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This has been in testing for a while, centralizing a single launch area for games from the Microsoft Store, Xbox Game Pass, Steam, Activision-Blizzard's Battle.net, and GOG. Games are automatically added to the Xbox app's "My Library" area upon installation. Fortnite on the Epic Games Store also makes an appearance on the Xbox Wire story (spotted by The Verge).
The update is live on my PC, and indeed, I'm seeing a bunch of games on my system in it. Just so many games. Getting info from Steam seems to be a little hit and miss—several of them are showing a missing logo or a generic one, like the Unity logo for a demo.
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In a blog post from yesterday, Spotify announced that it's taking things even further by expanding the features available to free users. Such features include direct playback of specific songs on demand, which previously only allowed you to listen to random "similar" songs.
Spotify is calling this "Pick & Play," which only Premium users could do up until now. Spotify is also wrapping it together with what it calls "Search & Play" (find and instantly play the song you want) and "Share & Play" (share a track with someone, who can instantly listen to it).
All of these ways to listen to specific songs on demand are now available to free users. Spotify also wants you to know that you can create your own playlists and listen to Spotify's expert-curated playlists for free. You can also personalize your playlist covers and find new songs curated to your musical tastes with the special Discover Weekly playlist.
All of this without any restrictions?
It isn't clear from the blog post itself whether on-demand playback of specific songs is unlimited. Li
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However, given the right environment, the computer can also be started in other ways: from CD/DVD, via the network and from external data carriers such as USB flash drives. Because flash drives are most important for external booting, our guide focuses on this scenario.
In principle, however, the explanations also apply to other connected storage, such as larger USB hard drives, internal data carriers that are connected via USB cable or adapter, and inserted SD and micro SD cards.
Why boot Windows from a flash drive?
If the PC usually starts with Windows from the hard drive, the question is justified as to why you should boot from a USB stick.
In some cases there are good or even compelling reasons for this. For example, if you bought the computer without Windows, you have to install the operating system first. This can be done easily, quickly and flexibly from a flash drive with customizations. Or if Microsoft's operating system no longer starts even in safe mode, you can of course reinstall it.
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Available starting today, the Wyze Palm Lock isn't the first smart lock capable of the palm-reading trick; recent locks from Eufy, TP-Link's Tapo brand, TCL, and Phillips can do the same thing.
What sets the Wyze Palm Lock apart is (unsurprisingly for Wyze, a company known for its budget-friendly devices) the price: just $129.99, versus $200 for the TCL D1 Pro Palm Vein Smart Lock and a whopping $399 for the Eufy FamiLock S3 Max (which, to be fair, is a smart lock with an embedded video doorbell).
As with other palm-reading smart locks of its type, the Wi-Fi-enabled Wyze Palm Lock verifies your identity by scanning the unique pattern of veins beneath the surface of your palm. Such palm-based biometrics are said to be faster and more accurate than more typical fingerprint scans, and even better, a wave of your palm will do; in other words, you don't have to touch anything to unlock the door. All biometric data is stored locally rather than in the cloud.
Don't want to use the palm reader, or need to grant access to someone without enrolling their palm? An illuminated keypad stores up to 50 unique access codes, and there's also a standard keyhole protected by a slide-down damping cover (keys are included).
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