Summary While looking for music on services like Spotify, you may have noticed two versions of a song or album, with one labeled “remastered”. But, what does this actually mean? Is that better? First, What’s “Mastering” in Music? To understand remastering, we first need to understand mastering itself. Mastering is the final step in music production before a song is released. The studio engineer hands over the final stereo mix of the recording to a specialist mastering engineer who uses special high-end reference music equipment, in a specially treated room....

Quick Links Want to block someone’s Facebook profile but aren’t quite sure what exactly happens when you do that? Facebook takes several measures to ensure the blocked person can’t reach out to you on this platform. Here’s exactly what happens when you block a Facebook account. What Does Facebook Do When You Block Someone? When you block someone, the first thing that Facebook does isrestrict the blocked user’s accessto your profile....

Quick Links Summary The latest iPhones feature a dedicated capture button on the right side. Dubbed Camera Control, this button is an interplay between hardware and software, enabling it to act like a shutter button on a camera but with highly customizable functions. What Is the Capture Button? Camera Control provides the clicking sensation of a physical button thanks to a built-in tactile switch with haptic feedback that offers a sense of vibration....

RAID is typically the go-to method for redundancy in servers, and it definitely has stood the test of time. What if I told you I intentionally stopped using RAID on my Plex server? Here’s why. RAID Requires All Drives to Be the Same Size My first home-built NAS ran onTrueNAS, which utilizes a traditional RAID structure for its drives. While TrueNAS handles all the RAID software-side (which I’ll get to why that can be important in a moment), I still was almost immediately turned off from using RAID....

Quick Links Snapdragon X Elite and X Plus laptops are launching an offensive on the Windows laptop market, and I’ve got to say that they do pack some features I’m interested in. Here are four reasons why I want to get one and two reasons why I’ll probably wait before pulling the trigger. Superior Webcam Quality If there’s one area in which Snapdragon laptops easily beat regular Windows laptops, it’s thewebcam quality, thanks to theQualcomm Spectra image signal processor(ISP) found in Snapdragon X SoCs....

Summary We’re in the second half of the year already, which is also roughly around the time when the new features we’ve been seeing on Windows' Insider Program actually roll out to normal people. Microsoft is starting to roll out a bunch of features you might want to check out. Microsoft is rolling out a new suite of features for Windows 11. A lot of these are “AI” features that will likely have a lot more protagonism for those of you with Copilot+ PCs....

Delta Airlines announced at CES 2025 an exclusive partnership with Google to stream YouTube for free via an upgraded in-flight entertainment system on its flights. Delta, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year, described the Google deal as “a multi-layered partnership” that will permit members of its SkyMiles loyalty program to stream YouTube Music and Premium throughDelta’s free onboard Wi-Fi service. The company will upgrade the onboard plane storage to up to 96 terabytes to cache the hosted videos....

Communications platform Zoom has announced the rollout of Zoom Docs, a new word processing tool that seeks to rival Microsoft’s and Google’s alternatives. Zoom users can now create dynamic and AI-generated documents within the desktop app and online versions of the software. The new addition to Zoom’s offering means that it should no longer be necessary to switch between the videoconferencing platform and other programs to create, edit, and share meeting-related documents....

Huluhas many hundreds of shows to choose from, it’s hard to know where to start—you don’t want to waste your evening watching a dud. That’s why I’ve rounded up this list of the best shows on the streaming service, from drama to comedy and everything in between. Hulu is only available in the United States, but many of these shows stream onDisney+in other regions. 2017 - 2025 6 66...

Quick Links Do you ever feel like navigating your Windows system is like a never-ending scavenger hunt? You click through endless menus and folders, just trying to find that one file or setting. That’s where these commands come in. It’s like having a secret shortcut to get things done faster. Master these 10 basic Windows commands, and you’ll not only streamline your workflow but also channel your inner hacker. All the commands listed in this article can be used in both Command Prompt and PowerShell....

Running Kubuntu or another KDE Plasma desktop Linux distribution? I work almost exclusively with KDE Plasma desktop environment. I use these shortcuts every day I as read, write, and edit, and you can too so long as you’re running Plasma. As far as environments go, Plasma specifically is great for efficient and productive work, which is visible inits array of shortcuts. They’re flexible too; if you open System Settings and go to the Shortcuts tab, any of these can be changed, and you’re able to make your own too....

Steam has a very loyal player base, and it’s not by accident. There are plenty of other launchers and game stores, but Steam has held onto its success like no other. Despite challenges from Epic, Amazon, and soon Google (plus the DRM-free marketplace that is GOG), Steam is still number one. There are many reasons for this, and Steam has shown no signs of stopping any time soon. 10Steam Is Not Publicly Traded Steam’s setup as a privately owned company makes it more attractive to players....

Strict account security is 1Password’s greatest asset. Unfortunately, if you’re careless, you may find yourself permanently locked out of your 1Password account. That’s why 1Password is now offering recovery codes that, when used properly, can aid in account recovery. Each time you open the1Passwordapp, you’re asked to enter the Master Password that you created when setting up your account. But if you get a new phone or computer and try to log into 1Password, it won’t ask for your Master Password....