How to Play Local Video and Music Files on Your PlayStation 4

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Read This Article → How to Play Local Video and Music Files on Your PlayStation 4 Like the Roku and Chromecast, Sony’s PlayStation 4 can play video and music files from a USB drive or another computer on your network. Your PS4 can even play local music files in the background while you play a game. Read This Article → How to Maximize Your Kindle’s Battery (and Really Get a Month of Reading) Amazon advertises that their ebook readers only need to be charged once a month, but heavy readers will probably find that they need charge more often. Not anymore: read on as we show you how to blaze through your book collection without constant recharging. Read This Article → How to Fix the Green Tint in the Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition Blu-Ray The Lord of the Rings is easily my favorite movie of all time. (Which one, you ask? All three, obviously.) But the latest Blu-Ray collection has one glaring problem. 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Read This Article → How to Fix the “Disabled by Company Policy” or “Managed by Your Organization” Message in Windows 10 Windows 10 has an awful lot of options in its new Settings app, but from time to time, you may encounter a setting that’s grayed out, with the message “disabled by company policy” or “Some settings are managed by your organization”. Here are a few reasons that may be happening. Read This Article → How to Track Your Steps With Just an iPhone or Android Phone You don’t need a smartwatch, fitness band, or pedometer to track your steps. Your phone can track how many steps you take and how far you walk all by itself, assuming you just carry it with you in your pocket. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Big Data for Dummies (Free for a limited time!) Usually $19.99 Find the right big data solution for your business or organization. Big Data For Dummies cuts through the confusion and helps you take charge of big data solutions for your organization. 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