The question is, how does noise cancellation work? Let’s go over the principles of the technology, so you can make an informed choice when buying your own noise-cancelling equipment. A (Very) Basic Overview of Sound Sound is energy travelling as a wave through some form of matter. We generally hear sound transmitted through the air. For example, a guitar string vibrates in air, knocking air molecules about. Those molecules knock into their neighbors, and so on....

Hand tracking hasn’t made quite the splash Oculus Link did, but it’s still an amazing feature with lots of potential. With hand-tracking you don’t need controllers at all. Your own hands are digitized into the VR world! If you have a Quest or are thinking of buying one, it’s worth knowing how hand tracking works and what it can bring to the VR experience. How Quest Tracks the World The Oculus Quest uses an innovative approach towards motion tracking that’s commonly referred to as “inside-out” tracking, which is very different from how motion tracking worked in the past....

Headers and footers in PowerPoint are great for adding those important details to your presentation, whether it’s slide numbers, date and time, or other information. You can easily add a header or a footer in PowerPoint, then customize and edit it to fit your presentation better. Why Use Headers and Footers in PowerPoint Headers and footers appear at the top and bottom of your slides and are there to display additional information....

The sheer amount of content is enough to overwhelm you when you’re searching for videos in your topic of interest. YouTube helps you with this by displaying recommendations to help you discover channels or videos you might otherwise miss. However, it can get annoying if there’s a channel you’re not interested in and it keeps showing up. For content creators who upload videos on YouTube every day, the challenge lies in preventing trolls from interacting with their channel....

If you’re ok with Outlook, then you have no problem. However, if you prefer to use Gmail for everything, since its web-based and has better spam filtering and security, then you might be interested in setting up all of your email accounts in Gmail and managing them from there. In this article, I’ll explain the steps for using Gmail as a master account for collecting email from all of your other online accounts....

Before we get started, please understand that Twitch and YouTube will deal with the data you send them differently, so we will split this guide into two sections. We will have suggestions for Twitch first and then a guide for YouTube. If you use a re-streaming service to stream to two platforms at once, it’s best that you use the suggestions provided in the Twitch section. Alternatively, some services will allow you to choose separate settings for different platforms....

Anyone can access Teams with a free Microsoft account, and premium users of the Office 365 suite enjoy a robust version of Teams with features like increased file storage, meeting recording, and the ability to host online events for up to 10,000 people. Minimum Requirements for Breakout Rooms in Teams Before we begin, let’s make sure everything is in place for you to be able to create breakout rooms in your Teams meetings....

Who is Hosting This? is a very simple web service whose sole purpose is to tell you the company that is hosting a website. I really like this because most of the other online web site checking tools simply do not give a clear and concise answer to this very simple question. I came across this website because I was looking for a for better hosting company, but I first wanted to know what hosting companies some peer sites in my field were using, such as HowToGeek, Labnol....

There are certain tips and tricks you can use to find suitable hashtags for your content, and we will be going over these in this guide. We’ll offer two solid strategies for finding hashtags and some general guidance on making sure the tags you find are effective. Tips on Instagram Hashtags – Rules to Stick By Before we begin, there are three rules you must stick by when using Instagram hashtags....

It’s possible a third-party app, a system glitch, or a faulty sensor is causing your phone not to recognize the movement. Luckily, you have several ways to potentially get around this issue on your phone. Fix Auto-Rotate Issues by Restarting Your Android Phone An easy way to fix most issues on your Android phone is to reboot your phone. When you do this, your phone clears various temporary files, some of which may be causing your phone’s screen not to automatically rotate....

In practice, this means the Xbox can’t launch a digital game or application. You’ll often see it appear with an error message that says, “Something went wrong. Give it another try. If this happens again, visit xbox.com/errorhelp and enter the following code: 0x97e107df.” The good news is that there are steps you can take to correct the problem. Check Xbox Live Service Status The first step you should take is to ensure the problem isn’t on your end....

If Zoom keeps crashing when you’re trying to host or join an important conference call, it can be frustrating. According to user reports, Zoom typically experiences lags when you’re trying to join a meeting or during screen sharing. We put together a list of possible troubleshooting solutions that should help you fix Zoom crashing and freezing. On this list, you’ll find troubleshooting tips for all the devices, including smartphones (Android, iOS), and desktops (Windows, macOS)....

The second option is to download the video from YouTube and then insert it as a movie file into PowerPoint. This is harder process because you’re going to have to find a website or tool to download the videos, which is not something YouTube officials supports, except for downloading your own videos. Then you’ll have to convert the files to AVI or WMV because PowerPoint doesn’t support the default format that YouTube videos are encoded in....

People have been inverting the colors in photographs ever since photography was discovered. But back then, color inversion meant working with various chemicals and film negatives in a dark room. Today with digital photography and the technology available, it is much easier to invert the colors. In this article, we’ll look at several color inversion methods. You’ll learn to invert an image’s colors using Photoshop, online web tools, and phone apps....

Choosing the perfect lineup of players that will provide the right amount of points to help stomp our opponent into the ground, is what Sundays were meant for. The subsequent trash talking for a full week until the next online battle is just icing on the cake. For those who have never given fantasy football a chance, joining a fantasy football league may seem like a pointless endeavor. Who cares about a fantasy team when it’s really all about the favorite or home team?...

In this article, we’ll explain how you can play games on Facebook and what kinds of games are available. Can You Play Games on Facebook Messenger? Facebook Messenger games used to be accessible via a game controller icon hidden inside chats in the Facebook messaging app. These games could be played as embedded apps or via video calls in Messenger Rooms. In the latest version, games are found via the Facebook website or Facebook app (rather than the Facebook Messenger app)....

It’s now over 20 years since its 1997 release, and you might get the itch to play GoldenEye 007 with your friends once more. Did you know there is a free version of the GoldenEye 007 multiplayer, known as GoldenEye: Source? Here’s how you play James Bond GoldenEye: Source online right now—and whether it is better than the N64 original. What Is James Bond GoldenEye: Source? Way back in 2005, Team GoldenEye: Source began development of a total overhaul mod for GoldenEye 007....

Even if you have a new version of Windows Media Player, there’s no guarantee that you still won’t be encountering problems. Your file may load but you may only hear the audio and the video will not be visible. In this post, let’s look at how you can use Windows Media Player to play MKV files. We’ll also talk about some alternatives for playing MKV files in Windows. It’s worth noting that MKV (Matroska Video) files are a container format for multimedia and not any kind of compression format....

On Steam, you have the ability to submit a refund request if you feel like you don’t want to keep a game you bought. There are some things you need to know, however, if you want a refund through Steam. If you don’t know how to get a refund on Steam, here’s everything you need to know. When You Can Request a Refund on Steam There are some qualifications you need to meet before you can expect a refund from Steam....

Unfortunately, all of the benefits of digital video storage are lost when a file becomes corrupted and won’t open. There are ways to repair and play damaged or corrupt video files, however, and this article should help you recover your data. One of the odd quirks of fixing corrupted video is that not all techniques to repair a video file work all of the time. Don’t be disheartened if one of the methods in this article doesn’t work the first time!...