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Samsung Announces a Trio of Quantum Dot Monitors

Samsung Announces a Trio of Quantum Dot Monitors

By Jim Tanous • Sep 1, 2016

Quantum Dot technology is currently powering some visually stunning TVs, and now Samsung is set to bring the high color feature to desktop monitors. Three new Quantum Dot monitors will soon hit the market, and they look to be great choices for gaming and up-close movie watching.

Hardware

How to Disable True Tone Display on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro

How to Disable True Tone Display on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro

By Jim Tanous • Apr 1, 2016

The 9.7-inch iPad Pro’s new True Tone Display feature can make colors appear more consistent based on changing ambient light conditions, but it won’t provide absolute color accuracy. If color accuracy is important to your work on the iPad Pro, here’s how to disable True Tone manually.

Mobile

Enable Location Services to Use Night Shift’s ‘Sunset to Sunrise’ Option

Enable Location Services to Use Night Shift’s ‘Sunset to Sunrise’ Option

By Jim Tanous • Mar 29, 2016

Is the automatic Sunset to Sunrise scheduling option missing from Night Shift in iOS 9.3? Your iPhone or iPad’s Location Services settings may be to blame. Here’s how to fix the likely problem and gain access to this useful feature.

Mobile

How to Use Night Shift on Your iPhone and iPad

How to Use Night Shift on Your iPhone and iPad

By Jim Tanous • Mar 21, 2016

iOS 9.3 includes a new feature called Night Shift, which automatically reduces the color temperature of your iPhone or iPad screen as it gets dark, reducing eye strain and possibly helping you sleep. Here’s how to enable Night Shift and some warnings about when you may want to pass on this new feature.

Mobile

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How to Set Custom Resolutions for External Displays in Mac OS X

How to Set Custom Resolutions for External Displays in Mac OS X

By Jim Tanous • Mar 17, 2016

OS X normally handles display resolution and scaling quite well automatically, but those using external displays (particularly third-party displays) may wish to manually select their own resolution. Here’s how you can override OS X’s automatic and limited suggestions and choose any supported resolution for your external monitor.

Mac

How to Move the Dock to a Another Monitor in OS X El Capitan

How to Move the Dock to a Another Monitor in OS X El Capitan

By Jim Tanous • Jan 20, 2016

Recent versions of OS X are much better at handling Mac setups with multiple displays, but many users don’t know that they can further customize their monitor configuration by moving the dock or changing which monitor is set to be the primary display. Here’s how these concepts work in OS X El Capitan.

Mac

How to Manage 4K Display Scaling in Windows 10

How to Manage 4K Display Scaling in Windows 10

By Jim Tanous • Nov 23, 2015

High resolution displays have arrived in force, but before you spend the time and money to upgrade your PC, make sure you understand how Windows 10 handles these 4K monitors, and how you can set a custom scaling percentage to ensure that what you see on the screen is exactly what you expect.

Windows

How to Enable HiDPI Mode in Mac OS X

How to Enable HiDPI Mode in Mac OS X

By Jim Tanous • Aug 20, 2015

Want Retina-like sharpness on your standard definition monitor? Here’s how to get it with HiDPI mode in OS X, although there’s a big caveat that makes this useful only in special circumstances. Read on to find out more.

Mac

A Resolution and Pixel Density Comparison of Apple’s Retina Displays to Date

A Resolution and Pixel Density Comparison of Apple’s Retina Displays to Date

By Jim Tanous • Oct 17, 2014

With Thursday’s unveiling of the new 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K Display, Apple now offers “Retina” quality displays in all product categories: phone, tablet, laptop, and desktop. While the benefit of a Retina display varies greatly depending on the overall size of the panel and distance from the average user’s eyes during use, we were curious about how the new Retina iMac’s display compared to other Retina displays in terms of pixel density.

Hardware

Save Your Eyes and Improve Your Sleep with f.lux for OS X and Windows

Save Your Eyes and Improve Your Sleep with f.lux for OS X and Windows

By Jim Tanous • Oct 15, 2014

The cool, blue light from your computer screen could be straining your eyes and disrupting your normal sleep patterns. Prevent these maladies with f.lux, a free app that automatically adjusts your screen’s color temperature, making it warmer at night, and cooler during the day.

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