Streaming Box Showdown: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Chromecast vs. Android TV

Did You Know? Historically, many colleges in the United States required that you demonstrate the ability to swim (since it was considered a necessary life skill) before graduating. While the tradition has waned, there are still schools, such as MIT and Cornell University, that require students to demonstrate swimming proficiency. Geek Trivia The Large Protrusion That Hangs Off A Turkey’s Forehead Is Called A? Snood → Major Caruncle → Beard → Wattle → Advertisement How-To Geek Recommends Running Malwarebytes Alongside Your Antivirus for Maximum Protection Running antivirus is still important, but these days the really active threats are from spyware, adware, crapware, and the worst of all: ransomware. That's where Malwarebytes comes in. Malwarebytes not only protects your computer from malware, but does a better job of cleaning up an infected computer than anything else on the market. And it doesn't just work on PCs — they have a Mac version too. 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Change my Subscription (or unsubscribe) Today's How-To Geek Articles How to Disable the Beeper on the Schlage Connect Smart Lock How to Disable the Window Minimize and Maximize Animations on Windows How to Change Your Twitter Password Streaming Box Showdown: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Chromecast vs. Android TV How to Turn Your Wink Smarthome Into a Security System with Wink Lookout How to Remove Pocket from Firefox Quantum Why I Switched From Chrome to Firefox Quantum How to Share Your Spotify Playlists with Friends (or the World) How to Make Calls and Texts From Your Smartphone Without Cell Service Today's Review Geek Articles Whatever TV You Buy Next, Make It a 4K One The PlayStation 4 Accessories You'll Actually Need Geek Comic Today's Tech Term Reverse Video Reverse Video is a display method that causes a portion of the contents on a screen to appear like a negative/opposite of their regular appearance (i.e. black on white shifts to white on black, etc.). This “highlighting” helps specific characters and/or objects visually stand out versus the other content displayed on a screen. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. Firefox Private Browsing vs. Chrome Incognito: Which is Faster? Firefox Quantam's Private Browsing mode blocks trackers by default. [The Mozilla Blog] Volvo Cars to supply Uber with up to 24,000 self-driving cars The self driving car war is heating up. [Reuters] Google collects Android users' locations even when location services are disabled Sneaky on Google's part, sure, but to be fair most of us are being tracked hundreds of other ways anyway. [Quartz] NoScript Security Suite, now available for Firefox Quantum I know some of you were looking for this... [Add-ons for Firefox] How to Disable the Beeper on the Schlage Connect Smart Lock The Schlage Connect is a great smart lock, but it makes a pretty annoying beeping noise whenever you press a button and lock or unlock it. Here’s how to disable it for good, either on the lock itself or from your phone. Read This Article → How to Disable the Window Minimize and Maximize Animations on Windows Windows normally animates windows whenever you minimize or maximize them. These animations can be disabled, if you like, making windows hide or appear immediately. This option is available on all modern versions of Windows, including Windows 7, 8, and 10. Read This Article → How to Change Your Twitter Password You should use a strong password for every important web service you have. While Twitter may not be up there with Facebook in terms of the personal data connected to your account, you may still use Twitter for important stuff, or have it connected to other accounts. Read This Article → Streaming Box Showdown: Apple TV vs. Roku vs. Amazon Fire TV vs. Chromecast vs. Android TV It’s no secret that “smart” TVs aren’t really that smart. Generally, and a dedicated streaming box or stick is the way to go. There are quite a few to choose from, though, so how do you decide which is the best for your movie-viewing needs? Read This Article → How to Turn Your Wink Smarthome Into a Security System with Wink Lookout Wink’s user interface doesn’t really focus a lot on security like other smarthome platforms do, but that has changed with a new feature added to the Wink app called Lookout. Here’s how to set it up. Read This Article → How to Remove Pocket from Firefox Quantum Firefox Quantum has deep integration with the Pocket read-it-later service, which is now owned by Mozilla. You’ll see a Pocket page action in the address bar, a “View Pocket List” feature in the Library, and recommended articles from Pocket on the new tab page. Firefox offers a way to disable this Pocket integration, but it’s hidden. Read This Article → Why I Switched From Chrome to Firefox Quantum I’ve been using Firefox Quantum non-stop for more than a week now, starting from before its official release. For years, every Firefox release has felt slower than Chrome to me. But Firefox is now a real, speedy, modern option again. Enough so that I’m switching from Chrome back to Firefox. Read This Article → How to Share Your Spotify Playlists with Friends (or the World) Spotify and other streaming services have changed how people listen to music. While playlists were once the preserve of the radio DJ, annual compilation albums like Now That's What I Call Music, or painstakingly put together mixtapes for a crush, now anyone can make one in a few minutes. Read This Article → How to Make Calls and Texts From Your Smartphone Without Cell Service Smartphones have become an integral part of our lives, and carriers know it—so they charge a lot of money for something they know you’re going to pay. But what if I told you that you could use your phone, including calls and texts, with nothing but Wi-Fi? Read This Article → Advertisement How-To Geek Recommends Running Malwarebytes Alongside Your Antivirus for Maximum Protection Running antivirus is still important, but these days the really active threats are from spyware, adware, crapware, and the worst of all: ransomware. That's where Malwarebytes comes in. Malwarebytes not only protects your computer from malware, but does a better job of cleaning up an infected computer than anything else on the market. And it doesn't just work on PCs — they have a Mac version too. Click here to download