What is a Fire Stick? Everything You Need to Know about the Streaming Device
So, you want to know what a fire stick is? Well, you’re in the right place. In a nutshell, a fire stick is a streaming …
Electronics
How-to guides and articles to help you with your home electronics, like set-top streaming boxes, smart devices, and more.
How to Pair a Roku Remote: A Step-by-Step Guide
Pairing a Roku remote is a simple process that requires you to locate the pairing button on the remote, press and hold it until the …
How to Pair Firestick Remote: A Step-by-Step Guide
Pairing a Firestick remote is like solving a simple puzzle – it’s easy once you know how to do it. You just need to make …
How to Access Control Center on Apple TV: A Step-by-Step Guide
Accessing the Control Center on your Apple TV is a breeze once you know how. All it takes is a quick click and swipe on …
How to Add a Smart Home Accessory to Your Apple HomeKit: A Step-by-Step Guide
Want to make your home smarter and more convenient? Adding a smart home accessory to your Apple HomeKit is a breeze! All you need is …
How to Pair Headphones with an Apple TV: Step-by-Step Guide
Pairing headphones with your Apple TV can be done in a snap. Just make sure your headphones are in pairing mode and head to the …
Kindle Fire vs iPad Mini: Which Small Tablet Reigns Supreme?
When it comes to choosing between a Kindle Fire and an iPad Mini, it can be tough to decide which one is right for you. …
How to Cancel Comcast
If you have Comcast as a cable service provider, then you may eventually decide to switch to a different provider. Whether this is due to …
How to Change the Brightness on a Roku TV
When you first get a new TV, you might find that the settings aren’t making the picture look as good as it could. Your Roku …
Roku 3 vs. Apple TV
With so many people choosing to forego traditional cable and move to streaming, it’s increasingly common to need a device that can make this possible. …
Roku LT vs. Apple TV
The Apple TV is an excellent device to have in your home if you already have iPhones or iPads, and you want to take advantage …
How to Change the Theme on the Roku 3
The menu screens on your Roku device have some graphics and styles that make them nice to look at. You are likely accustomed to the …
What is a Mac Mini?
Many people are familiar with some of Apple’s product offerings, like the iPhone, iPad, and MacBook Pro, but they sell some other products as well. …
Roku 1 vs. Google Chromecast
Streaming devices like the Roku, Chromecast, Apple TV, and Amazon Fire Stick have become an important part of more and more people’s home theater environment …
How to Watch YouTube on the Roku 3
Longtime Roku owners may have gotten into the habit of using some creative ways to watch YouTybe videos on their TVs, since there was no …
How to Turn Off Menu Clicks on the Roku TV
While some of the feedback sounds that you hear when you are using a digital device can be helpful, these sounds may be grating or …
How to Enable Cloud Storage on Xbox 360
The update to the Xbox 360 Dashboard in December 2011 added a “Cloud Storage” feature that allows you to add saved game files to the …
How to View Remaining Battery Life on Apple Airpods
While the AirPods can last for a few hours on a single charge, you might be planning to use them for a long time. This …
Roku Express Review
There are a lot of options available now that let you stream movies and TV shows to your television. With many people opting to cut …
5 Things to Know Before You Buy an Amazon Fire TV Stick (2023 Update)
When you want to be able to stream TV shows and movies to a TV or display that doesn’t have its own apps, then you …
How to Delete Apps on Firestick (6 Quick Steps)
Your Amazon Fire TV Stick has a lot of different channels, apps, and games that you can install. It’s a pretty diverse ecosystem of content, …
Guide to Changing Firestick Name from an iPhone
As you start to add more Amazon devices to your Alexa app, you will discover that the default names aren’t ideal. This is even more …
How Does Netflix Streaming Work?
Netflix is a massive company that has become synonymous with video streaming. You are able to create a Netlfix account and use it on all …
How to Turn Off the Screensaver on an Amazon Fire TV Stick
If you don’t press any buttons or navigate with the remote control, your Amazon Fire TV Stick will start to display a screensaver. A lot …
What is the Bell Symbol on My Amazon Fire TV Stick?
If you are using your Amazon Fire TV Stick to stream movies or TV shows and you see a bell icon appear at the top …
How to Sign Out of an Amazon Account on an Amazon Fire TV Stick
It’s pretty common for multiple people in a household, or several family members, to have their own Amazon accounts. This can make things a little …
How to Enable Sideloading on the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K
While the Amazon fire TV Stick is a good choice for anyone that wants to be able to stream content to their television easily, it …
How to Use a Logitech Bluetooth Keyboard with the Apple TV
Your Apple TV has Bluetooth functionality which means that you can connect some accessories to it. While this might include things like headphones, it also …
Helpful Accessories for Your New Laptop
When you first purchase a computer it can be exciting to set it up and start browsing the Internet, working, or playing games. But many …
How to Sign Out of Amazon Prime on Roku 3
The Amazon Prime subscription gives you free shipping, but it also provides a number of other features. One of these is a subscription to the …
How Do I Find My WiFi Password?
A lot of homes and businesses will have wireless, or WiFi networks, that people can use to connect to the Internet. If you have one …
How to Edit Temperature Presets on Nest Thermostat
Once you go through the process of buying and installing the Nest Thermostat you are probably excited to take advantage of the features that it …
How to Turn Off Nintendo Switch Sleep Mode
The battery life on the Nintendo Switch is pretty good, and it’s likely that you can play it for several hours before you need to …
How to Delete a Channel on a Roku TV
All of the channels on Roku are found in the Roku channel store, and are one of the best reasons to use a Roku device …
How to Disable the Apple TV Screensaver
Many set-top streaming devices have some kind of screensaver to help prevent an image from burning into the screen if it’s left on for too …
What File Format is My USB Flash Drive?
If you aren’t able to access the storage space of a USB flash drive then it can be frustrating to troubleshoot the problem. If you …
How to Record Video With the Nikon D3200
The Nikon D3200 is a very capable camera with a ton of options. Even if you only bought it to take pictures, it may become …
How to Disable the Screensaver on a Roku TV
Your Roku TV has many of the features that you would find on other smart TVs, as well as having most of the features that …
How to Use a Photo from Your iPhone as Your Echo Show Background
The Echo Show is a very handy device, and you may find that you are looking at and using it pretty frequently. But the current …
How to Turn Off Interest Based Ads on the Amazon Fire Stick
Your Amazon Firestick can let you watch a lot of video content from a number of different streaming services. But you may be seeing some …
How to Turn Off Navigation Sounds on the Amazon Fire Stick
The steps in this guide will show you how to change a setting on your Amazon Fire TV Stick that will disable the sounds that …
How to Enable Automatic Updates for Amazon Fire Stick Apps
The steps in this guide are going to show you how to change a setting on your Amazon Fire TV Stick so that your installed …
How to Restart the Amazon Fire TV Stick
Your Amazon Fire TV Stick, much like your computer or your phone, is an electronic device that runs an operating system. And, just like those …
How to Hide Chat in Twitch on an Amazon Fire TV
The steps in this guide will show you how to hide the chat column that appears at the right side of the screen when you …
How to Use Private Listening Mode in the Roku App
The Roku app that you can download on your iPhone allows you to control your Roku device when you are connected to the same wireless …
How to Make Your TV Automatically Switch to Your Roku Premiere Plus
Depending on the number of devices that you have connected to your TV and the method that you use to manage them, it’s possible that …
How to Enable Device Connect on the Roku Premiere Plus
Your Roku Premiere Plus has a ton of available channels that make it easy for you to watch almost any kind of content that you …
How to Reboot Roku Premiere Plus
Many of the electronics in your home can be left on for an extended period of time. The Roku Premiere Plus is one such device …
How to Enable Closed Captions on the Roku Premiere Plus
Closed captions are an important part of the viewing experience for people with hearing problems. By displaying the video dialogue, as well as information about …
How to Rename an Input on a Roku TV
When you purchase a Roku TV and start using it, the interface that you see when you turn it on is the standard Roku interface. …
How to Reserve an IP Address on a Netgear N600
Do you have a device that is accessed by other network computers via IP address? This is helpful when other folder sharing options aren’t working, …
How to Turn Off the Audio Notification on an Echo Dot
The Echo Dot is a fun, inexpensive device that lets you do a lot of different things. One of its features is the ability to …
How to Turn Your Mobile into a Portable Arcade
In case you didn’t already know, smartphones are more than just a device capable of connecting you to family and friends. Through a combination of clever technology and the power of the Internet, you can now use your phone to connect to a world of information and entertainment. In fact, thanks to the increased efficiency of these devices, more people are using their smartphones for things other than communication than ever before.
Technology in Sport: Positive or Negative?
Since the invention of the World Wide Web at the end of the 1980s, technology has quickly become a key component of everyday life. In …
Virtual Reality: Success Built Upon Live Gameplay Infrastructure
Virtual reality is one of those buzzwords that has evolved from having relevance to the realm of science fiction to representing one of the major …
5 Things to Know Before You Buy an Apple TV
The Apple TV is a set-top box that you connect to your TV to stream video from iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, and more. The device connects to …
How to Use Airplay to View an iPhone Picture With Your Apple TV
If you have an iPhone, an Apple TV, and a wireless network, then you have the ability to view iPhone pictures on your TV. This …
5 Things to Know Before You Buy an Amazon Echo
Voice search and voice-control are becoming more and more popular, and the services and products that feature it are improving every day. The Amazon Echo, …
How to Open and Close Your Garage From Your iPhone With the Chamberlain MyQ Garage
Chamberlain is well-known as one of the largest manufacturers of garage door openers and associated peripherals, but they also have an interesting product called the …
How to Remove the HBO Now Channel from the Roku 3
HBO Now is a long-awaited service that allows you to watch HBO shows and movies without also having an HBO subscription with your cable TV …
How to Reinstall the Netflix Channel on a Roku 3
Occasionally you might find that the Netflix channel on your Roku is not working correctly. Whether there is an issue with the subtitles or videos …
How to Factory Reset a Roku 3
If you are preparing to return your Roku 3 or give it to someone else as a gift, then you might be concerned about them …
How to Set a Clock as the Screensaver on a Roku 3
If you have ever left your Roku 3 and your TV on for a few minutes after you have stopped watching something, then you probably …
How to Restart a Roku 3
The Roku 3 is meant to stay turned on once you have completed the initial device setup. After a certain period of inactivity, the device …
Roku 2 (4210R) vs Roku 3 (4230R)
In early April 2015, Roku updated some of their products. Two of the updated products include the Roku 2 and the Roku 3. The updated …
How to Remove the Movie and TV Store from the Roku 3 Home Screen
The Roku 3 has options for a Movie Store and a TV Store that allow you to purchase or rent videos from their M-G0 service. …
How to Update the Roku 1
Like many other electronic devices and computers, the Roku 1 will periodically need to update itself in order to fix problems or add new features. …
What Cables Do I Need for a Roku 3?
If you have recently bought, or are considering buying a Roku 3, then you are probably trying to figure out what other expenses you will …
Amazon Fire TV Stick vs. Google Chromecast
Set-top streaming boxes have grown exponentially in popularity as services like Netflix and Hulu Plus have gained more traction. Initially, this was a market dominated …
Roku 3 Vs. Amazon Fire TV
Internet streaming video devices like the Roku, Apple TV, and the Amazon Fire TV are increasing in popularity as more and more people subscribe to …
How to Adjust Video Frame Rate for Video on the Nikon D3200
The Nikon D3200 has an impressive menu of settings that you can adjust to help you get the best possible pictures. But it can also be …
Is Cutting the Cable Cord the Right Decision for You?
Cable TV is expensive, and people who are looking to reduce their budget often see it as a large expense that they wish they could …
How to Watch Yahoo Screen on an Apple TV
The Yahoo Screen app is available for a number of devices, including the Apple TV. Watching content from Yahoo Screen is similar to many of …
How to Listen to Spotify on the Apple TV
Spotify is an amazing music service that is growing in popularity, and can be used on a number of different devices. But if you want …
How to Restore the Apple TV to Factory Settings
The Apple TV can quickly become a focal piece of your home entertainment, so it is frustrating if something on it is not working properly. …
How to Use Voice Search on the Amazon Fire TV
The Amazon Fire TV is Amazon’s entry into the streaming device market, and it offers a level of performance that no other similar device can …
Google Chromecast vs. Roku 3500R Streaming Stick
The Google Chromecast and the Roku Streaming Stick (3500R) are two products whose many similarities will force people to decide between them. Both are very …
Roku 3500R Streaming Stick Review
Figuring out the best way to watch streaming video content on your TV seems to get more and more difficult each year. There are tons …
How to Connect to a Wireless Network with the Apple TV
When you initially set up your Apple TV, part of the setup process involved connecting to a wireless network. But if you get a new …
How to Delete Files on a Flash Drive
Flash drives are a simple solution for transferring or sharing large files between multiple computers. But few people will immediately delete files from their flash …
How to Restart the Apple TV
Most electronics cannot go forever without needing to be restarted. Processes get stuck, updates don’t install correctly, and sometimes they just need to be refreshed. …
How Do You Eject a Flash Drive in Windows 7?
Flash drives are tiny, portable file storage systems that are meant to be shared between multiple computers. You simply copy files from one computer to …
How to Block Purchases and Rentals on the Apple TV
Most of Apple’s devices, including the Apple TV, make it very simple for you to purchase songs, movies or TV show episodes. This convenience is …
How to Put Files on a Flash Drive
If you work on multiple computers, or if you need to take files to another location to have them printed, then it’s important to be …
How to Check Ink Levels on the HP Officejet 6700
Printers run out of ink pretty quickly, and it is always helpful to know if you are low on ink and are about to start …
What is the Cheapest Way to Watch Netflix on a TV?
Netflix’s popularity continues to grow every day, and there are a ton of great movies and TV shows that you can watch when you subscribe …
How to Connect the Brother MFC-J4510DW to a Wireless Network
Printer technology has advanced a lot over the past few years, to the point where you don’t actually need to physically connect your printer to …
Cheaper Alternatives to the Apple TV
The Apple TV is part of a class of electronic devices called set-top streaming boxes. These are devices that you can connect to your TV …
How to Sign Out of Netflix on the Roku 3
Having control over the movies and TV shows in your Netflix Instant list is an easy way to make sure that you can quickly find …
How to Stop the Apple TV from Going to Sleep
Set-top streaming boxes, such as the Apple TV, are devices that are always connected to your TV. They allow you to stream videos from the …
How to Update the Apple TV
The Apple TV, like most other electronics devices, includes software that allows you to control what is happening on the device. As new bugs or …
How Does the Google Chromecast Work?
The Google Chromecast is an electronic device that allows you to stream video from the Internet to your TV. It is similar in function to …
Can I Connect a Roku 3 to a TV Without HDMI?
The Roku 3 is a really interesting device. It connects to your TV and the Internet and allows you to watch streaming digital videos on …
How to View iPhone Pictures on Your Roku
One of the best parts about using a Roku is the remote. It’s small, functional and easy to use. But there is also a Roku …
Is a Roku Wireless?
There are many different models of Roku devices available, and they all serve the function of connecting to the Internet so that you can stream …
Does a Roku Work With Old TVs?
If you’ve been thinking about purchasing a Roku model so that you can stream video from the Internet to your television, then you already know …
What to Know Before You Buy a Roku
When you are considering a device to connect to your TV so that you can stream video content, then then you’ve probably had some recommendations …
What is a Set-Top Streaming Box?
The Internet has changed the way that we consume media like music and movies. Fewer and fewer people are relying on physical CDs, DVDs, and …
How to Watch HBO Go on the Chromecast
The Chromecast is still only a few months old at the time of this writing, but we are already starting to see the potential that …
What is the Google Chromecast?
There is an increasingly popular category of electronics called set-top streaming boxes that are going to be among the most purchased electronics for years to …