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And Samsung makes some of thebest monitorsout there. But just because something is great, doesn’t mean it has to cost an insane amount. Right now, Amazon has the Samsung Odyssey G6 32-inch curved monitor on salefor $400. That’s a 50% discount and $400 in savings – a hard deal to beat. The Samsung Odyssey G6 is an ultrawide monitor that is a great size for your desk. The curved screen has a 1000R display to fill your peripheral vision for an immersive experience....

It’s run from the Command Prompt in all versions of Windows. Thisattribcommand is also available in MS-DOS as aDOS command. The availability of certainattribcommand switches and otherattribcommand syntax might differ from operating system to operating system. Derek Abella / Lifewire In Recovery Console,+cand-cswitches apply toattrib. They set and clear thecompressed fileattribute, respectively. Outside of this diagnostic area in Windows XP, use thecompactcommand to handle file compression from thecommand line. Take ownership of those files in Windows and then have another go....

Testing power supply voltages? They must be withinATX specified tolerances. The extra pins simply hang over the motherboard connectortheydon’tplug into another slot. Lifewire / Alex Dos Diaz Some motherboards allow the reverse: to use the older 20-pin power supply cable on a 24-pin motherboard connection.

iPhone too hot while charging? This space-saving solution can keep it cool Weindependently evaluateall of our recommendations. If you select links we provide, we may receive compensation. Lifewire I swapped my usual charging station for this one and was instantly impressed with its cooling performance. Heres what stood out to me. It’s worth noting that the fast-charging claim is based on a 30-minute testing period. Lifewire Important Specs to Know Bottom Line: Should You Buy This?...

If you missed that event, get your cameras ready. How do we know? On July 21, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrationreported a coronal mass ejectionfrom the sun. Those solar particles are now are on their way to Earth, where they can cause a geomagnetic storm. It may extend further south into neighboring states as well. The agency also says this isn’t a particularly strong event, rating it at a G2 level....

On Friday and Saturday nights, viewers fromSan FranciscotoTasmaniawere treated toamazing aurorasin the night sky. Since consumer wireless networks use different radio frequencies,CNN notesthat your phone is unlikely to be affected. In most cases, geomagnetic storms also present unique opportunities to see auroras in the night sky. Those auroras can be especially pronounced during the most intense phases of the storm, making for nice stargazing. Where can you see these aurora borealis light shows?...

“You bloody fool!” When someone forgets to use the blinker or slams on the brakes? You bloody fool is a common refrain. Others have probably screamed it at me, too. The one place I wouldn’t expect to hear it, though, is at a duck pond. How wrong I was. It has nothing to do with Elon Musk, if you’re wondering. Researchers recorded Ripper’s rousing vocal mimicry back in July 1987, when he was just 4 years old....

But now, he may have been bested by a few Australian high school students. And they did it for AU$20 (about $15, 12). One of the students on the team, Brandon Lee, described the feeling of making the final discovery. “At first there was definitely disbelief,” Lee told the ABC. So what’s it like to beat Big Pharma at their own game? To use an Aussie phrase, student Milan Leonard was pretty stoked....

The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, is one of Australia’s most iconic species. Just last year, one group claimed to havespotted the “Tassie tiger” padding through Australia’s forests. The claims were never verified. A group of researchers from the University of Melbourne plan to bring the Tasmanian tiger back from the dead. “We actually need a lot of this stuff for protecting marsupials right now.” There have been calls to resurrect the Tasmanian tiger for over two decades....

A new iMessage app lets you quickly transcribe them. “Apple’s Speech recognition APIs make it super simple to do any form of speech to text. Never Ending Story Voice messages are only getting more popular. BestForBest / Getty Images For the sender, it’s easy to see the appeal because you don’t have to punch in. You just press a button and talk. The trickiest part is finding the audio file linked to the voice message....

And you’ve got the option to still use all those third-party tools you like. So, why are automated folders such a great idea, and what can they do for you? The End of Filing Folders are often a mess. Dropbox Imagine if those files could organize themselves. Even those of us who keep everything squared away can benefit from automatic filing. And with Dropbox, itll soon be easy. Noodlesoft You just have to set up your automation rules once, then Dropbox does all the work....

Instructions in this article apply to Outlook on the web. Select theSettingsgear icon in the Outlook on the web toolbar. SelectView all Outlook tweaks. Raw Pixel / Pexels In theSettingsdialog box, selectMail>Forwarding. Select theEnable forwardingcheck box. Clear theEnable forwardingcheck box to prevent Outlook on the web from forwarding any more messages. Enter theemail addressthat will receive the forwarded email messages. SelectAdd a new rule. Enter a descriptive name for the new rule....

Which is more convenient, and which delivers better sound? The key difference between Aux andBluetoothis that one is wireless and the other is wired. Apart from the wired vs. wireless distinction, what else separates an Aux connection from a Bluetooth connection? Lifewire / Miguel Co When it comes to convenience, compatibility, and sound quality, which one is better? Here we cover the similarities and differences between Aux and Bluetooth. Overall Findings Wired, limited to the range of the 3....