TechByter Worldwide 2019-04-21: Alien Skin's Exposure X4 Is Better With LUTs. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Look up tables, LUTs, are an important new feature for Alien Skin's Exposure X4.5. LUTs are used in the creation of motion pictures, but they can also be used to great advantage by still photographers. In Short Circuits: Now is the time to get rid of Internet Explorer. The first step involves installing a more modern browser and making it your default, then you can remove IE entirely. The latest version of the Android operating system, Pie, has been pushed out to nearly all models of most manufacturer's phones and there are lots of worthwhile features. The US House has passed a bill to restore internet neutrality, but it's being blocked in the Senate. For the second time in a month, Facebook suffered a worldwide outage. This week's was much shorter, but Facebook managers refuse to say what happened. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Artificial intelligence is being used to hire healthcare professionals. • Some physicians' offices are being equipped with software that monitors patients in what the developers are calling a holistic manner. • SiriusXM and Pandora are adding podcasts to their existing mix of entertainment programs.