First, make sure you have second screen notifications enabled on your Fire TV. To do that, head to Settings > Display & Sounds > Second Screen Notifications and make sure it’s switched to On. The movie or TV show will start playing on your Fire TV, and then your tablet turns into the second screen experience. You will get a full screen of IMDB data where you can look at the cast and characters currently in a scene, find out other shows an actor has been in, learn interesting trivia, and more....

Venmo: The Appeal As previously noted, Venmo has set itself apart from other banking services is by offering social networking interaction. At the heart of the communication are various “news feeds,” which let others know when you make a transaction (and to who) without the payment amount. There are three news feeds in Venmo, worldwide, friends-only, and personal. The first and second feeds are similar in that you can react to transactions from others using a “like” or comment, just as you can on regular social networking services....

Vine for Android Vine for Android is finally available. The Twitter-owned app allows you to create short looping videos and upload them to the microblogging service. We wrote about the app when it came out for the iPhone, and now here’s a look at the Android version. After the app is installed, you can go ahead and sign in with Twitter or create an account. Once signed in, you should probably start searching for some friends already using Vine, as creating small videos doesn’t seem too much fun if nobody’s watching....

The YouTube stream was widely to advertise Virgin America’s in-flight WiFi system, GoGo. They now offer it on every plane, but unfortunately it isn’t free. They expect you to pay at least $10 for internet no matter how short your flight is and it becomes even more costly on long flights. Last year however, Virgin America teamed up with Google again and offered Free WiFi across nearly every national airport and all of their flights during the Holiday season....

I contacted Google about it and their official response was “I’m sorry to tell you that we cannot assist you with this problem since you don’t own that domain anymore.” Fair enough. After all, I let the domain expire, thereby letting someone else buy it, and in doing so, I let them commandeer my old Gmail account, Google Docs account, and any other third-party web service I may have used Google authentication to log into....

What Does “LMAO” Mean? The term means “laughing my ass off,” and it’s typically seen in messaging apps such as Telegram, Messages, WhatsApp, and on social networks like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The abbreviation is almost certainly limited to use with family and friends and not in the workplace. It’s used as a reaction to something said by someone else in a text or social network and is textspeak for “that was funny” or “that really made me laugh....

macOS Activity Monitor The somewhat hidden Activity Monitor shows what’s currently running on your Mac. Better still, it shows in graphical form which programs and processes are affecting your Mac’s performance. You can find the Activity Monitor through Spotlight or the Go menu for Finder under Utilities. The Activity Monitor is located by clicking Go on the Finder menu bar in the Applications folder under Utilities. Included in the tool are three tabs: CPU, Memory, Energy, Disk, and Network....

There is a small chance that dllhost.exe could get infected by a virus. However, if your computer is up to date with all of the latest security patches from Windows Update and you have an anti-virus installed such as Microsoft Security Essentials then it’s highly unlikely that you’ll have any problems with infection. What is COM+? To understand what dllhost.exe does, you need to understand what the COM+ Service is....

Where did seaport.exe come from? A few weeks ago Microsoft launched the official version of Windows Live Essentials 2011. Seaport.exe comes packed in with the Live Essentials suite and it is automatically installed along with ANY single program from the package. If you picked up the official version or one of the later beta versions then you likely will have seaport.exe running on your computer. The process is safe, and we’ll look at the details below....

At the end of the day, do you shut down your computer or use some variation of Hibernate and Sleep Mode? In making this decision what usually comes to mind is what will happen the next time you get on the computer. While sleep is incredibly fast, it drains a small amount of power. Hibernate, while similar to sleep, is seldom used because of the amount of time it takes to start....

When using your Windows PC, you might get a Wi-Fi configuration error. Fixing the “Wi-Fi Doesn’t Have a Valid IP Configuration” error, in particular, can be difficult. The error happens when your PC fails to secure a functioning IP address over Wi-Fi. Luckily, we have some solutions you can try to get rid of the error and return your wireless connection to a working state. Restart Your PC and Router You know the drill; if you call your ISP tech support, they will ask you to restart your network hardware....

— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) July 24, 2015 Since releasing the so called “RTM build” Microsoft has followed that up with three additional updates for the OS. These updates include a security update, and emergency patch that affected all versions of Windows, and another update three days ago. This latest updates include (KB3074679) which is the main one being reported, and I also received (KB3074686) which is a cumulative security update, and contains “non–security-related changes to enhance the functionality of Windows 10”....

Windows 10 Mobile Build 10136 The main story here is that this build is much more stable than the previous one and there are several tweaks and refinements to the UI. Microsoft’s Gabe Aul wrote that “There are far too many subtle changes in the UX to cover.” Microsoft’s last version of Windows 10 for phones, build 10080, was horribly bug infested. I had it installed on my Lumia 635, and it was so bad, half of the features never worked....

The short video below shows what happened during the live broadcast. Personally, I think the meteorologist did an excellent job of dealing with the situation, but tech geeks it’s humorous situation. The Windows 10 Upgrade Nag Isn’t Always Funny While the video above makes for a nice live news blooper, it’s not funny to a lot of people still running Windows 7 and always getting this update nag screen. Microsoft has been quite aggressive with its push to get everyone on Windows 10 as soon as possible....

During a briefing and demo session with Pocket-lint, Janelle Poole, director of public relations of the Windows Business Group, has suggested that an October release date is quite possible for the new OS. She said that Windows releases happen about once every three years, and October marks three years since Windows 7, the company’s latest OS has been released. Still, she made sure to add that Microsoft is hitting one milestone at a time, with the next one being the public beta in February....

Note: This update is for members of the Windows Phone Developer Preview program. If want to become a member, check out our article on how to join the Developer Preview program. Windows Phone 8.1 Update 8.10.14219.341 On the heels of Microsoft announcing the availability of Cortana (preview) for Windows Phone users in France, Italy, Germany, and Spain, the company also rolled out the a new 8.10.14219.341 update. As usual, just head to Settings > Phone Updates and grab the latest update....

Windows RT is the new (metro, modern) Tile interface found in Windows 8. It’s a whole different world folks, and Microsoft isn’t turning back. This is important to keep in mind if you’re considering purchasing a new computer. Definitely make sure it has the correct version of Windows that you need to get things done. RT is currently limited in a lot of ways when it comes to running desktop applications....

Why Pay for DVD Ripper Software? Okay, let’s cut to the chase: Handbrake exists. It’s open-source, and it works for a lot of your DVDs. So, why would you pay for DVD ripping software? Because you want something that’s going to work for all your DVDs. Yes, I’m talking about the Disney ones. How Come I Can’t Watch Disney DVDs on My Computer? Disney movies on DVD, as you probably know, have some pretty sophisticated DRM (digital rights management) technology....

First, open the Windows Home Server Console and set up Media Library Sharing. Click Settings then Media Sharing. Select the media types (Music, Photos and Videos) you want to share. Click OK. Next, power on your Xbox Console and verify it’s connected to your network. Wireless or Ethernet will work, but for best performance I recommend you plug in the Ethernet cable. From the main menu, select My Video Apps....

According to Apple, there’s Feature-Specific Requirements for some of the features in Mountain Lion. AirPlay Mirroring works with only the following Macs. Seriously? My Mac barely missed the cut for this groovy new feature in OS X Mountain Lion. Rather than worry about purchasing new hardware, as I’m sure Apple wants, I started a search for a third party alternative. I found a great program called AirParrot (Link Below) that fills the AirPlay Mirroring void....