Film photography is making a comeback—Kodak has just relaunched Ektachrome, a film they discontinued five years ago—and for a good reason: when everything is digital, going analog is fun. It can also make you a much better photographer by forcing you to slow down and think. Here’s how to get started. A Few Key Terms The high-quality digital camera market is more homogenous than the film camera market was. You really only have three major digital players—Canon, Nikon, and Sony—with two camera designs—DSLR and mirrorless—and two sensor sizes—crop sensor and full frame....

Concluding that your computer has a hardware problem is just the first step. If you’re dealing with a hardware issue and not a software issue, the next step is determining what hardware problem you’re actually dealing with. If you purchased a laptop or pre-built desktop PC and it’s still under warranty, you don’t need to care about this. Have the manufacturer fix the PC for you — figuring it out is their problem....

On a Chromebook, only apps from the Chrome Web Store typically get their own taskbar icons and separate windows. But you can give any website its own taskbar icon and make it open in a separate window, effectively turning any website you like into an “app.” The taskbar is technically called the “shelf” on Chrome OS, but it works just like the the taskbar does on Windows. You can pin websites to it, just as you’d pin websites to the Windows taskbar with Chrome on Windows....

Google Pixel phones generally get updates before other Android devices, but that’s not always the case. There are times when you may want to manually install a firmware update before it arrives over the air. We’ll show you how to sideload an OTA update on Pixels. In order to do this, we’ll be using the Android SDK and running some commands Command Prompt on Windows 10 and 11 and Terminal on Mac....

OS X seems like it has a keyboard shortcut for just about everything, and you can change most of them if they don’t suit your tastes. If you want to launch an application using the keyboard, however, you have to use add-on software. Quicksilver has long been viewed as a viable Spotlight alternative, but it can do a great deal more than that as well. Billed as a productivity app, Quicksilver can let you browse your Mac with keywords, manage content, access documents, music, and even launch applications directly from the keyboard....

You may have noticed that, mysteriously, Windows’ Touch Keyboard icon keeps appearing in your system tray (or the actual keyboard pops up). If you’re as annoyed by the phantom appearance as we are, you’ll definitely want to take advantage of this simple solution to permanently banish it. Why Does the Touch Keyboard Keep Appearing? There are two primary situations where you may find the “touch keyboard” icon appearing in your system tray....

It’s simple to print a single email, but what about a list of emails showing information like who sent them and when? Here’s how to print a list of emails from Outlook, including all of the visible information. First, you’ll need to make all of the emails you want to print visible in the same folder. There are several ways to do this, including moving all of the emails to the same folder, but the simplest way is to perform a search using the Search box just under the ribbon....

If you need to record your screen to demonstrate a process as part of your PowerPoint presentation, you can use the built-in tools to do so. Here’s how to record your screen using PowerPoint. Using PowerPoint’s Screen Recorder PowerPoint comes with a built-in, no-nonsense screen recorder. There are a lot of things that PowerPoint’s screen recorder can’t do that more full-featured screen recording software can, but that’s the beauty of it—it’s great for a quick, no-fuss recording....

Like on Windows computers and Macs, it’s easy to check what hardware is powering your Chromebook. Although you could always google your device’s model name and number, that’s not necessary. You can find the CPU information directly on your Chromebook itself. Using the About System Page The first method for finding out what CPU is in your Chromebook doesn’t require any additional apps or extensions. On your Chrome OS device, open the Chrome browser and type or paste chrome://system into the address bar....

While this is possible, it requires a bit of patience to set up. Signal and Telegram Require Your Phone Number In order to use Signal or Telegram, you need a phone number. This number is shared with anyone you talk to while using these platforms, and can even be used to find you. These apps may use end-to-end encryption and other practices to keep your information private, but that doesn’t mean that they are anonymous services....

Start by opening Settings on your iPhone and tapping “Display & Brightness.” Scroll through the settings until you see the toggle for “Always On,” then tap it to turn it off. You’re done—your iPhone can rest its weary display. Apple says the power drain of Always-On is minimal thanks to screen dimming and a lower refresh rate, but sometimes every drop of juice counts. Don’t forget there are plenty more ways you can extend the life of your iPhone’s battery....

Get the Google Clock App While there are many alarm apps on the Google Play Store, there’s only one that properly integrates with major streaming services. That’s the native Google Clock app, which is installed by default in Pixel phones. If you’re using a different phone, your smartphone manufacturer likely has its own clock app installed on your device. To get the Google Clock app, search “Google Clock” in the Play Store....

Windows 10 introduces quite a few improvements over its predecessor and of these is the new Storage settings, which gives users detailed analyses of what and how much is using up their disk space. Windows 8.1 didn’t do a very thorough job of this. In fact, while it did provide some information, the only control it gave over disk space consumption was the ability to delete Windows Store app, which, to be honest, never really consumed that much disk space in the first place....

What Is Lossless Audio? When talking about audio files, there are two basic types: compressed and uncompressed files. Uncompressed files take much more storage space than compressed files, but they have their advantages. If you’re editing music, uncompressed files can be loaded into memory more quickly since the software you’re using to open them doesn’t have to decompress them first. This is why you typically only see uncompressed WAV files and similar file types used in Pro Tools and other digital audio workstations (DAWs)....

Windows sets all PCs to a “Balanced” power plan by default. But there are also “Power saver” and “High performance” plans. Your PC manufacturer may have even created their own power plans. What’s the difference between them all, and should you bother switching? How to View and Switch Power Plans First, let’s take a look at what you have. To see your power plans on Windows 10, right-click the battery icon in your system tray and choose “Power Options....

Dropbox is a great way to store files in the cloud and access them easily from devices big and small. Today we’re taking a look at how you can supercharge your Dropbox experience with free space upgrades, app integration, and more. What Is Dropbox and Why Should I Care About Supercharging Anything? Dropbox, for the unfamiliar, is a cloud-based storage service. You install an application on your computer or mobile device and the files on that device—within your Dropbox directory—are synchronized to the remote storage on the Dropbox server as well as with other devices that are linked to your Dropbox account....

If you dig through Windows 10’s settings, you may come across something called “Developer Mode”. When put into Developer Mode, Windows allows you to more easily test apps you’re developing, use the Ubuntu Bash shell environment, change a variety of developer-focused settings, and do other such things. How to Enable Developer Mode This setting is available in the Settings app. To access it, head to Settings > Update & Security > For Developers and select “Developer mode”....

In the digital world, colors are not only represented by their, well, color, but also six-digit codes. These “hex codes” or “hexadecimal colors” play a very important role in design. We’ll explain how it all works. Red, Green, Blue A hex code is made up of six digits—usually preceded by the pound (#) symbol. For example, here is the hex code for pure black: #000000. The numbers in this code correspond to the amount of red, green, and blue in the color....

Samsung loves to include its own apps and services on devices. This can lead to some confusion when you get a new Galaxy device and you’re confronted with unfamiliar things. “Samsung Free” is a prominent one, so what is it? The Artist Formerly Known as Bixby Home If the name “Samsung Free” sounds unfamiliar to you, perhaps you’d recognize “Bixby Home” or “Samsung Daily.” All of these services are more or less the same thing....

Some apps, like Dropbox and Steam, will ask to “control this computer using accessibility features.” But what the heck does that even mean? The wording is confusing, to say that least. What does this permission actually grant? Basically, this gives the app in question the ability to control other programs. Apple outlines their advice here: But that just leaves more questions. Why do you have to give this permission at all?...