When we covered this story, we showed you how it works with Windows Phone. You can see that side of the coin in our article: Roku Adds Screen Mirroring to Windows and Android Devices. Now we’ll go ahead and take a look at using this new Roku feature to stream content or mirror your device from an Android smartphone or tablet. Stream Media from Android to Roku 3 First, make sure you have the latest version of the Roku firmware updated....
Set Up Twonky for Android, iOS, and Roku First, install the free app called Twonky Beam for your iOS or Android smartphone or tablet: Twonky App for AndroidTwonky App for iOS Then log in to your Roku account to the Add Channel page and type: mytwonky and click Yes, Add Channel. Then go to your Roku and update the Channels, and you should see the Twonky channel appear. Launch the Twonky channel, and you’ll see it already has some online video content you can access and link to your Twonky account....
Perhaps you sent a message a while back to a friend, but they have not responded, so you want to know if they have been invisible or not since you sent it. You might be trying to invite a friend to your private server but cannot figure out if your friend is online or not. Thankfully, there are a couple of different ways that you can learn if someone is....
When you begin using Windows 11, Microsoft Edge will automatically appear as the default browser. If you search for “Internet Explorer,” you won’t find anything. The only way you enable Internet Explorer functionality in Windows 11 is to use IE Mode in Microsoft Edge. If you want to use Internet Explorer on Windows 11 using Microsoft Edge, here’s what you’ll need to do. How to Use Internet Explorer in Windows 11 To use IE Mode, press Start and launch Microsoft Edge from the Start menu....
The 10 Best iOS Accessibility Features To Make Your Phone More Useful There are so many accessibility features that it is impossible to cover them all. So I have chosen what I think are the ten best ones. This doesn’t include one of the best ones ever – Facetime. Using Facetime, deaf people can have conversations with others using sign language. I’ve seen friends do this often, and it always blows my mind....
The default iPhone Phone app shows you your history of calls, along with how many times someone tried to call you, whether it was a phone call or just a FaceTime call. Sometimes you want to delve deeper into a specific person that has called you or tried to call so you can know more about the call. For example, you can find out how long the call lasted, and the exact times that the calls were made if two were groped together, and it also allows you to do things such as edit their contact, call them back or block them....
So, I thought I’d give it a whirl. I bought a $2 1-year data protection plan for a 16 GB USB drive from SanDisk. Then, I broke it and got to test out the service. Overall, I was pleased. But I’m not sure that I would recommend the extra investment. Update: The folks at Seagate reached out to me after reading this blog post. I have some updates and clarifications near the end of the review....
Internet Explorer Blank Page When you open a new tab in Internet Explorer, its New Tab Page opens up to your frequently visited sites. This is what all of the major browsers seem to do these days. However, if you’d rather a new tab open a blank page, here’s how to set it. For IE 9 and IE 10, click the gear icon on the right side and select Internet Options....
Underlined Keyboard Shortcuts on Windows 10 Make Windows 10 Highlight Menu Shortcuts Open Settings and select Ease of Access from the main menu. Select Keyboard in the left panel and scroll down in the right pane and turn on Enable shortcut underline under the Other Settings section. After it’s turned on, you will see the shortcut keys are underlined in native utility and program menus throughout Windows 10. Note that other menu items in the modern UI in the Windows 10 menu system are highlighted when this setting is enabled....
Facebook uses information, such as interactions, to try and make the best possible experience for you. Therefore, their algorithm will conclude that you care more about the friends you have that you heavily interact with than those you never really interact with on Facebook. So they will promote the heavy interaction accounts to appear on your suggested chats more than those you never really interact with on Facebook. Another factor that Facebook uses to determine suggested chats is how many mutual friends you have with someone, meaning accounts with more mutual friends will show up in your suggested chats....
Windows 11 Preview Build 22000.168 Important: Microsoft notes that Insiders might want to switch Insider channels as development moves forward. Releases to the Dev channel are about to become a lot less stable. For more on that, read our step-by-step instructions on how to switch Insider channels on Windows 11. Note: Microsoft has also released a new updated PC Health Check app for Windows Insiders. Here is the list of the changes and improvements to expect:...
This detailed guide will break down the potential causes of the Plex app not working on your Samsung TV and potentially displaying the “An unexpected playback problem occurred” notification. There will also be detailed troubleshooting methods provided so that you can resolve your issue fast and efficiently. Different Issues You Can Have With Plex Not Working There are two main issues that you can experience while using the Plex application with your Samsung TV....
If you set up text replacements on your iPhone, you can speed up typing that text. These replacements allow you to enter something simple, for example, “OMW.” Then, have it replaced with “On my way.” It may take a minute or two of your time upfront to set these up, but it can save you time later. Plus, if you use an iPad or Mac as well, these text replacements sync....
I really enjoy trying out new add-ons and seeing how far the browser can be stretched in terms of usefulness. Below are the ones which I use every day and point-blank refuse to uninstall, no matter what. I would be interested in your preferences in the comments. The Best Chrome Extensions To Rock Your Browser There are too many extensions, which is why I try to limit them to only the ones I really need to use....
Do You Take Your Mobile Phone? Most providers charge a fortune for phone service outside the US. For example, AT&T’s World Passport package gives you 120 MB of data and $1.00 per minute phone calls for $30 over a 30-day period. Each additional MB is 25 cents. The largest plan they have is 800 MB for $120. That gives you calling at 35 cents a minute and additional data at 15 cents per MB....
When you’re trying to send a message on TikTok, you may get a message pop up at the top of TikTok saying, cannot send a message due to this user’s privacy settings. Or there could be a red exclamation mark when you try and send a message. This means that you can’t retry sending the message, you’ll just have to delete it. This usually happens when the item you’re trying to send has been deleted, whether it’s been deleted or This message can happen for a few reasons and it ultimately means that the message won’t send to the person you’re trying to send it to....
The iOS version received the Alarm Clock feature in early December. According to a recent post on the Pandora blog, user reaction to the feature was overwhelmingly positive. So the company decided to add Alarm Clock to Android smartphones too. Pandora’s Alarm Clock allows you to wake up to your favorite music as well as hit a snooze button – it can be set for 5, 10, 15, or 20-minute increments....
What is Conhost.exe and Why is it Running? Here’s the history; you might want to grab a snack before you start reading this. On Windows XP, Microsoft used csrss (client-server runtime process) to handle the command prompt, but the problem was aesthetics and security. The visual problem was that csrss.exe was unable to execute Windows themes (it still is unable to), so the cmd prompt was always very plain and unsightly....
Jumping right to the end — everything is fine. You don’t need to worry about SgrmBroker.exe. The System Guard Runtime Monitor Broker (SgrmBroker.exe) is a service created by Microsoft and built into the core OS as of Windows 10 version 1709. What is SgrmBroker.exe? System Guard Runtime Monitor Broker (SgrmBroker) is a Windows Service running and part of the Windows Defender System Guard. It can be easily mistaken for the RuntimeBroker that handles universal apps, however, they are different processes and both safe....
For me, I use search exclusively as it’s extremely fast to find and launch apps that I need. If it’s not working, my productivity comes to a screeching halt. If you’re experiencing an issue with the search bar, here are some fixes for Windows 11 search bar not working. Make Sure Search Bar is Enabled Note: The search bar on Windows 11 isn’t like the one on Windows 10. It appears as a search button next to the Start button on Windows 11....
