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How to turn on Bluetooth on a Chromebook

Chromebooks have grown in popularity as schools shift toward technology-based and distance learning programs. Additionally, more people are looking for easy, portable devices with which they can work from home. Wireless connections like Bluetooth have also become a much more popular form of connectivity, giving users the ability to connect nearly any device free of pesky cables. Bluetooth is one of the easiest ways to make these devices even more portable. Here’s how you can turn on Bluetooth and connect Bluetooth devices on a Chromebook. How to turn on Bluetooth

PGL Stockholm CS:GO Major looking more likely with Sweden planning to lift COVID restrictions before October

A huge step toward the first CS:GO Major in over two years has been made. The Swedish government announced today that COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted at the end of the month. With the restrictions getting lifted comes some serious momentum toward the idea of PGL Stockholm going ahead as planned in October. Sweden is removing the restriction on the number of people allowed at both public and private events, as well as the recommendation to work from home, beginning Sept. 29. The PGL Stockholm Major was announced in January,

Gen.G, Eastern Michigan University, University Of Kentucky Launch Work From Home: The NetWORK For Professional Development In Gaming/Esports

YPSILANTI, Mich., April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Global esports organization Gen.G and its partners Eastern Michigan University, and the University of Kentucky (UK) announced plans today to launch its first ever Work From Home: The NetWORK, a conference designed to provide professional development in esports and gaming.  Scheduled for April 10-11, 2021 virtually, the two-day event will offer panels, content and tournaments led by esports professionals, content creators, esports front office executives and collegiate players and coaches, and will be streamed live on twitch.tv/gengesports. Continue Reading GEN.G, EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY

Parsec Raises $25M to Ensure You Can Connect to Any Computer in the World Remotely

Remote working has become the new normal but for some professions, having access to the powerful computing systems found at the office is difficult to replicate.  Parsec is a platform that allows users to remotely access virtual machines and their powerful PCs from any device without any noticeable latency.  The company got its start in gaming, where it was popular with gamers that wanted to play on the go, but since the pandemic, the technology is being used by animators, game developers, engineers, or anyone that needs enhanced processing power

Square Enix Shifts to Permanent Work From Home

Square Enix plans to enable a permanent work-from-home program starting in December. | Chesnot/Getty ImagesGame developer and publisher Square Enix will offer employees a work-from-home option permanently, the company announced Wednesday.Rather than utilizing work from home solely as a means of preventing infections during the current pandemic, the Company will establish it as a permanent and core program among the working styles it accommodates," reads the announcement. "In so doing, the Company hopes not only to create a flexible and diverse working environment, but also to further bolster productivity and

Netflix CEO Doesn’t See Any Positives To Working From Home

While the COVID-19 pandemic has seen many companies, including Netflix, transition to allowing employees to work from home full time, Netflix founder Reed Hastings isn't a fan. While Netflix's work from home arrangements will continue as long as necessary to keep its employees safe from COVID-19, Hastings has said he sees no benefit to the practice.In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Hastings was asked whether he saw any positives to staff working from home. "No. I don't see any positives," he said, "Not being able to get together

Why I Just Spent $500 on a VR Headset

Plug me in: I want lightsabers! And something more…Image by Jazna Rossi from PixabayI don’t normally acquire. It prigs my financial and counter-consumerist conscience too much.But I’m no monk. I make exceptions from time to time. Especially when there’s the chance to play with lightsabers in virutal reality.So I just dropped $500 on an Oculus Quest VR headset.My hopes are high for joyful play, and something more impactful.The Joy of Lightsabers, Robots and Bullet TimeI’m lucky enough to have already had some gaming experiences in VR.Every time I’ve put on

Popularity Of Online Slots Among Young Adults Explained

Share... Facebook Twitter Linkedin Reddit StumbleUpon Tumblr Print email The internet has made our lives easier; we can now sign up for services and manage our finances without leaving the house. We can pay our bills and shop online and have our goods delivered to our doors. Furthermore, people can work from home and keep in touch with friends and family through social media. Most of the population uses the Internet but, when it comes to accessing entertainment online, it is mostly young crowds that browse the net looking for

The Long Dark dev diary shares upcoming survival, story, & mod support updates

Hinterland Games has been hard at work on The Long Dark even in lockdown and shared a lengthy dev diary about upcoming survival, story, and mod content for the game. The COVID-19 coronavirus may have disrupted most of the game industry, but folks big and small are still moving forward. Hinterland Games in particular has put in several large efforts on their survival game, The Long Dark, in the wake of the pandemic and just released a dev diary speaking to upcoming content for the game, despite work from home

Halo Master Chief Collection Devs Talk About Working From Home, Updates On Their Progress

Bringing the Master Chief Collection (MCC) to PC is a big undertaking--with two games live and needing support, and three games still to be released, the team has a big job ahead of them. This is only complicated by the added need to work from home, but a new dev blog shows that the MCC team is taking this well in stride.The new post showcases some of the team's home offices as they work to bring the MCC to PC, with setups ranging from a backyard farm with multiple goats