On Thursday the librarian of Congress issued a Final Rule that prohibits largely on copyright grounds jailbreaking, rooting, and ripping the millions of digital devices that help define daily life. Technically, the Final Rule is born from the general status of the DMCA that makes it illegal to tamper with any scheme to manage digital rights. There are some exceptions, including those announced in today’s ruling. The rule was promulgated by Librarian of Congress James H....

“Ok Google” Entertainment Commands 1. Play Random Music If you enjoy music and movies, the Google Assistant app integrates with an assortment of services you may already use for both. Sometimes you may feel like listening to music, but you’re not sure what kind of music you want to listen to. You can launch random music just by saying: OK Google, play some music on . Replace with any music streaming app you have installed that’s compatible with Google Assistant....

You can use this application for almost anything in Windows. Here’s a few examples: Create a moveable YouTube playerQuickly access a web radio playerDisplay an excerpt from a news articleConstantly preview any applicationWatch Skype, Facebook, or any messenger chat for friends coming online Using OnTopReplica has a steep but short learning curve. To get started, download it from the developer at this link. Do note that it only works with the Windows Aero theme because it uses an Aero feature to clone window previews....

So, I did some research. And it turns out that there a few ways to get my non-AirPrint printer to print from iOS. Check it out. Printing from iOS to a Non-AirPrint Printer The overall concept of printing from a smartphone to a dumb printer is the same for each solution. AirPrint is a feature that lets you print wirelessly to a printer without worrying about drivers or anything like that, so long as your printer supports the protocol....

ProtonMail Announces ProtonCalendar It’s called ProtonCalendar and is currently in beta. It’s available to paid ProtonMail users. But in the future, the company plans to make it available for free users of the service – after it leaves beta. In its blog post, the company notes that security is its top priority when organizing your life online. “We believe everyone has the right to plan dinner with friends without announcing to Google who will attend....

New Roku Devices for 2018 First off is the Roku Express and Express+ which are entry-level 4K-ready devices at a budget price starting at $39.99 for the Premiere and $49.99 for the Premiere+. Both will feature 4K Ultra HD and HDR picture quality. While they both provide the same high-level picture quality, the Premiere+ adds a voice remote with TV power and volume buttons. Roku Ultra 2018 While the company didn’t announce everything that was upgraded with its top streaming box, it does include 802....

Smartphones are beginning to reach the point where consumers no longer have to buy stand-alone cameras. MG Siegler recently compared the camera in the iPhone 4S to the top-rated Canon S95 and found minimal differences in picture quality. Robino Films also released a video favorably comparing the iPhone 4S’s 1080p video capability with that of a Canon 5D MK II DSLR . There is a general consensus emerging that smartphone cameras have reached a point where they will satisfy all but the most serious photographers....

To start out, open mail and create a new email. In the To: field, press and hold the . (period) key to display a list of domains TLD’s. This tip works in Safari as well making it a great time saver! The tip works on several keys on the keyboard as well. For instance, press and hold the A key to be shown special accents for the letter. And here’s a “ (quote) key held down....

Facebook Time Machine Facebook has a feature called “On This Day”, which can be tons of fun, especially if you’re a longtime user of the Mark Zuckerberg-run social network. The feature allows you to see what your Facebook feed looked like on this day a number of years ago, since the beginning of the time you started your Facebook profile. To use On This Day, go to this page. Once you’ve reached that page, look on the top right side, where it says Your news feed on this day in....

Multiroom Audio Playback on Echo To get started, open Settings in the Alexa app on your mobile device or point your browser to alexa.amazon.com. Then scroll down and select Multi-Room Music under the Audio Groups section. Then you need to give your speaker group a name so they all stream the same audio. You can choose one of the preset names provided or type in your own custom name. Next, you need to choose the devices you want to be in the group....

Setting up your home studio part 3: Getting it all together Before you read on. Please know that this is the most basic of basic. If you’ve already set up your studio, you are past this level. This is for folks who have just started and literally don’t know where to begin. You can read part 1 and part 2 if you are still stuck wondering what all you need to get started....

Note: This should work with other versions of Windows and other operating systems you’re working with. Keep in mind your results will vary depending on the speed of your network and internet connection. Speed Up Remote Desktop Session on Windows After you have Remote Desktop enabled. Start a new RDP session and click Options. Next, click the Display tab. Slide the Display Configuration to a smaller size. Under Colors, select High Color (16 bit)....

Here is Steve Jobs in an interview just before his 1998 return to Apple. Jobs, who co-founded Apple with inventor Steve Wozniak, was ousted in 1985 and replaced by Pepsi’s John Sculley. Here you can see Steve Jobs back in his element — introducing the Apple Store in 2001. Steve Jobs is at the heart of this in-depth 60 Minutes interview. Good stuff here. Steve Jobs jokes with Microsoft founder Bill Gates....

This is intended to help minimize the amount of bandwidth that’s consumed for updates and save time. For example, instead of each PC downloading updates individually from Microsoft, it gets pieces of the updates from other PCs that have already downloaded them. Here is how Microsoft explains the feature: Now, while this makes sense on a local network, you might not like the idea of using your bandwidth to help random PCs on the Internet....

A few weeks back we announced Google and Virgin America airlines had teamed up again to offer free WiFi on flights though the holiday season and all I can say is “GROOVY” because as we speak, I’m experiencing this generosity first hand, blogging from 35,000 feet! Getting up and going was fairly simple. Once the plane hit 10,000 feet, WiFi kicked in and I was presented with a proxy page where they wanted my email address....

For the sake of this article, we’ll assume you gave your kid an iPhone 5 / 5C / 5S / 5SE. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are too big, and the iPhone 4 and 4S are too small (and slow). When it comes to the perfect case for your kid, protection is one thing; style is the other. Yes, they make cheap cases with Pokemon or other fad characters on them, but for a case with staying power, you’ll want to get something simple....

Migrate Files and Apps from macOS to Windows 10 Microsoft is stepping up its game, both in the operating system and the hardware departments. This makes a Windows PC more attractive than ever. Apple’s polarizing MacBook updates over the past few years and lack of competitive desktop machine offerings are probably helping that, too. The Windows 10 PC has never been better, not only because it’s more affordable but very powerful....

A new version of Digg is in the works, and it brings significant changes for Power Users and Publishers but especially regular users. Have you ever submitted an article to Digg and had it flat-line only to be resubmitted by a Power User and reach the front page days or even just hours later? Digg Power Users have been a long-term problem for which Digg is often criticized. The New Digg is an attempt to focus on regular users and give everyone a fair chance of getting their content front page....

Roku Ultra 2018 The Roku Ultra has the basic design as last year’s model. The voice-activated remote includes a headphone jack for private listening and company is throwing in a pair of premium JBL headphones ($30 value). The box supports 1080p with upscaling from 720p, 4K UHD, and 4K UHD HDR10 for TVs that support HDCP 2.2. For audio, it supports digital stereo over HDMI, DTS Digital Surround, and Dolby Atmos....

New to the idea of mind mapping? If you’ve ever planned a project by writing a topic in the center of your page, using lines to connect related ideas: congrats—you’re actually a mind mapping expert! Mind mapping apps work much the same way. You add the main idea, then connect nodes to it as “children” (sub-branches) and “siblings” (branches originating from the same point). It winds up resembling a web, letting you easily visualize the flow of your ideas and the interesting new connections between them....