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در سالهای اخیر ، کپکام سری Resident Evil را که یک بار پرتلاش بود ، دوباره زنده کرده است. ناشر با راه اندازی مجدد نرم افزار (Resident Evil 7) و دو بازسازی مجلل (Resident Evil 2 و Resident Evil 3) آهنگ خود را پیدا کرد. اکنون ، Capcom این موفقیت ها را با Resident Evil Village 59.99 دلاری دنبال می کند ، یک بازی رایانه ای که به طرز ماهرانه ای قدیمی و جدید را با هم مخلوط می کند. Resident Evil Village یک پیگیری مستقیم از Resident Evil 7 است که داستان ایتان وینترز را با رها کردن او در یک مکان جدید ، ادامه می دهد. دهکده ای مشهور در یک کشور خیالی در اروپای شرقی. اگرچه دوربین اول شخص Resident Evil 7 باقی مانده است ، Capcom طعم های قدیمی را در گلدان مخلوط کرد. Village مانند یک ریمیکس از Resident Evil 4 ، با گیم پلی که به RE2 یا Code Veronica نزدیکتر است راه می رود. دهکده بزرگتر و عجیب تر از نمونه قبلی خود است ، اما به حالت قهرمان اکشن کامل مانند Resident Evil 5 یا 6 نمی رود. پایه وحشت مدرن بقا قبلاً خوب بود و کپکام با موفقیت آن را بنا کرد.
Winters ComingEthan Winters بهترین زندگی ها را ندارد. در Resident Evil 7 ، او برای یافتن همسر فرض شده خود ، میا ، وارد باتلاق های لوئیزیانا شد تا از اتفاقات وحشتناکی که به دست خانواده جهش یافته بیکر در آمده بود ، جان سالم به در ببرد. دهکده مدتی بعد انتخاب شد ، در حالی که ایتان و همسرش از دختر کوچکشان رز مراقبت می کردند. سعادت خانگی هنگامی از بین می رود که یک تیم شبه نظامی به رهبری کریس ردفیلد ، تکیه گاه اصلی RE ، وارد خانه آنها شود ، میا را بکشد و رز را بگیرد. ایتان از حمله بیدار می شود و تصمیم می گیرد تا رز را کشف کند – و کشف می کند که در این جهنم یک دهکده چه می گذرد. ​​در سالهای مداخله ، ایتان کمی تراز شده است. شخصیت او این تفاوت را بین شبیه شدن هیچکس به بخت و اقبال Resident Evil 7 و سربازان سرسختی که Redfield ، Jill Valentine و دیگر قهرمانان RE تبدیل شده اند ، تقسیم می کند. به فکر مرگ سخت 2 John McClane باشید ، به جای تجسم های Die Hard یا Good Day to Die Hard.
دهکده شما را با چاقو و اسلحه دستی به ترتیب کوتاه آماده می کند. این نیز یک چیز خوب است ، زیرا Village یک صفحه را از Resident Evil 4 می گیرد ، با جمعیتی بلافاصله خصمانه که به دنبال شما می آیند. در حالی که RE4 دارای گانادوس زامبی بود ، در اینجا مردم به Lycans تبدیل شده اند ، موجوداتی گرگینه مانند که بسیار متحرک و شرورتر هستند. حتي اره برقی Ganado توسط Lycan غول پیکر که دارای چکش عظیمی است طبقه بندی نشده است. احساسات Resident Evil 4 در اینجا متوقف نمی شود. این بازی لئون کندی را در برابر فرقه لس ایلومینادوس قرار داد که رئیس آن فرقه لرد سدلر و دیکتاتور رامون سالازار بود. این جفت ها در یک قلعه باستانی جمع شده بودند ، یک حیاط بزرگ که شما باید برای نجات دختر رئیس جمهور از آن عبور کنید.
این دهکده مرکز اصلی است که پنج منطقه را به هم متصل می کند که یک فرقه به رهبری مادر میراندا را در خود جای داده است. چهار منطقه از پنج منطقه نشان دهنده استادشان است. بانوی دیمیترسکو ، خون آشام بزرگ ، ملکه الگوی رفتاری ، از قلعه ظاهری دیمیترسکو محافظت می کند. سالواتوره مورو خمیده در مخزن مرطوب و پوسیده خود پر از قالب زنده پنهان می شود. عروسک گردان Donna Beneviento در هاوس Beneviento ، یک عمارت پر از عروسک و توهم ساکن است. سرانجام ، مهندس پیچ خورده کارل هایزنبرگ در کارخانه خود چیزهای مکانیکی غیرانسانی می سازد. ارباب ها شبیه چهره های عجیب و غریب بزرگتر از زندگی Resident Evil 4 هستند ، اما ظاهر آنها مانند طعم منحصر به فرد مناطق آنها تغذیه می شود ، مانند خانواده بیکر در RE7. هر منطقه تمرکز خود را روی سبک ترسناک کمی متفاوت انجام می دهد. این کارخانه دارای یک احساس صنعتی گوتیک و هیولاهای تقویت شده شبیه به The Evil Within است ، در حالی که House Beneviento بیشتر به دنبال مخفی شدن است تا جنگ مستقیم. گام برداشتن کمی خاموش است ، با سه منطقه میانی کوتاه تر از مناطق دیگر. در حقیقت ، یک مبارزه کاملاً به سبک horde است که به دنبال یک مبارزه با رئیس می آید. بازی به صورت خطی است و شما را مجبور می کند که مناطق را به ترتیب تعیین شده کنار بیاورید ، بنابراین به راحتی می توانید قسمت های کوتاه تری را که بین محتوای پرجنب و جوش قرار گرفته اند ، مشاهده کنید. علی رغم آن ، ارباب به Village شخصیت و تنوع می بخشد ، چیزی که Resident Evil 7 کاملاً ناخوشایند نبود. مبارزه برای زنده ماندن گیم پلی لحظه به لحظه HorrorVillage اساساً همان Resident Evil 7 است. هنگام کاوش در جهان ، مجموعه ای از اسلحه های استاندارد برای محافظت از خود در برابر هیولاهای جهش یافته ای که می خواهند شما را بکشند ، بدست خواهید آورد. هر منطقه دارای پازل های مختلفی است که عمدتا برای پیدا کردن یک جسم عجیب و غریب و قرار دادن آن در سوراخ کلید عجیب و غریب خاص مورد نیاز برای باز کردن راه به جلو خلاصه می شود. گاهی اوقات این اشیا همچنین مسیرهایی را در مکان های قبلی باز می کنند ، و شما را مجبور می کنند چند بار عقب نشینی کنید. Capcom برخی از حدس ها را به حداقل رسانده است. در نقشه جدید درهای قفل شده ، درهای ممنوع و صرفه جویی در امتیازاتی مانند RE7 نگهداری می شود ، اما همچنین مشخص می کند که کدام اتاق ها و راهروها را به طور کامل کاوش نکرده اید و برای درهای خاص نمادهایی اضافه می کند که به موارد خاصی نیاز دارند. مقداری از "اکتشاف" را از تجربه خارج می کند. شما سرانجام طرح مرکز روستا را خواهید آموخت ، اما به ندرت می توانید بدون ایده کجا بروید. شما یک کلید یا مورد خاص دارید ، و می توانید نقشه خود را بالا بکشید تا ببینید دقیقاً در کجا باید از آن استفاده کنید. متأسفانه ، بدون راهنماهای نماد نمی توانید بازی کنید.
همچنین در Resident Evil Village مکانیک های "بقا" وجود دارد. در مکان های خاص ، ایتان می تواند کابینت ها و اشیا other دیگر را به داخل درب های کشویی بکشد. ایده خوبی است ، اما با ورود بیشتر به بازی ، ایده ای کمی از بین می رود. شما هنوز هم می توانید از مایعات شیمیایی ، گیاهان و قراضه مهمات و دارو تهیه کنید ، اما یک سیستم پخت و پز جدید نیز وجود دارد که به شما امکان می دهد گوشت حیوانات را بگیرید و برای موارد دائمی آن را به صورت پخته تهیه کنید. اگرچه سیستم اخیر کمی شبیه یک فکر بعدی است و در واقع در بعضی از بازی های زنده ماندن ، یا حتی Monster Hunter Rise خود Capcom نقش مهمی در بازی ندارد. خرید و فروش اقلام ، یا ساختن ارتقا weapon اسلحه ، از طریق Duke ، نسخه داوطلبانه و داستان محور Resident Evil 4’s Merchant انجام می شود. دوک در ازای دریافت پول محلی ، اقلام ارزشمند و قطعات هیولای بلورین را از دست شما خارج می کند. سپس می توانید از این Lei برای خرید به روزرسانی سلاح های خود استفاده کنید. متأسفانه ، ارتقا weapon اسلحه گران است و به انواع جدید همان اسلحه منتقل نمی شود. به عنوان مثال ، شما با یک تپانچه شروع می کنید ، اما در نهایت دیگری را پیدا می کنید. اگر برای به روزرسانی تپانچه اصلی هزینه کرده اید ، این نسخه های جدید به نسخه جدید منتقل نمی شوند (البته اسلحه دوم با آمار بالاتر شروع می شود). بله ، سلاح ارتقا یافته می تواند با ارزش بالاتری فروخته شود ، اما پولی که برای آن می گیرید تنها کسری از آنچه در آن قرار می دهید است. باعث می شود کمتر بخواهید سلاح را به روز کنید ، زیرا این یک کار گران قیمت است و شما هرگز نمی دانید چه زمانی نسخه جدید آن سلاح ظاهر می شود. یک سیستم ارتقا یافته خوب هرگز نباید این مسئله را مطرح کند که آیا باید آن را ارتقا دهید. Resident Evil Village در نهایت توانایی شما را در هدف گیری یا سهمیه بندی مهمات آزمایش می کند. شما می توانید مهمات را بسازید ، حتی برای برخی از اسلحه های دوم به محض خرید این الگو ، اما یک شکار همیشه برای مهمات و مواد جدید وجود دارد. بخشهایی وجود دارد که از نظر جنگ بسیار ناچیز است ، اما اگر برای جنگ با اسلحه علیه انبوهی نا مقدس آماده نیستید ، این بازی برای شما مناسب نیست. یک رهبر دارند
آیا کامپیوتر شما می تواند Resident Evil Village را اجرا کند؟ Resident Evil Village یک بازی زیبا است. Capcom مناطق جذابی را طراحی کرد ، از سالن های مجلل مجلل Castle Dimitrescu گرفته تا وحشت زنگ زده Factory. دهکده نیز در جلوه های بصری بسیار عالی است ، با نورپردازی اشعه ای ، مه چشمگیر و شعله های درخشان که جو را به تجربه وحشت می افزاید. حداقل ، Resident Evil Village به یک کامپیوتر با پردازنده AMD Ryzen 3 1200 یا Intel Core i5-7500 ، AMD Radeon RX 560 (4 گیگابایت) یا Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 گیگابایت) GPU ، 8 گیگابایت رم و ویندوز نیاز دارد. 10 سیستم عامل این بازی به 28 گیگابایت فضای هارد نیاز دارد. Capcom برای اجرای روان بازی با رزولوشن 1080p و 60 فریم در ثانیه ، یک رایانه رایانه ای برای بسته بندی پردازنده های AMD Ryzen 5 3600 یا Intel Core i7 8700 ، AMD Radeon RX 5700 یا Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 و 16 گیگابایت رم توصیه می کند. پردازنده مرکزی AMD Ryzen 5 3600X ، پردازنده گرافیکی Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 و RAM 24 گیگابایتی. با تنظیمات بهینه شده ، بازی با رزولوشن 3840 در 2160 همراه با زنگ ها و سوتهایی مانند ردیابی اشعه ، ضد الگوریتم FXAA + TAA و فیلتر ناهمسانگرد 16 برابر اجرا شد. Village با این تنظیمات نزدیک به 60 فریم در ثانیه بود ، اما من در نهایت وضوح را به 2560 در 1440 رساندم و تنظیمات سایه ها و بازتاب ها را کاهش دادم تا به 60 فریم در ثانیه سنگین برخورد کنم. Village دارای مجموعه ای از تنظیمات گرافیکی است تا بتواند تجربه بصری شخصی شما را تعدیل کند ، از جمله Ambient Occlusion ، Anti-Aliasing ، Mesh Quality ، Shadow Quality ، Subsurface Scattering و Reflection Light. من در هنگام بازی متوجه موارد عملکرد عجیب و غریب شدم. در مناطق خاص ، بازی بدون هیچ دلیل مشخصی در یک خزنده حرکت می کند. یکی از مناطق تا حد زیادی قابل اجتناب است ، اما قسمت دیگر مرکز اصلی است که باید چندین بار به آن برگردید. در ابتدا بارگیری هاب هیچ مشکلی نداشت ، اما بازگشت به آن بازی را غافلگیر کرد. با تغییر تنظیمات گرافیکی نتوانستم مشکل را برطرف کنم. شما می توانید Resident Evil Village را با رایانه کوچک یا صفحه کلید یا کنترلر روی رایانه بازی کنید. من گزینه قبلی را توصیه می کنم ، زیرا دشمنان سریع حرکت می کنند و اغلب گول می زنند. به عنوان یک بازی Steam ، Village از Steam Achievements و Steam Cloud ذخیره می کند.
اگر شما Resident Evil 7 را دوست داشتید ، Village پیگیری است که نباید از دست بدهید. Capcom ماهرانه آن راه اندازی مجدد نرم را با Resident Evil 4 ، یکی از بهترین بازی های حق رای دادن ترکیب کرد. نتیجه یک بازی ترسناک بقا است که همچنان زمین گیر باقی می ماند ، در حالی که یکی از بزرگترین تغییرات بصری و روایی را در تاریخ Resident Evil نشان می دهد. این Capcom بیشتر به قول RE7 عمل می کند. برخی از جنبه های بقا می توانستند تأثیرگذارتر باشند ، گام برداشتن روایت در برخی مناطق خاموش است ، و سیستم ارتقا weapon سلاح به طور فعال باعث عدم ارتقا می شود (و من ناراحتم که به هیچ وجه از VR پشتیبانی نمی کند.) هنوز هم ، Resident Evil Village یک بازی بقا و ترسناک عالی که تقریباً در بین بهترین های رایزنی جای دارد و به آن جایزه Editors 'Choice را می دهد. برای بررسی ها و پیش نمایش های بیشتر بازی Steam ، به صفحه سرپرست بخار PCMag مراجعه کنید. و نکات و ترفندهای Resident Evil Village را بررسی کنید.

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Resident Evil Village تلفیق وحشت زمینی Resident Evil 7 را با کنش های سریع و اکشن های سریع Resident Evil 4 انجام می دهد. تنش بیشتر ، مبارزات بیشتر و عجیب و غریب بیشتر بازی ای را که اشتباهات آن در لبه های تجربه کلی قرار دارد ، به دور خود می کشد.

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داخل مقر Impinj در سیاتل.
ایمپینج ، سازنده فناوری شناسایی فرکانس رادیویی ، گفت که پیشنهاد عمومی "پیگیری" را که به شرکت 38.7 میلیون دلار خسارت وارد کرده ، بسته است.
این علاوه بر پیشنهاد اولیه آن در اوایل سال جاری است ، جایی که Impinj پس از حذف هزینه ها و تخفیف های پذیره نویسی ، خالص 69.2 میلیون دلار جمع کرد. سهام Impinj با انتشار اخباری در مورد قیمت پیشنهادی تکمیل شده ، چهارشنبه حدود 25 درصد افزایش یافت و نزدیک به 37 دلار برای هر سهم بسته شد. این فقط علامت بالای علامت شرکت در پایان ماه سپتامبر است.
سرمایه گذاران که در طبقه همکف قرار گرفتند پاداش دریافت کردند زیرا سهام Impinj در ژوئیه پس از عرضه اولیه سهام خود از دروازه شلیک کرد. Impinj سهام IPO را 14 دلار قیمت گذاری کرد و سهام آن در روز اول 20 درصد رشد کرد و در آستانه اولین گزارش سود خود 66 درصد رشد کرد. از آن زمان Impinj در شکست دادن انتظارات درآمد Wall Streets دو به دو رفت. سهام پیگیر ارزان نبود زیرا Impinj می خواست نزدیک به دو برابر قیمت IPO با 27 دلار برای هر سهم نزدیک شود.
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If you drew a Venn diagram showing the best ideas from TED Talks and the high-quality production values from the best television of the past decade, the overlap would be MasterClass. MasterClass is an online learning service that takes the form of video lectures and demonstrations from top talent in many fields. It is simultaneously binge-worthy, educational, and thought-provoking. The quality alone leaves you whispering, “How is this so good?”The cast, or rather the instructors, consists of a lineup of A-list talent, whether the subject is basketball (Steph Curry) or culinary arts (Alice Waters). Since we last reviewed MasterClass in 2020, the lineup of instructors has grown to include more top talent who are women and people of color, which was an area we had previously called out for needing improvement. This is a welcome development, and we hope it continues. MasterClass is an Editors’ Choice winner for online learning, and it gets our enthusiastic endorsement.How Much Does MasterClass Cost?MasterClass offers only one plan type: an all-access pass that costs $180 per year. With an all-access pass, you can watch the entire catalog of content at any time on any device. As of this writing, there are 114 courses, with a few more due out soon.
Previously, MasterClass offered a monthly subscription and also sold access to any single class for a one-time fee; but it no longer does. There isn’t a free trial, either. There is a 30-day money back guarantee, but you still have to lay down a credit or debit card and get charged $180, and then if you’re unsatisfied you can request a refund. It would be nice to see at least one other option than $180 per year or bust. 
Nonprofit organizations can apply for a grant to get access to MasterClass for free. There are also group-rate discounts for organizations that buy five or more memberships at a time.How Does the Pricing Compare?Other similar non-degree learning courses are priced all over the map. Unlike MasterClass, Skillshare has a free tier of service, with limited content. You can upgrade to a Premium Skillshare membership, which opens up the catalog to unlimited access, for $8 per month or $29.88 per year. In terms of what it offers, Skillshare has a little of everything. You can learn to sew or write a memoir or create 4D scenes in After Effects.LinkedIn Learning (formerly Lynda.com) gives you a month for free to try out the service. After that, it costs $29.99 per month or $299.88 per year. LinkedIn Learning’s content ranges from soft business skills, like management, to more technical ones.The Great Courses Plus costs $20 per month, $45 for three months, or $150 per year. The Great Courses also sells some courses individually, where prices vary but start around $50 each. Khan Academy is free, though it’s much more focused on academics than any of the other learning sites mentioned so far.What Makes MasterClass Different?MasterClass has two defining characteristics that set it apart from any other online learning system. First is the talent. MasterClass recruits A-listers as its instructors. Steve Martin teaches comedy. Natalie Portman teaches acting. Serena Williams teaches tennis. Frank Gehry teaches design and architecture. The lineup is awe-inspiring.Second, the classes are supremely high quality in both production value and course composition. You can tell that the team at MasterClass spends significant time working with the instructors to create an outline and sequence for each course so that you, the learner, get the right information at the right time. Concepts build on one another. For example, you can’t learn to blanch vegetables without first getting acquainted with the tools of the kitchen. The quality of the sets, lighting, and audio are equally high. When Christina Aguilera teaches you how to use different microphones while singing, you can hear every example she makes with the mics without losing your grasp on her normal speaking voice when she’s explaining what she’s doing.
For in-depth descriptions of some of the best content from MasterClass, see PCMag’s list of the best MasterClass Courses.Compared with other online learning sites, MasterClass has fewer courses and a limited range of topics. Skillshare, for instance, covers practically any skill you can think of. It also has recruited a few big names, like Roxane Gay on creative nonfiction and Ashley C. Ford on personal essays. (Roxane Gay was more recently recruited by MasterClass; Gay’s course on writing for social change is due out soon.) On Skillshare, you can also find people who teach much more specific or niche skills: how to increase your presence as an Etsy seller, say. That said, there’s no uniformity in the quality of the videos or structure of the class.What (and Who) Is Inside MasterClass?Inside MasterClass are nine categories:

• Arts and Entertainment
• Home and Lifestyle
• Writing
• Business
• Food
• Music
• Design and Style
• Sports and Gaming
• Wellness
• Community and Government
• Science and Tech

As of this writing, the Science and Tech category has just four courses. Community and Government is also light, with only five. Some courses are doubled-booked into more than one category. For example, all the Food courses are also listed in Home and Lifestyle.The catalog showcases people at the top of their fields. As mentioned, recognition in terms of diversity has improved since MasterClass first debuted. Simone Biles is the face of expertise in gymnastics. Lynnette Marrero and Ryan Chetiyawardana teach mixology. Timbaland has a course on music production and beatmaking. Niki Nakayama teaches modern Japanese cooking.
Getting Started With MasterClassWhen you start a course, you can read an overview of everything it contains, including the number of videos and any supplemental materials. You see a breakdown of the videos, each with a title and description.How long are the videos? The runtimes appear on thumbnails of the video inside the course. What you don’t see is what year the course was filmed, which would be nice to know. Most lessons are anywhere from 6 to 20 minutes long, and most courses are at least 18 lessons long, though some are much longer. Some courses have bonus content, too, such as David Lynch explaining transcendental meditation for 17 minutes using diagrams he draws with a Sharpie.
The MasterClass ExperienceI’ve watched a lot of MasterClass courses. I started with Penn and Teller, who teach the art of magic. Johnny Thompson, who passed away in 2019, also shows up for several lessons. He’s worth mentioning because he was one of the most respected magicians of the last 100 years and a longtime consultant and collaborator for the duo.The course is fun, and it’s as much about storytelling and the meaning of truth as it is about sleight of hand. Plenty of the other MasterClass classes have a similar meta-narrative. The instructors often veer into a soliloquy about the meaning of their craft or the emotional draw of it.Penn and Teller invite magic students onto the set to learn and practice alongside them. You see common mistakes that beginners make and how the pros correct them, which is incredibly helpful. Some videos in this particular series come with PDFs that summarize the lesson. For other courses, you might find recipe PDFs or an entire course booklet.Later videos in the magic course bring in more experienced performers, and you get to watch Penn, Teller, and Thompson essentially workshop with them. Again, the benefit for you, the viewer, is to see what kind of feedback the pros give and how they collaborate with the performers. Finally, you get to watch a few acts from the Penn and Teller show. It’s the payoff moment, when you see the craft, philosophical underpinnings, and showmanship culminate on stage. You can find versions of some of these tricks on YouTube, usually taped for television, but on MasterClass you get the full theatrical performance. Watching the craft at its most refined, while understanding the practice and care that goes into it, is true beauty. I gobbled up this course in two days.
From there I moved onto Alice Waters teaching home cooking. Her course couldn’t be better for beginner cooks who are looking for the confidence to feel comfortable in the kitchen. Waters insists on filming in her home kitchen. She brings her daughter in for a few segments. They talk about eating seasonally and share stories of different dishware and cookware in their home. You learn a lot of the “why” behind cooking. Why choose this ingredient? Why pair these flavors? I polished off this class in two days as well, though I admit I watched some of the videos on 1.5 speed. If there had been a 1.25 speed (Skillshare has that, MasterClass does not), I might have used it more, as Waters speaks slowly and easily gets sidetracked by a story she wants to tell or takes 20 minutes to wash lettuce.In addition to speeding up the playback, you can also turn on closed captioning. It’s a saving grace for people who need it.I watched Christina Aguilera warm up her vocal cords, a course that comes with a neat range-finder app to help you track your singing voice as your range expands. I learned from Thomas Keller that you can tourne artichokes. I listened to Shonda Rhimes tell the joke, “In film, the director fires the writer. In television, the writer fires the director” as a way to explain the difference between writing for TV and movies. Paul Krugman gave me some lessons on economic theory. Ron Finley encouraged me to upcycle household items into planters. Simone Biles tumbles, Steph Curry dribbles, Judd Apatow explains comedy writing—the topics are varied and the insight and reflection you get from these A-listers is rich.Curation for InspirationMasterClass suggests to you selected videos that share a similar theme from different courses in curated lists. Formerly these playlists were called Quick Lists, but they now simply appear as suggested content. Each playlist has a name that highlights the theme, such as Creative Bock, Insecurity, Vulnerability, & Letting Go, and Understanding Ingredients.The playlists are fantastic, as they let the MasterClass editors pull together some of the best moments from courses that have the most universal appeal. Plus, they are much shorter than a full course. They also may lead you to get interested in a course that might have not captured your attention when browsing through the MasterClass content in other ways.
MasterClass LiveAt the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, MasterClass hosted several live online events with a few of its instructors. Paying members were invited to join the live conversation and participate virtually. The events were recorded, and they are available to the public for free. While some of these hour-long sessions can give you insight into a particular MasterClass instructor, they aren’t at all representative of the quality of the courses that you get from the paid membership. Those videos are highly organized and produced, whereas the MasterClass Live content is off-the-cuff and informal.Community Features and InteractionMasterClass has built up its community features extensively. They include online spaces for learners to organize networking events and more robust messaging boards. Each class has a dedicated community homepage with a message board and comments. Learners can also comment below each video to keep the discussion local to the content when applicable.
These community features vary in appeal and usefulness. Some of the threads seem to have been planted by MasterClass staff: “Share Your Story: How Has Anna Wintour’s Class Impacted You?” Other threads seem more typical of what you expect from online commenters, unfortunately. One annoyed learner in the economics course, for example, created the thread “Not Impressed” to accuse Krugman of spouting leftist propaganda. (The commenter is upset, too, that this course on economic history and theory doesn’t mention the status of unions in the US.) Watch the course and judge for yourself.From time to time, there are special live broadcasted events, like a recent talk with author Dan Brown and poetry slams.Masterfully CompellingMasterClass is a joy to watch. While reviewing the service, I would play a video in the background while making notes or doing other work, only to find myself drawn into it or pausing it until a time when I could engage with it more fully. The question I kept asking myself is “Could I find this content on YouTube if I really wanted it?” and the answer was always “no.” I might be able to watch interviews with Reba McEntire or Judd Apatow on YouTube or catch a glimpse insight from a celebrity on TikTok or Instagram, but I’m not going to get hours’ worth, and they won’t lay out the process of how they work in a clearly defined structure. The meat of it is masterful, and it’s an Editors’ Choice winner for online learning.

Pros

• A-list celebrity instructors
• Supremely high production values in videos
• Well-thought-out course structure
• Great breadth of topics

The BeON Home Starter Pack ($199) gives new meaning to the term smart lighting. Designed to provide a proactive approach to home security, the BeON bulbs will learn your typical lighting schedule and replay it when you’re away to make it look like you’re home. They also react to smoke alarms and doorbells and will continue to provide light in the event of a power outage. At $199 for a 3-pack starter kit, $398 for a 7-pack, or $75 each, the bulbs don’t come cheap, and you can’t create your own schedule or control the lights remotely. On the bright side, they do offer a measure of security and safety for your home and are very easy to install and configure.
Design and Features
The BeON Starter Pack ($55.14 at Walmart) consists of three LED light bulbs, three Bluetooth-enabled plug-in modules, and an app for iOS and Android mobile devices. The standard A21-size bulbs are 10-watt dimmable with an 800 lumen output, which is equivalent to a 60-watt incandescent bulb. They give off a soft white (3000K) light and are rated to last 25,000 hours, or 22 years based on 3 hours of daily use. Each bulb weighs 6.4 ounces, which is a bit lighter than both the Ilumi A19 Smartbulb ($48.37 at Amazon)  and the Nyrius LED Multicolor Light Bulb ( at Amazon) (each 7.2 ounces). What sets the bulbs apart from other smart bulbs we’ve tested is the trapezoid-shaped opening in the base, which is actually a receptacle for the modules that give these bulbs their smarts.
The yellow modules are trapezoid-shaped and measure 2.7 inches long and 1.3 inches in height. Each end has multiple holes in a circular pattern for the internal microphone and there are 12 contact terminals on top that connect to their mates in the base receptacle. The modules contain Bluetooth circuitry that allows the bulbs to communicate with your Bluetooth-enabled smartphone and with each other in a mesh network. However, they don’t support Wi-Fi or Z-Wave (at least not yet), which means the bulbs cannot be controlled outside of their 30-foot Bluetooth range, and can’t interact with home automation devices such as the Samsung SmartThings or Wink hubs. They also lack support for If This Then That (IFTTT) recipes. The good news is the folks at BeON are planning to add Z-Wave functionality and other features in the future and will make the upgrades available with new modules.
The modules also contain a rechargeable battery that provides up to four hours of emergency lighting in case you lose power or when the light switch is turned off, and memory that stores your lighting schedule for when you’re away. You don’t have to do anything to create the schedule; simply use your lights as you normally would during the course of a 7-day period and the module learns and replays the schedule when you enable the Security Lighting mode. While this is a cool feature, it’s not the best solution for users who don’t have a regular routine, and there is no way to create a customized schedule that will override the learned schedule.
BeOn Home Starter Pack
App
The app is tastefully designed and a snap to use. The opening screen gives you three choices including Security Lighting, Welcome Home, and Safety Lighting. Swiping the light bulb icon at the bottom of the screen takes you to the Bulb Settings page which lists each installed bulb. Clicking on a bulb lets you adjust its brightness level, turn the bulb on/off, and check the battery level. Here you can also rename the bulb if you decide to change its location, add new bulbs, and edit your account information.
The Security Lighting page has a button for enabling the learned schedule while you’re away and will tell you which bulbs are included in the schedule (if you haven’t used a bulb lately it is marked as outdated and is not included in the schedule). At the bottom of the page are buttons for Lighting, Doorbell, and Activation. Tapping the Lighting button displays your schedule and has a Preview button that replays the schedule in a time lapsed simulation so you can see when your lights will go on and off. Use the Doorbell button to train the bulbs to recognize the sound of your doorbell and select a lighting sequence. Enabling the Activation button lets you disable the learned schedule by turning off any BeON bulb light switch.
Tapping the Welcome Home icon automatically turns on selected BeON lights for three minutes and is ideal for lighting doorway entrances at night. The Safety Lighting page offers an Exit Lighting option that turns your lights on when your smoke or CO alarm sounds. As with the doorbell option you have to train the bulbs to listen for the sound of the alarm. The Power Outage page lets you choose which bulbs will turn on when the power goes out and at what brightness level. My favorite feature, the Slow Fade, let’s you choose which bulbs will slowly dim to off when you switch off the light. It gives you ten seconds of low light when you turn off the lights so you won’t be left in the dark when turning in for the night.
BeOn Home Starter Pack
Installation and Performance
There’s no programming involved in setting up the BeON bulbs. Start by downloading the iOS or Android app, create an account, and tap Get Started. Next, slide the module into the opening in the base until it clicks into place. The bulb will become illuminated for around ten seconds. Next, just screw the bulb in to any lamp or lighting fixture, turn the fixture on, and tap Add New Bulbs. In my case it took around 10 seconds for all three bulbs to be identified and another 20 seconds for them to be initialized. At this point you can tap each bulb to rename it.
Training the bulbs to react to the doorbell and smoke alarm is simply a matter of pressing the alarm or doorbell while in Training mode and waiting for the bulb to recognize the sound and store it in memory. I completed both training sessions in under two minutes and the bulbs reacted within seconds of each doorbell and smoke alarm trigger.
In testing, the bulbs turned on and off according to their learned schedule when Security Lighting mode was enabled and never failed to illuminate when I used the Welcome Home feature, even when the switch was turned off. That said, I wouldn’t mind the option of choosing how long they remain lit; three minutes may not always be enough time to conduct a quick sweep of the house. I ran the bulbs at full brightness without power and they lasted a little more than two hours before requiring a charge. With the brightness set to around 50 percent I saw just under four hours of light.
Conclusion
The BeON Starter Pack provides an easy, albeit expensive way to add a measure of security to your home, by simulating your typical daily lighting schedule while you’re away. It does a fine job of providing safety lighting when your smoke alarm is triggered, and lights up your entryway when someone rings your doorbell. While it’s nice that the bulbs will learn your lighting habits, having the ability to create your own schedules would be a nice addition, as would having the ability to turn the lights on and off with your smartphone when you’re not home. If you’re looking for a lighting system that lets you create customized on and off schedules and offers remote lighting control, consider the Belkin WeMo + Osram Lightify White Tunable Starter Set . It comes with only two bulbs, but is significantly less expensive than the BeON kit and connects via Wi-Fi, so you can control them from anywhere. The WeMo bulbs also support IFTTT triggers and work with other WeMo home automation devices.

Cons

• Expensive.
• Can’t create your own schedule.
• Does not interact with home automation devices.
• Lacks remote-management features.

The best IP address tools allow you to easily manage a digital network, by simplifying the use and allocation of IP addresses.The best IP Address ToolsIf you manage a large network of computers and other devices, you probably have many IP addresses to keep track of, which makes it essential to have a reliable IP address tool.With an IP address tool, you can keep track of all the addresses on your network, ensure that all your devices can connect to each other successfully, and troubleshoot any conflicts. There is a variety of different types of IP address tools. IP address managers, at their most basic, provide a database of your IPs. IP address trackers tell you which IPs are actually configured for specific devices, as opposed to which ones are in existence on the network, which is what the address manager tells you. There are also IP address scanners that let you scan a range of IPs to see which ones are responding. In this article, we’ll look at five of the best IP address tools available, to make the task of administering your network more manageable.(Image credit: Advanced IP Scanner)1. Advanced IP ScannerEasy to use IP scanner for WindowsReasons to buy+Free+Easy to use+Fast network scanningReasons to avoid–Used to be cross-platform compatible, but now is Windows only–Not as many features as some others in this listAdvanced IP Scanner is a free tool from Famatech Corp. It’s designed for Windows operating systems, including Windows 10. Despite its name, the software is actually simple to use. To get started, enter the range of IP addresses that you want to scan. This can either be done manually or with a text file. Once the scan is completed, you’ll receive a report that contains the responses from each device, along with other information, like the hostname, MAC address, and network interface vendor. This report can then be exported to CSV.Advanced IP Scanner also allows you to remotely control devices—including switching them on and off—via remote desktop protocol (RDP) and Radmin, another software product developed by Famatech.(Image credit: Angry IP)2. Angry IP ScannerOpen source and cross-platform IP scanningReasons to buy+Free & open source tool+Cross-platform compatible+GUI and command line optionsAngry IP Scanner is a free IP scanning tool that is open source and cross-platform compatible (the only requirement is that Java must also be installed).It can scan your local network, as well as the internet. If scanning locally, you can choose to scan the whole network or specific subnets or IP ranges. Information captured will include hostnames, MAC addresses, ports, and NetBIOS information, like the computer and workgroup name and the currently logged-in user. If you need more information, the data captured can be extended with plugins. Anyone who is able to code in Java will be able to write their own plugins.Although Angry IP Scanner is a GUI tool, it also has a command-line version that will enable system admins to integrate its capabilities into custom scripts. The results of scans can then be saved to a variety of file formats, including CSV, TXT, and XML. (Image credit: BlueCat)3. BlueCat Address ManagerManage your DDI dataReasons to buy+Full IPv6 support+Automated DDI management+Accessible and scalable+Support for Microsoft Hyper-VReasons to avoid–Provides less information out of the box than other optionsBlueCat Address Manager is a tool for managing your DDI data. DDI stands for domain name system, dynamic host configuration protocol, and IP address management. BlueCat gives you a web-based interface for managing all the IP addresses on your network, displaying them in a table with a wide range of information, including hostname, MAC address, IP range, and the device. The software aims to simplify network management by including built-in IP modeling tools and network templates. With these, network admins can bring together data for both their on-premises and cloud-based devices.BlueCat is a paid product, and you’ll need to contact the company to get a customized quote based on your company’s requirements.(Image credit: Solarwinds)4. Solarwinds IP Control BundleEnables admins to detect IP conflictsReasons to buy+Easy to use+30-day free trial+Feature packedReasons to avoid–Windows Server 2016 and 2019 only–Limited languages support–May not be compatible with other IP management softwareThe primary purpose of the IP Control Bundle software from Solarwinds is to enable network admins to detect IP conflicts and the systems affected, and then reconfigure IP settings to solve the issues. Not only will you get detailed information on IPs and associated devices and users, but you’ll also be able to edit the status, type, hostname, and MAC address.The program has a comprehensive reporting system that will alert you if there are any IP conflicts or if any subnets are getting close to reaching their capacity. Alerts can be received in several ways, so you can be notified even when you’re not at your workstation.