One of the most beloved, endearing Christmas movies of all time is the John Hughes and Chris Columbus classic Home Alone. Despite its release nearly 30 years ago, it’s still a film that young audiences enjoy, and one that adults who grew up watching on just about every holiday still remember fondly and quote to this day. Indeed, much like Miracle on 34th Street and A Christmas Story, this is one film that’s become synonymous with the holidays....

HomeKit Weekly is a series focused on smart home accessories, automation tips and tricks, and everything to do with Apple’s smart home framework. Fresh off of WWDC 2018, this week we’re looking at HomeKit’s debut on the Mac through macOS Mojave. Coming later this fall, macOS 10.14 includes a version of Apple’s Home app for smart accessory control. Siri on the Mac also learns how to control HomeKit with voice commands....

Houdini & Doyle combines the most unlikely of real-life friendships with The X-Files. It’s almost easy to forget how much of an impact The X-Files made when it debuted in 1993. The show revolved around FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully as they investigate X-Files, which are cases potentially involving the supernatural or extraterrestrial. Episodes were typically split into two categories, with monster of the week tales seeing the duo investigating cases involving creatures, serial killers and so forth....

For Ben Edlund, creator of The Tick, there are certain elements that go into creating the right kind of superhero or villain to fit into the satirical world he’s built over the last 30-plus years. Of the various incarnations the Tick has taken — comic books, an animated series, and two live-action television shows among them — one thing has remained consistent aside from the big blue lug having an unquenchable thirst for justice: he’s always surrounded by a number of charmingly mundane supporting characters, both like and unlike his stalwart sidekick Arthur....

Gone are the days when Instagram users were allowed to share just one photo on one Instagram Story. Today, they can add two or more pictures at a time, which is good news for people who want to upload many of the images they took while on a vacation or a wild adventure! You can indeed use a third-party app to add two pictures on one Instagram Story, but that’s inconvenient and could kill the fun!...

However, there are other reasons to adjust region settings on Windows 11. It allows content such as games, apps, and movies from your region display in the Microsoft Store. You can adjust region settings to display time, date, number, or currency in a different format. Or, you might have made a mistake during the initial setup of Windows 11, and you’re looking to correct it. In this guide, we’ll show you a few methods you can use to adjust the region settings on Windows 11....

The Emulator Bluestacks is a popular software for Windows PCs that lets users run any Android application directly on a Windows PC. It does not support all the applications on the Google Play Store, but it does support most of them. With updates rolling out now and then, we see support for more and more applications. Every Android interface has an IMEI, GUID, and SIM ID. And there is a feature in Bluestacks that does allow you to change them on your device....

In this guide, we will tell you how to Change SKUI on Nokia 7 Plus to Worldwide from Chinese. Usually, Android devices that run Android v8.0 Oreo out-of-the-box can’t switch SKUID without service permission. With SKUID changed to Global you can use Google Apps such as Google Pay. Also, changing the SKUID will enable you to pass the SafetyNet. It will further assist you while flashing recoveries and any modifications. This method was devised by XDA member hikari_calyx....

Wifi is everywhere, and there are many risks associated when you have your own Huawei router. Some hackers can hack your Wi-Fi router and take up all the internet bandwidth you have to offer. Sometimes, the opposite happens when suspicious individuals try to brute force to get into your Huawei router settings. Even if your router is not compromised, it’s always a good idea to change the Wi-Fi name and password just to be sure of future incidents....

Anyone else out there remember iPhone marketing exec Bob Borchers? Well, he’s left Apple now and has just jumped aboard the mobile payments bandwagon.Pretty clear we’re looking at some fast-paced developments in mobile payments, iPhones and more, as Visa and Mastercard face renewed competition. Borchers will join the board of Payfone following the NewYork firm’s $11 million investment round. Borchers, now at Opius Capital, is to join the board, along with RIM’s Kevin Talbot....

The Sanderson sisters of Hocus Pocus are some of the most iconic Halloween witches out there. Their actresses did a great job of making them interesting, comedic, and memorable, so much so that the trio was reunited for a sequel nearly 30 years after the original. The Sanderson sisters are some of Disney’s most badass characters. Winifred, Mary, and Sarah may be more comfortable with the late 1600s, but they take full control in the present-day when they come back to life, thanks to a spell cast upon them 300-odd years ago....

Apple Pay is finally coming to Hong Kong’s Octopus card system after rumors first surfaced last month that it would be part of iOS 13. Octopus cards were rolled out in 1997 and quickly became one of the world’s most successful cash transit cards. Aside from buses, ferries, the subway, and tram, Octopus is accepted nearly everywhere: pharmacies, supermarkets, coffee shops, vending machines, and more. In fact, even though Apple Pay is fast and convenient, it’s still faster just to tap an Octopus card on a payment processor and be on your way....

We’re on the eve of a mysterious Apple announcement, which can only mean one thing: bring on the guess work. Given the framing that it won’t be product related, the safe bet is that Apple will promote a new privacy initiative based on recent company announcements during Consumer Electronics Show week. Yet clues suggest a more interesting announcement around COVID-19 vaccine deployment. Still, the idea of turning Apple Stores into vaccination stations seems chaotic and short reaching to me, but what about the engine that makes Apple Stores and AppleCare operate?...

This is a guide to show you the mechanics of how to set up and get your YouTube channel making money. In How Much do YouTubers Make? – A YouTuber’s Pocket Guide we showed that the most successful YouTubers get paid extremely well. If you could receive 50,000 daily video views, you could expect to receive up to $55,000 per year from your videos. The best earners receive substantially more than that....

With technological advancements in our world today, parents are more inclined to give their children a smartphone at a young age. Mostly, it’s to expose them to educational content on YouTube and other similar platforms. However, parents are now permitting their kids to access social media, including Facebook, that might have content not suitable for them. This article will detail why this age limit is mandated and what you should let your kids know before they use Facebook....

Facebook Messenger is a great instant messaging app provided by Meta. It is used for communicating with family and friends around the world. Using GIFs is a fun way to communicate with people using the Messenger app. There are hundreds of thousands of GIFs to use in everyday conversations. Unfortunately, sometime you might find a GIF keyboard on Messenger. So, how do you add a GIF keyboard to Messenger? Messenger users prefer using a custom GIF keyboard to spice up their chats....

You’re about to find out. Yes, it is possible to use that pretty flowing font that we all loooove and create glowing neon emojis. Read on and discover how to do it. Adding Neon Emojis to Instagram Stories: A Quick Guide Upload or Select a Photo to your Instagram Story Select any photo (or video) which you wish to upload to your Instagram story The Speedy Instagram Cheat Sheet Ready to plan a week’s worth of posts in just 20 minutes?...

What is Night Mode? When the camera on your iPhone, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max detects a low-light situation, it analyzes the available amount of light. It automatically determines the number of frames it needs to create an image. When you tap the shutter button on your iPhone, the camera then takes a series of images. The combination of longer and shorter exposures times allows the camera to select the best parts of a scene from various images, thereby creating the best image possible....

Smartphone has been an important part of an individual’s daily life. It had grown into an only means of communication for many people today. From calls to text messages and other social media, connection smartphone has become a one-stop shop for connecting with people. And the same phone has had a great evolution in case of everything. A ringtone which is a basic thing in phones has also seen the evolution....

One question that pops up a lot in threads for Nintendo Switch is how do you detach or attach the joy-con controllers from the Nintendo Switch. Most people are already aware of the procedure, but if you are someone who is not, then this is the article for you. We will tell you how you can attach or detach the Joy-Con controllers from the Nintendo Switch. The Joy-Con controllers can only be paired with a single device at once....