Best portable monitor for your Kano Computer

When you’re on the go, the last thing you want to have is an arm that’s so weighed down by heavy objects that you start to wonder whether you’ll survive the trip or not. Thankfully, I travel a lot of the time, so I value portability over everything else. Below you’ll find three monitors, each one having a different look and feature that makes them stand out as being one of the best portable monitors around. Each also will work with your portable Kano Computer.

Ultra-light with low power consumption

The Gechic 1303A 13.3″ Portable Monitor

The Gechic 1303A 13.3 Portable Monitor is amazingly flexible and so easy to set up. With plug-and-play, you won’t need to worry about setting up, and with HDMI included, the power consumption from this monitor is incredibly low. It’s also great for those who love to get creative, as it is easy to attach the monitor to a camera, smartphone, console or other devices.

$190 from Amazon

High quality for a low price

The Elecrow 11.6 Portable Monitor

With built-in speakers and a sturdy, yet slim frame, it’s obvious that this monitor is not one to miss. The Elecrow monitor also includes an 11.6 inch HDMI LED display, a metal rack to mount it on, an HDMI cable, and a power adaptor. It’s also compatible with your game consoles and car monitors.

$128 at Amazon

Versatile in every way

The Lilliput 7-inch LCD Monitor

What it may lack in size, it makes up for with its wide-viewing angles and high definition multimedia interface. The Lilliput may seem too small for some, but it truly is perfect for when you’re on the go. Its screen display is fantastic for taking it outside, so you can see your screen 24/7 with little to no hassle.

$158 at Amazon

Here I’ve provided you with three outstanding portable monitors, all there for you when you want to travel with your Kano Equipment in to. All three are able to fit in a backpack if necessary, and neither is so heavy that you’ll wake up the next day with your arms feeling as though they’re about to drop off. All three are fantastic, but if I had to pick a personal favorite? The The Lilliput 7-inch LCD Monito may look far too small, but its versatility is hard to ignore. It isn’t just made for the Kano, but for everything else too.

Apple Seeds First Beta of macOS Mojave 10.14.2 to Public Beta Testers

Apple today seeded the first beta of an upcoming macOS Mojave 10.14.2 update to its public beta testing group, two days after seeding the beta to developers and a few days after releasing macOS Mojave 10.14.1.

We don’t know what improvements the second update to macOS Mojave might bring, but it is likely to include performance improvements and bug fixes for issues that weren’t able to be addressed in the macOS 10.14.1 update.

Nothing new was discovered in the macOS Mojave 10.14.2 update provided to developers, so this software may be focused on under-the-hood changes that might not be discovered until it’s released. Apple’s release notes only mention an upcoming change requiring TLS certificates issued after October 15 to meet Apple’s Certificate Transparency policy.

macOS 10.14.2 requires that publicly-trusted Transport Layer Security (TLS) server authentication certificates issued after October 15, 2018 meet the Certificate Transparency policy to be evaluated as trusted on Apple platforms.

macOS 10.14.2 follows macOS 10.14.1, an update that introduced Group FaceTime support for chatting with up to 32 people at one time and new emoji characters.

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Eight Hidden macOS Features You Can Access With the Option Key

The Option (⌥) key – or Alt key, depending on your keyboard layout – can be used to unlock all kinds of features hidden in your Mac’s operating system.

Try holding it down next time you access an app’s menu bar options, for instance, and you’ll often see several tweaked actions available to you.

Additional Finder File actions revealed via the Option key
In the Finder File menu shown above, Open becomes Open and Close Window (if you have a file selected in Finder, selecting this opens the file and also closes the Finder window), Close Window becomes Close All, and Move to Trash becomes Delete Immediately, amongst other options.

Below are just some of our favorite uses for the Option key in macOS. Feel free to share any other Option key actions you frequently use in the comments section at the bottom of this article.

Finder View Actions

In Finder’s List view, hold Option and click the triangle next to a folder to expand it, and the contents of any subfolders nested inside will also be revealed.

In Column view, you can also resize all columns in a window by Option-clicking on the column selector.

Menu Bar System Icons

Holding the Option key when you click menu bar system icons often reveals hidden actions. Option-click the Wi-Fi icon for example and you’ll see extensive information on the currently connected network.

Do the same for the volume icon and you’ll be able to change not only the audio output device but the input device, too. Elsewhere, Option-clicking the Time Machine icon will let you Browse Other Backup Disks, and you can also Option-click the Notifications Bar icon to turn it on and off.

Safari Browser

To clear all history including cached website data and cookies, you would select Safari -> Clear History… from the Safari menu bar. If you hold the Option key though, Clear History… becomes Clear History and Keep Website Data.

Hold down the Option key when you click a tab’s close button, and all other tabs will close except for that one. In Safari’s File menu, the Close Tabs option also becomes Close Other Tabs with Option held down.

Preview File Formats

When you come to save or export a file in Preview, Option-click the Format dropdown to get access to several more available file types.

Open Preference Panes

If your Mac’s keyboard has icons printed on some of the functions keys, you can press them to perform special features. For example, pressing the F11/12 keys with speaker icons adjusts the volume.

If you hold down Option when you press one of these keys, this will open the System Preference pane associated with the feature. Option-F11/12 opens the Sound pane, for instance.

Scrollbar Behavior

In the General preference pane, you can select between two forms of scrollbar behavior: Jump to the next page and Jump to the spot that’s clicked.

You can actually switch between the two behaviors on the fly: simply Option-click anywhere in a window’s scrollbar to jump to that location in the open document or webpage.

Force Quit Apps

If an application is acting up, hold down Option and right-click its icon in the Dock to reveal a Force Quit action in the popup menu.

You can also Option-click an app icon to bring its window to the forefront and simultaneously hide another app’s active window.

Resize Windows

When you drag your mouse from one side or corner of a window to resize it, you can hold the Option key to resize the dimensions of the window from its center point instead.

Adjusting from one corner affects all corners with the Option key held

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Blizzard Announces Full-Fledged Diablo Game for Mobile Devices

At today’s Blizzcon event, Blizzard announced the upcoming launch of Diablo Immortal, a full-fledged action RPG that’s set in the Diablo universe.

Developed alongside NetEase, Diablo Immortal takes place between the events of Diablo II and Diablo III. The Worldstone has been shattered and Skarn, Herald of Terror is collecting the shards to resurrect Diablo.

According to designer Wayne Cheng, who spoke about the game in an App Store feature, players will see Westmarch during its golden age and roam through new locations like the Shassar Sea in eastern Kehjistan. Nine outdoor zones will be available at launch, according to Blizzard.

Six classes will be available to play at launch: Barbarian, Wizard, Demon Hunter, Monk, Crusader, and Necromancer, all with a combination of fresh and familiar skills and abilities.

Immortal will expand Diablo’s gameplay into a massive, shared online world. Players can play solo or alongside others, with a public hub available for teaming up for raids, upgrading gear, and crafting items.

Huge news! @Blizzard_Ent is bringing the award-winning Diablo franchise to iOS with Diablo Immortal.

For more on this awesome announcement, click here: https://t.co/aRs9PF9SBf#DiabloImmortal pic.twitter.com/CIRyliOnwC

— App Store (@AppStore) November 2, 2018

“We’ll have dungeon instances – similar to World of Warcraft – that allow you to form groups of four to take on much more difficult challenges,” Cheng said.

There’s no word on PvP gameplay yet, but Blizzard is interested in including such systems to foster a sense of competition and danger from other players.

According to Blizzard, Diablo Immortal is being built from the ground up as a mobile experience, and it will “feel familiar and intuitive” to mobile gamers and those who have previously played Diablo on console.

Blizzard plans to continually add new content to Immortal, evolving the game over time. The company says players can expect a “steady influx” of new story lines, character classes, challenges, and loot.

With just a single input form your thumb you can begin an ability, charge the ability up, aim it and then release to fire off the ability pic.twitter.com/yFwgzvns0d

— Diablo (@Diablo) November 2, 2018

There is no word on when Diablo Immortal is going to launch, with Blizzard planning to provide more details “in the coming months.” Players can pre-register for the game using the Diablo Immortal website.

Blizzard today also announced that it is working on a remastered version of Warcraft III that will come to Mac and Windows.

Blizzard also debuted a new Hearthstone expansion pack and new Overwatch heroes.

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