YouTube’s new watermarks for Shorts are here to discourage cross-posting to TikTok and Instagram Scrolling through your social media feed and encountering TikToks cross-posted to Instagram as Reels (before eventually, everything ends up on YouTube) isn’t exactly something out of the ordinary. Sure, maybe you’ve already seen the creator’s work on its original platform, but users in general don’t seem to mind the repetition. Developers are another story, and we’ve already seen attempts to watermark videos to discourage cross-posting....

7 Ways Your Smart Home Will Change in 2023 Smart home popularity is on the rise and 2023 will bring some exciting new concepts. We’ll examine seven ways smart homes will change, including some trends and smart devices to watch for in the coming year. 2023 Smart Home Trends Smart homes have been increasingly popular in recent years and will be even more so in 2023. AParks Associates reportindicates that among homes with internet capability, nearly 50% will add a smart home device during 2023....

Amazon Echo: Our top tips for your new smart speaker Amazon’s lineup of smart home devices has grown over the years. If you recently switched to the Amazon Alexa ecosystem, you might have some questions. Questions like, “What can an Echo Dot do?” or “Isthe flagship Echo Studioworth it?” might be at the forefront of your mind. But most of all, you want to know the tricks of the trade....

Google is shutting down Assistant’s Conversational Actions in favor of App Actions for Android The Made by Google event in 2016 was one for the history books. The first-gen Pixel and Pixel XL arrived, the company embraced mobile VR with its Daydream headset, and the original Google Home smart speaker brought Assistant out of our phones and into our homes. Not all of those were home runs, but the staying power of Google’s voice assistant is obvious....

Google Search is going multilingual for the polyglot in you Google Searchhas been making strides towardsbeing more inclusive of different languagesand dialects. While it can already mix and match results from English and your native/second language, so far that hasn’t extended to the handier knowledge graph cards. For the polyglots among us, Google Search is now looking to diversify its results page to include information in two languages, starting with Hindi as the second language....

How to Create a Confirmation Dialog Box in a Winforms Application A confirmation dialog is a useful way to display messages to the user and request if they understand and accept the information. A common example of this is when a program asks the user if they accept terms and conditions. The user can either confirm the dialog, or exit. In a windows form application, you could create confirmation boxes programmatically using C#....

Verizon Pixel 6 owners are getting the September security update after a long wait It hasn’t been a smooth ride forPixel 6 ownerssince its arrival last year. Not too long after its official release, Google released and then subsequentlypulled the December 2021 updatefor the Pixel 6 flagships. It wasn’t until February 2022 that the Pixel 6 series received itsfirst on-time monthly security update. Customers would have hoped that these annoying delays were a thing of the past, but that’s still not the case as evidenced by some Pixel 6 owners getting the September 2022 security release more than 10 days after it was originally made available....

What Is LLMNR Poisoning and How Can You Prevent It? Windows Active Directory is a service created by Microsoft that is still used today in numerous organizations around the world. It connects and stores information about multiple devices and services on the same network together. But if a company’s Active Directory is not properly and securely configured, it could lead to a series of vulnerabilities and attacks. One of the more popular Active Directory attacks is the LLMNR Poisoning attack....

Which color Google Pixel Buds Pro should you buy? Quick Links It’s been over a year since theGoogle Pixel Buds Proarrived, giving us proper ANC and fit while not suffering the Bluetooth issues of its 2020 predecessor. They’ve more than earned their spot among thebest wireless earbuds, but before you bring a pair home to enjoy those lovely touch controls, the multipoint audio, and thenew Feature Dropthat brings Clear Calling, gaming mode, and aural wellness, you need to make a very, very important decision....

How to Register an Amiibo on Your Nintendo Switch If you are a fan of collecting figurines, amiibo could be your next obsession. Nintendo’s amiibo look awesome, but they’re not just pretty faces! it’s possible to use these tiny figures to unlock exclusive benefits in certain Nintendo Switch games. If this has piqued your interest, and you want to learn how to unlock these free in-game benefits, this guide will help you start using Nintendo Switch amiibo to get a head start in your game....

The OnePlus 10T’s price slides down to an all-time low Your Rating Your comment has not been saved Even though it’s only been on the market since August 2022, the OnePlus 10T price has already slipped by $250 on Best Buy, though the purchase does come with the condition to activate your phone right away with your preferred carrier. While theOnePlus 10Thas always offered a relatively decent price point, it’s always better when you can save a bit of money....

What Is a Multi-Vector Attack and How Can You Prevent It? Securing your digital assets is like a marathon. Just when you think you’ve outrun cybercriminals, you find them right behind you, trying to beat you to the finish line which, in this case, is your valuable data. Intruders now know better than to try to encroach on your system with a single strategy, so they deploy several methods via a multi-vector attack....

Are eReaders Worth It? The Pros and Cons Readers tend to clash on many things, including what even constitutes reading, but all tend to agree that nothing beats holding a physical book in hand. Yet, nowadays, there are many ways available to consume a book. And among the most popular is via an eReader. You can find inexpensive and quite pricey options, but is it even worth the investment? Let’s look at some pros and cons of getting such a device and find an answer....