Q: What is the Sidecar app? Sidecar is a new app that arrived with the macOS 10.15 (Catalina). It allows you to connect the Mac computer with a compatible iPad to use it as a secondary display for that computer. Q: What models of my computer can use the Sidecar app? Any Mac computer model made in 2016 and later can use the…
This article will show you how to set up iMessage or the Messages App, the text-messaging application on Mac to sync up with other Apple devices. 1. Launch Messages from the dock or applications folder. 2. Enter your Apple ID email address and password and choose Next. 3. Select Messages in the Menu bar and then…
Batteries are considered by most laptop manufacturers to be consumable items that wear out over time, and for a good reason. Many laptop batteries will fail long before the expected lifespan of the laptop itself. A battery should provide 500 charge cycles, but usage can cause this to fluctuate from 300 to 1,000. Even…
A new laptop battery will provide around 500 charge cycles during its lifetime. A charge cycle is a single instance of a fully charged battery being drained to 0%, then back to full. Draining to 50% then back to full would count as half of a charge cycle. Poor battery usage and other factors can cause the battery's life to…
This article describes how to unload filament in the PowerSpec Ultra 3D 1.0 and 2.0 printers. 1. Power on the printer. 2. Select Tools from the Printer menu. 3. Select Filament. 4. Select load left or load right. Standing in front of the printer, the extruder on the left will be the left extruder, and the extruder on the…
This article covers how to load filament in the PowerSpec Ultra 3D 1.0 and 2.0 printers. This also works for similar models of 3D Printers. 1. Power on the 3D printer. 2. Select Tools from the Printer menu. 3. Select Filament. 4. Select load left or load right. Standing in front of the printer, the extruder on the left…
This article contains some of the most frequently asked questions about ESET Internet Security Programs we receive at Micro Center. Q: I tried activating my license, but the format RTL-xxxxx looks different than the activation instructions. What do I do? A: For RTL-xxxxx formatted codes, it is necessary to register on…
Q: What is “Variable Refresh Rate” (VRR)? A: Variable Refresh Rate or “VRR” is a technology that allows the monitor refresh rate to synchronize with the framerate output of the graphics card. Q: How does this technology benefit me? A: It helps make your gaming experience smoother by reducing jitter and helps makes dips in…
A system will always have a bottleneck somewhere. In a sufficiently powerful system, you may never notice. If you do encounter a bottleneck, it's probably one of 3 things: Your CPU (Processor), GPU (graphics card), or your RAM. Other components, like your hard drive can also become bottlenecks for large file transfers or…
Here is how to adjust between using built-in CPU graphics and AMD graphics on a laptop that offers switchable graphics. 1. Check your display drivers to make sure they are properly installed. You can do so by opening your Device Manager and opening the Display Adapters. You should see both the processor, either an AMD or…
