock camera app on the average Android smartphone delivers is usually optimized for your hardware so as to deliver good image quality. This is why you can quickly shoot and share images instantly to keep your Instagram or Snapchat stories up to date. However, the pre-installed camera app doesn’t always take the best kind of pictures or provide the ultimate photography features to deliver the shots you desire. Fortunately, there are third-party apps that can pack a punch with creative extras like photo filters and specialized tools that can help you achieve a lot more with your phone photography....

If you’re looking for an economical way to add diversity to the variety of shots in your project, using public domain footage or video is a great idea. Creative Commons Vs. Public Domain Footage Some people confuse works licensed by Creative Commons with works that are in the public domain. If a work is in the public domain, that means anyone can use it for whatever reason they want. No one owns works that are in the public domain....

Screen sharing Virtual background (you can also create custom Zoom backgrounds) Breakout rooms 3 whiteboards Apps for smartphones and desktop However, some people don’t like Zoom’s interface. Others want more features that Zoom doesn’t offer on its free plan or only offers on its top-tier plan. For instance, say you need to host meetings longer than 40 minutes. Zoom might not be the best option unless you switch to one of the paid plans....

Most audiobooks on Audible cost 1 credit to purchase, and then that audiobook is added to your library. Here are the best methods to get more credits to your Audible account. 1. Free 30-day Trial of Audible To sign up for a free trial, you will also have to input your payment details. But, payment will not be deducted until you’ve finished the free trial – so set a reminder in case Audible isn’t for you so that you can cancel the plan before you’re charged....

After doing some research online, it seemed I had to perform a Software Update since the driver for my HP printer was supported by Apple. I performed a software update, but there was nothing to update! So now I was pretty confused as to what I should do. Luckily, I was able to figure it out, but it does take a few steps to get your printer properly installed on OS X....

The problem with video or flash games not working in browsers like Safari, Firefox or Google Chrome in Mac OS X mainly revolves around a combination of settings and compatibility issues with Adobe Flash Player, the software that enables these web based videos to play. Using the following troubleshooting steps, you should be able to get flash video and games working on a Mac computer. Note that YouTube really doesn’t use flash anymore, so no one really should be having this issue anymore....

The strange thing is that the copy still works for me, but I have to keep clicking OK to remove the error message. After some reading and playing around on my own, I’ve learned that this error can happen for all kinds of reasons and there are a number of fixes you can try to troubleshoot the error. For the most part, you’ll see this error in Microsoft Excel and Word, especially when you are trying to copy any kind of data....

If you’ve used Android for many years, this is an impressive database of information that can really come in handy. In this article, you’ll learn more about how to manage your Google location history and how to make use of the information it tracks. Ensure Your Google Maps Location History Is Active Before you can use your Location history, you need to make sure that it’s actually enabled. Visit Google My Activity and log into your Google account....

If the Play Store is not downloading or uploading apps on your device, refer to the solutions below to fix the problem. Before anything else, cancel the download(s) and try again. Closing and reopening the Play Store might also resolve the issue. 1. Check Your Internet Connection You need a strong cellular data or Wi-Fi connection to download apps from the Play Store. Do apps get stuck at the “download pending” stage when you tap the Install or Update button?...

Let’s break down what an influencer on Instagram is and what they do, as well as how you can become one. What’s an Instagram Influencer? Contrary to popular belief, working as an Instagram influencer is different from simply sharing content on Instagram. An influencer is a social media user who influences decisions that other people — their followers — make. An Instagram influencer is someone who’s made a reputation around a certain subject or “niche” on the platform....

The more web-savvy individuals have already long been investing to build an online presence. They’ve even come up with multiple ways to improve it through various tools and means. But how does this help the less web-savvy individuals in their quest to build an online brand? For the thousands upon thousands of individual businesses out there in need of guidance on this very subject, we’ve provided you a great place to start....

However PDF conversion isn’t as straightforward as many people think. Sure, it’s easy to quickly convert a PDF file to a Google Doc file. However, what you enjoy in convenience comes at a price in formatting and style, as you’ll see in the examples below. Thankfully there are workarounds to keep original formatting from the PDF document. Whether you opt for this approach depends on whether you care much about the formatting in the first place....

The good news is that, even if it lacks that functionality, there are plenty of ways you can stop playing music after a set amount of time just from your iOS or Android device. Use the Clock App on iOS iPhone users can easily set a sleep timer through the Clock App on iPhone. It’s not necessarily for YouTube Music specifically, but it works just the same. Here’s how. After the timer runs out, whatever is playing on your phone – whether that’s Spotify, a podcast, or something else – will stop and won’t resume until you start it up again....

If you’re done worrying about what that information could potentially be used for, there are a few ways out aside from deleting your Facebook account for good. You could either deactivate your Facebook and switch to Messenger to keep in touch with your friends, or – if you’re not ready to stop using the Facebook app – create a new anonymous Facebook account. Why Create an Anonymous Facebook Account Staying anonymous on Facebook protects your privacy in more than one way....

However, it would be really useful sometimes if I didn’t have to constantly open Outlook every time I want to write a new email, let’s say. It would be so much easier to simply click on an icon on the desktop or on the Quick Launch bar to create a new mail. You can do this by changing how Outlook runs with a set of command line switches. Here’s how you go about doing this: first you should already have a shortcut icon on your desktop or in your Quick Launch bar for Outlook as shown below....

In this article, we’ll review several ways to cut out a shape in Illustrator. This tutorial was written using Adobe Illustrator CC 2020, but these instructions should work no matter which version of Illustrator you have, as long as you’re using vector elements and not a raster image. How to Use a Shape as a Cookie Cutter Imagine you have two shapes on the artboard in Illustrator–a rectangle and a circle....

Here, we’ll walk through how to delete notifications on Facebook and how to adjust your settings to see those notifications most important to you. Whether you use Facebook on the web, on your mobile device, or both, you can take control of your notifications. Delete Facebook Notifications You have the same options for deleting Facebook notifications in the mobile app and on the web. You’ll then see that particular notification removed from your list....