How to Fix the “Could Not Connect to the Steam Network” Error on Windows Do you see the dreaded “Could not connect to the Steam network” error while using Steam? There could be several reasons for it, like a slow internet connection, a faulty network adapter, conflicting software, and more. If you are unsure of what’s causing the problem, work your way through the following fixes to get rid of connection errors in Steam....

How to View a Batch File’s Contents on Windows 11 Executing commands in Command Prompt or PowerShell is common on Windows. But sometimes you need to execute a series of commands at once. Using a batch file instead of typing all the commands and executing them one by one is a sensible choice in such cases. You may have downloaded batch files to fix a problem on Windows. But how to know what the batch file actually contains?...

Roku’s Streambar is $40 off for Prime Day, so grab one for every TV in your house You don’t have to drop a ton of cash these days to get a pretty good TV — one built from the ground up to handle everything from HDR movie streams to next-gen gaming. That said, no one should ever rely on the built-in speakers used in most TVs, especially if you’re buying budget or mid-range sets....

Signal is dropping SMS support — and that’s a good thing Signal’s privacy-first focus is perhaps its biggest selling point, and it’s probablythe best end-to-end encrypted messaging appout there. But while messages between Signal users are as private as it gets, the app also supports SMS, which is not a secure standard. Signal has announced that it’s removing support for the dated, ancient standard from its app — so if you were using Signal as your main SMS app, you should start looking for a switch or go back to the default SMS app on your phone....

What Are Cyber Soldiers and How Can You Become One? Have you ever heard of the term “cyber soldier”? They are military hackers who do fascinating work. From defending the nation’s critical infrastructure to launching attacks on enemy targets, cyber soldiers get advanced training to conduct cyber warfare, even during peacetime. If this is a field you’re interested in, you’ll be pleased to know that you can be one of these cyber soldiers too....

Which Color Is Best for Your M2 MacBook Air? Apple’s M2 MacBook Air is one of the best laptops a regular consumer can buy. With an all-new design, the M2 MacBook Air comes in four color options: Midnight, Space Gray, Silver, and Starlight. While the color choice of a technology product might seem subjective, some colors are better than others in certain areas. Let’s take a look at each color to determine which one is right for you....

Winforms: The Basics of Debugging Using Visual Studio When creating a new Windows Form application, you’ll experience issues or bugs in your code. This is part of the normal development process, and you’ll need to debug your code to find the cause of any problems. Visual Studio has many tools you’re able to use to help you debug parts of your code. This includes adding breakpoints to certain lines of code and stepping through them line by line....

Audeze LCD-5 Headphones: The Best-Sounding Audiophile Cans on the Market? Audeze LCD-5 If you’re an audiophile or a music producer, and you’ve got a few dollars to throw at some serious headphones, then your studio or listening room should absolutely contain a pair of Audeze’s fantastic LCD-5 planar magnetic headphones. This flagship set of cans from the US headphone brand will leave your jaw firmly on the floor and your ears wanting more....

Enter into the Dyson Zone: a $949 pair of pollution-filtering ANC headphones Sir James Dyson. Designer. Inventor. Billionaire. You’ve probably seen his name on vacuum cleaners, bladeless fans, bathroom hand dryers, and other overengineered products meeting multiple purposes with inordinately high price tags. And now, you can add wireless headphones with active noise canceling and air filtering to the list. First announced all the way back in late March, the Dyson Zone — the headphones, not a place — seems to be designed for rich digital audiophiles with airborne allergies....

How to Browse YouTube Anonymously Have you ever watched a video or two on a given topic only to return to your YouTube homepage and see a barrage of similar videos in your suggested feed? Or maybe you’ve searched for something only to find your searches are now being eerily personalized? If you’ve ever found yourself in either of these situations, then you’d love this article. We’ll show you five ways to browse YouTube anonymously....

How to Scale Your Strokes Proportionally in Adobe Illustrator Using Adobe Illustrator, there are many ways to scale your digital artwork, but the stroke width doesn’t always scale along with the rest of the object. Even when holding down Shift to keep constraints proportional, you need to check a separate setting to scale the stroke widths proportionally to your illustration. If you’ve ever been frustrated by your lines looking too wide when scaling down or too slim when scaling up in Illustrator, here is how to fix it....

How to totally disable Bixby on your Samsung Galaxy phone or tablet All Android phones with version 5.0 Lollipop or higher have Google Assistant preinstalled, which meets most digital assistant needs. Meanwhile,Samsung Galaxy phonescome withthe Bixby smart assistant. It’s bundled with One UI, on top of Google’s default features, and can control device settings, run routines, and handle Galaxy-related tasks. Still, it struggles with complex queries and voice recognition, which may give you mixed feelings about keeping it....

The Android Police podcast takes a look at the TCL 6-Series Google TVs Our Ara Wagoner is super-excited to finally be able to use Google Assistant on her Samsung Galaxy Watch4, but other bits and pieces on the future of Wear OS are slightly worrying. Will Sattelberg has generally positive thoughts about the TCL 6-Series Google TVs, though caveats apply. And Jules Wang is wondering about who and what is getting left behind when Google and Facebook decide not to pay news publishers… and when theydodecide to....