Quick Links To get the latest bug fixes and possibly new features,update the Kodiapp on your Amazon Fire TV Stick. You’ll have to manually run the update as the app isn’t available on Amazon’s official Appstore. We’ll guide you through the process to do that. To update Kodi, you’ll first download the free Downloader app (if you don’t have a downloading app already),enable sideloading on your Fire TV Stick, and then use Downloader to get the latest Kodi version....

Quick Links Summary To increase your productivity with Notion, use this app as if it is a combination of a planner, calendar, and notebook. Also, be sure to use it frequently to stay on track with your goals. There are a lot ofapps to help you stay organizedout there. If you have a lot going on in your life (work, school, personal projects, etc.), it can definitely benefit you to use such applications—and Notion is one of the better ones for doing so....

Summary ChatGPT’s new image-generation capabilities are useful for a lot more things than just turning yourself into Studio Ghibli characters. you’re able to use it to transform uploaded images into plenty of other styles. A more practical use is to use ChatGPT to create room images for Apple’s Home app based on photos of the rooms in your home. You can then use these as backgrounds. What Are HomeKit Room Images?...

Have you noticed how cluttered and obnoxious the web is at times? For example, cookie banners and blinding white themes are a constant barrage of annoyance and distraction. Thankfully, modern web extensions solve many of those problems, but there are a few essentials that I can’t live without. 6BlockTube: Beat the Algorithm and Reclaim Your Recommendations Science fiction has been warning us for years that AI would destroy humanity, and we all thought it would appear like the Terminator with all guns blazing, but the reality is more like a boring dystopia....

Quick Links 1A Kill Switch When you’re on VPN, your traffic is encrypted, and your IP address is swapped out for the VPN server’s IP address. That enables you to spoof your location while making it harder to identify you. But what happens if your VPN connection drops for any reason? Your traffic will start flowing out of your ISP connection, using the ISP-assigned IP address that can be traced back to you....

Summary Apple’s impressive array of AI-enhanced features and functions are coming to iOS 18, but the tech depends on unhindered access to a lot of personal data. In a world of security breaches and data collection, this has me worried. The Promise of Apple Intelligence “‘Apple intelligence will transform so much of what you do with your iPhone,” Senior Vice President Software Engineering, Craig Federighi, said duringthe Apple Glowtime eventin September 2024....

Quick Links Summary Excessive heat is not good for your iPhone. It can cause more damage to your iPhone’s internal components than you might realize, especially to the battery and processor. Here are several reasons why your iPhone gets hot and how you may prevent it from overheating. Why Does Your iPhone Get Hot? Like many other smartphones,iPhones don’t have a heat sinkor a fan to dissipate heat and keep temperatures down....

There’s no shortage ofgaming laptops, and many of them come from Lenovo. The company has now revealed a lot of new models that are all endlessly configurable – there might actually be too many laptops, honestly. First up is the LOQ series (pictured above), which Lenovo says is pronounced as “lock,” with performance as the main priority over design. There are two 15-inch models, powered by either “up to” an AMD Ryzen 7 7840S processor, or “up to” a 13th Gen Intel Core i7-13700H....

Quick Links Summary Meta and controversy go hand in hand. It wasn’t long ago that they were under fire for not limiting violent content and allowing fake news. They’re under fire again for using your Instagram and Facebook photos to train their AI models. Here’s everything you need to know about it. Meta Is Using Your Data to Train Its AI Model One of the most popular Meta apps, Instagram, was launched as a platform to showcase your creativity and express yourself....

Microsoft Word might still be most associated with the long-running native desktop application, but it’s also been available in web browsers for years as a more Google Docs competitor. Microsoft just announced two features coming to the web version that were previously limited to the desktop version and mobile apps. The first, and probably most significant change, is that Word for the web now has a separate pages view. Before now, the web app only had a continuous page view, where there was no border between each page....

Quick Links Summary If you long for the old Windows sounds, wishing you could hear them again on Windows 11, you’re in luck. We’re going to show you how to download the necessary sound packs and create a retro sound scheme. How to Get Sound Packs of Old Windows Sounds The first thing you need to do is download a sound pack containing the sounds from an old Windows version. Also, ensure that every sound it contains is in WAV file format....

Summary Have you ever been in the mood to watch a TV show or movie but can’t decide on a title? It’s a common predicament in our world of streaming services. Netflix used to have a “Play Something” shuffle button to help with the overabundance of choices. The feature is gone, but we can recreate it. What Did the Netflix Shuffle Button Do? Netflix rolled out the “Play Something” shuffle button in 2021 as a way to take some of the decision-making out of our hands....

Quick Links Summary I’ve owned a Steam Deck. I’ve spent time with a Lenovo Legion Go. These are great handhelds, but neither has dethroned my smartphone as my mobile gaming platform of choice. My Phone Doesn’t Feel All That Different TheLenovo Legion Gois built like a high-end Nintendo Switch. You can slide the controller off both ends like Joy-Cons. I like this, as it enables me to prop the Legion Go up on a table for my kids to watch while we all sit on the couch....