Using Windows 10’s New Screenshot Tool: Clips and Annotations
Windows 10’s Redstone 5 update brings a modern screenshot tool to Windows 10. A new keyboard shortcut lets you screenshot part of your screen, and add annotations.
How (and Why) You Should Be Cleaning Your Phone and Other Electronics
Your phone is gross, but it doesn’t take much effort to clean it up and get rid of all those germs. Here’s how (and why) you should be cleaning and sanitizing your phone and other devices around your house.
The Best Smarthome Products That Are Rental Friendly
If you rent your home, you could feel left out of the current smart home renaissance. Fear not, though. There are still quite a few gadgets you can get to smarten up your rental.
How to Choose Which GPU a Game Uses on Windows 10
Windows 10 now lets you select which GPU a game or other application uses right from the Settings app. Previously, you had to use manufacturer-specific tools like the NVIDIA Control Panel or AMD Catalyst Control Center to control this.
How to Enable Copy and Paste Keyboard Shortcuts in Windows 10’s Bash Shell
Windows 10’s Bash shell finally has convenient copy and paste keyboard shortcuts, but they’re disabled by default for compatibility reasons. These shortcuts are already available in Insider Preview builds of Redstone 5, which will be released sometime in Fall, 2018.
How to Set Per-App Sound Outputs in Windows 10
Windows 10 now lets you choose which sound output and input devices individual apps use. For example, you could have one app play audio through your headphones and another app play it through your speakers.
10 Retro-Style Games For The Switch (While You Wait For Switch Online)
The Switch Online service, and access to Nintendo’s classic games, won’t be out until later this year. But if you’re hungry for retro-style thrills, the Switch catalog already has some choice games to choose from.
How to Check Your MacBook’s Battery Health
Computer batteries have a limited lifespan and degrade over time, so they’re often the first thing to go in a Mac laptop. You can replace a battery yourself or pay Apple to do it, but you should check its health. first. Any battery life issues you’re having could be due to a runaway process or just heavy use.
Which Smart Light Switch Should You Buy?
Not all smart light switches are created equal. And while many of them have mostly the same features, there are some things you should know about smart light switches so that you can pick the best one for your needs.
What’s Really Going On with YouTube Music? Red vs. Premium vs. Music Premium
Google announced YouTube Premium and Music Premium this morning, but it’s a confusing, convoluted mess. Here’s what we know, what we don’t, and what we think is going to happen.
The Best Bullet Blenders For Super Fast and Convenient Smoothies
Full size kitchen blenders are great for big recipes (and big pitchers of Margaritas) but they’re not so great for a quick smoothie or shake in the morning. These bullet blenders make a quick shake and cleanup dead simple.
How To Reverse Picture Search With Google Images
Google Image Search is a great way to find an image that is similar to one you already have or to help you track down the original source of a photo on the internet. Here’s how to use it.
Can You Use FaceTime on Windows?
Apple’s Facetime video calling is perhaps one of their most used features. It lets people with iPhones, iPads, and Macs make easy video calls to one another. You can’t make Facetime calls from Windows, but there are several other ways to make video calls—even to iPhone users.
Everything You Can Do With Google Pay
Google Pay has really grown over the last several months. It stepped away from the Android-specific branding and has added supported for loyalty cards and boarding passes. So what all can you do with Google Pay?
The Best Triple Monitor Mounts And Stands
You’ve finally built that monster triple monitor desktop setup you’ve been dreaming about. But now your desk is 80% monitor stand. You need a monitor mount that frees up space and looks sharp doing it.
How to Customize Window Borders and Shadows on Windows 10
On Windows 10, each window has a colored window border and a shadow. You can change the color of your window borders and even disable the shadow, if you like.
How to Find Official Windows Drivers for Any Device
All your computer hardware, from the motherboard to the webcam, needs drivers to function properly. Here’s how to download the official device drivers for your hardware, whether you’re using Windows 10 or 7.
Download GlassWire FREE to See Who’s Connecting to Your Wi-Fi Network! [Sponsored]
Is your network or Wi-Fi running slow? Many different devices and apps connect to the network, and it can take just one hidden device or app to slow your network to a crawl.
Enough With All the Smarthome Hubs Already
A hub for this and a hub for that. When you dive into the smarthome market, you’re inevitably going to end up with a handful of smarthome hubs taking over your house. It’s annoying, but it’s probably not going to get any better.
The Best Bluetooth Adapters To Use Your Wired Headphones With Your New Phone
The world of smartphones may prefer small bezels over headphone jacks, but you can still use your beloved wired headphones with fancy new phones. Just use one of these Bluetooth adapters.
How to Convert a Microsoft Word Document to a PDF
PDFs are handy for distributing documents so that they’re seen the same way by all parties. Typically, you’ll create documents using another app, and then convert them to PDF. Here’s how to do it for a Microsoft Word document.
The Best Portable Bluetooth Speakers with Google Assistant
Google Assistant is growing rapidly, getting new features and more smarthome support every day. If you’re looking to bring all those new features on the go, here are the best Bluetooth speakers with Assistant integration.
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Half a million routers and NAS devices are infected with VPNFilter, serious malware that can spy on network traffic and even survive a reboot. Read More »
Facebook Upgrades Two Factor Authentication: Here’s How to Set It Up
Facebook has had two-factor authentication for a long time, but it used to be called Login Approvals. Now it’s been polished and streamlined and it doesn’t require a phone number. Here’s how to setup 2FA for Facebook using Authy or your favorite authenticator app. Read More »
PassProtect Tells You If Your Password Is Compromised
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Firefox Finally Offers Two Factor Auth to Protect Your Passwords
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Speculative processing, the technology exploited by the Meltdown and Spectre bugs, is vulnerable in yet another way, and the fix could impact your performance by 2-8 percent. Read More »
Comcast Leaked Customer Wi-Fi Logins in Plaintext, Change Your Passcode Now
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Email Might Be Impossible To Encrypt
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You Can Now @ People in Gmail
Apps like Twitter, Slack, and Facebook let you direct messages to a user by typing @ followed by a username. Gmail now does the same thing, sort of. Read More »
Instantly Jump to The Rightmost Tab In Any Browser
Need to quickly get to the rightmost tab? Press Ctrl-9, or Command-9 if you’re on a Mac. This works in every major browser, no matter how many tabs you have open. Read More »
Reminder: It’s Really Easy to Buy Fake Facebook Accounts
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Free Download: Fender’s Riffstation Shows You Chords For Any Song
Windows/macOS: Fender’s Riffstation can scan any audio file then help you learn how to play it on your guitar. Once a $35 purchase, it’s now free. Read More »
Stop Your Friends From Changing Your Whatsapp Group Names With New Admin Tools
Whatsapp groups have new admin controls, making them a lot easier to manage. Read More »
