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Wondering how to become a video game developer? While there’s no guaranteed path to a job in the gaming industry, you can position yourself for exciting game developer careers in various ways. This article offers advice on pursuing a video game developer career and walks you through some steps you can take to get there. What do video game developers do? Video game developers possess a diverse skill set that prepares them to develop and program all of the creative components of a video game....

Some people just give them a wipe off and get on with their day, while others want to go all the way and fully clean and sanitize their AirPods. Well, my AirPods Pro have seen a lot of use, and they could do with a clean, so I thought that I’d bring you along for the ride. How to clean and sanitize your AirPods Note that while I’m cleaning AirPods Pro here, the process is similar for the AirPods too....

With virtual conference calls or quick Slack huddles most likely being a constant in your daily routine, headphones aren’t just a way to block out the world, but a way to plug in to your work environment. While pairing Bluetooth earbuds with a smartphone is fairly intuitive, connecting them to a Mac is slightly less so. To avoid blasting your meeting through a quiet office or disrupting your partner’s work-from-home oasis, here’s how to quickly pair Bluetooth headphones with your Mac....

Inflation is at an all-time high, and the Federal Reserve is trying to stave it off by increasing interest rates. But Americans are still living in financial distress; most of us are feeling that pressure. Also: How to cut your grocery bill by shopping online According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we spent an average of $412 a month in groceries in 2020, with an average number of 2....

While you can buy specific external SSDs, I find it better and more convenient to use internal SSDs. They’re cheap, lightweight, and durable. And all you need is an SSD (my current favorite is the 1TB Samsung 870 EVO SSD) and a SATA to USB-C adapter. I’ve been testing a number of SATA to USB-C adapters, and I’ve settled on the UGREEN SATA to USB-C adapter cable for 2.5-inch SSD and HDD drives....

Also: 3 ways to take notes with an Apple Pencil But writing with the Apple Pencil is one thing, and pairing it to your iPad is another. In fact, with there now being two generations of Apple Pencils and a few too many iPad models, you’ll want to make sure you’re buying a compatible duo first and then know the deets for how to connect them together afterward. Compatibility The Apple Pencil (1st Gen) is compatible with the following iPad models:...

Both configurations feature 100W fast charging (80W if you’re in the US), letting you go from dead to fully charged in about 25 minutes, which is perfect for when you forgot to charge overnight. They also use upgraded, crystalline-graphene materials to help draw away excess heat to keep delicate components inside safe from thermal damage. And if you’re an avid mobile photographer, the rear cameras support HDR for more true-to-life colors and detailing....

Microsoft offers its own command-line recovery program, though it’s not what I’d call user-friendly. Instead, you can use free programs like Recuva and Glarysoft File Recovery Free. Here’s how they work. How to recover deleted files in Windows 10 or 11 What if I permanently delete a file in Windows 10 or 11? If you do permanently delete a file (press Shift+Del to do so) or empty the entire Recycle Bin, recovering a file is trickier but still doable....

It’s kind of wild to think that for the first few years Android existed, it wasn’t even possible to take a screenshot without rooting the phone. That’s changed, however, and all Android devices now have the same screenshot shortcut. But, of course, not all things are equal on Android, and depending on which company makes your phone, it could have more tools and tricks for taking a screenshot. Also: How to clear the cache on your Android phone or tablet (and why you should) While I won’t cover every way to take a screenshot on an Android phone – I simply don’t have access to enough phones to do that – I will cover the basics, and maybe even throw in an extra tip or two....

Let me give you a word of warning first. This upgrade is not for you if you’ve never used a Linux terminal. While you can just click your way to upgrading from Mint 20.x to a newer version of Mint 20.x, that’s not the case here. This is, as Mint’s chief Clement “Clem” Lefebvre said, a “major update,” which “can take several hours.” Materials needed: USB Pen Drive Estimated time:1 Hour....

This is absolutely crucial for some users and use cases. Consider you’re working on a public wireless network and you have to transmit sensitive data over a network and you’re not exactly certain how secure that network is. What do you do? Do you just go ahead and risk transmitting that data as you normally would? Not if security and privacy are important. If that’s the case, a top VPN service will be your best friend....

Still, at £549 (inc. VAT) for my review unit, or $479.99 in the US, the Chromebook x2 11 is overpriced if used as a secondary device. But is it capable enough to be your main computer? HP is certainly trying to push boundaries with the Chromebook x2 11: it is the first detachable Chromebook to be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7c Compute Platform, which is designed to deliver a combination of octa-core performance and long battery life in thin-and-light fanless laptops....

The report found that HTTPS threats have increased by more than 314% while attacks on tech companies grew by 2,300% and retail companies saw an 800% increase in attacks. According to the report, the tech industry accounted for 50% of all attacks they tracked. Instances of malware were up 212% in the report and phishing rose by 90%. Also: Microsoft warns over uptick in password spraying attacks The report tracks more than 20 billion threats blocked over HTTPS and analyzes about 190 billion daily transactions through its Zero Trust Exchange that took place from January to September....

This debate over whether it makes sense to reevaluate the move to public clouds reached its peak with a blog post from Andreessen Horowitz. The argument in a nutshell: Some companies can do better if they run their own infrastructure. Think Snap, which pays billions of dollars to public cloud providers but is becoming more efficient.Think Dropbox, which took its workloads in house and weaned itself off of AWS. And think about companies where infrastructure is core to what they do....

It’s not deliberate. At least, not as far as I’m aware. Also: The absolute best iPhone deals It’s just that the company keeps running that iPhone XR ad with the people in colored jumpsuits running headlong, in search of a mythical Pamplona bull. Or something. It’s supposed to excite you about the XR’s Liquid Retina screen. Yes, the screen that isn’t quite as good as the one on the iPhone XS....

But you do them anyway because they might give someone else a little pleasure, even if not for long. That’s how I felt more than a year ago when I ordered R2-D2. I’m not a Star Wars person. For my wife, however, it’s something of a passion. So when I wondered what to buy her a couple of Christmases ago, I considered – for a fleetingly unimaginative moment – to get her something to do with the movie franchise....

Idera, a company perhaps best-known for database monitoring and management tools, also has gained an array of developer tools through acquisition. The Yellowfin technology will become part of the Idera’s Developer Tools business, even as it nicely complements the database management products. Underscoring that very point, Idera’s press release states, “Yellowfin expands Idera’s product portfolio and complements existing Idera brands in both the Developer Tools and Data Tools verticals.” Embedded or bust Finding a niche in the competitive BI arena can be tricky....

The Money by QuickBooks app is available for free on iOS and Android, providing users with an easy-to-use platform for various financial services. The app allows users to pay bills, manage debit cards, accept payments and more. Intuit said the app was designed for small business owners who “may not yet need our platform’s full range of accounting capabilities but are still seeking powerful tools to manage their money end-to-end....

This new charging feature is not among the many features Apple did disclose during the year-long iOS 16 beta, such as satellite emergency calls, and deleting or undoing a text already sent in Messages. At the bottom of the announcement, Apple mentions a “Clean Energy Charging” feature that will come in an iOS update later this year. SEE: iPhone 14 Pro vs. iPhone 13 Pro: Is the newest iPhone worth the upgrade?...

That holds true with the newly released Samsung Galaxy A23 5G. The device comes equipped with a large 6.6-inch, FHD+ LCD display that can ramp up to a 120Hz refresh rate, a promising 5,000mAh battery, 64GB of internal memory (with support for up to 1TB via microSD), a quad-camera setup that’s headlined by a 50MP main lens, and a Snapdragon 695 processor powering the Android 12 software. As the name implies, the A23 5G also supports 5G networks within the US, though the capacity is limited to sub-6 and AT&T and T-Mobile – the two carriers that will be selling the phone....