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About Chris Stobing

Chris Stobing is a writer and blogger from the heart of Silicon Valley. Raised around tech from birth, he's had an interest in PC hardware and networking technology for years, and has come to How-To Geek to contribute his knowledge on both. You can follow him on Twitter here.

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The New Apple Maps vs. Google Maps: Which is Right For You?

When Apple Maps first debuted in 2013, it was universally panned by the press and public alike.

How Artificial Intelligence Will Change Our Lives, for Better or Worse

If you’ve been paying any attention to the media over the past year or so, you might get the impression that it’s only a matter of time before the threat of artificial intelligence comes to destroy us all.

How to Get the Most Out of Reddit with RES

Ever since its inception, Reddit has been a steaming cauldron of controversy, rife with scandals like Gamergate, Ellen Pao-gate, and the misidentification of the Boston Bombing suspects back in 2014.

Get a Little Closer to the Cosmos with These Awesome Astronomy Apps

Even though everyone may not get the chance to start their own private space enterprise a’la Elon Musk’s SpaceX, that doesn’t mean there still aren’t plenty of fun and interactive experiences that let anyone with a decently powerful PC to go zipping, flying, and rocketing through the stars of the Milky Way and beyond.

How to Download Amazon Prime Movies and TV Shows for Offline Watching

We've all been there before: you've got a long road trip coming up, a tablet or mobile device that you love to watch movies on, and the prospect of long gaps between reliable Wi-Fi service.

How to Learn Another Language for Free Online

In the old days, it used to be that if you wanted to learn a new language you'd have to go through the hassle of hiring a tutor, picking up a stack of tapes at your local bookstore, or driving out to the local education annex to take a specialized night class three times a week.

How to Boost Your Freelancing Career With These Helpful Websites

According to a recent report released by the Freelancer's Union, in 2015 there are approximately 53 million people in the United States who count freelancing as a part (or the core) of their working resume.

How to Get the Best Possible Price for Airfare Online

As more and more travel agents are forced to hang fresh 'For Lease' signs in their windows, the Internet has taken up the mantle of helping aspirational aeronautic enthusiasts shop, compare, and purchase tickets for their next airborne adventure.

How to Get the Most Out of Slack to Boost Your Group Productivity

Just as its name implies, Slack is a great tool to pick up any of the "slack" that might be leftover whenever you try to coordinate multiple people on a single project, website, or coding effort.

5 iPhone Apps to Keep Track of Your Investments

Ask anyone who's tried to make an extra buck or two on Wall Street on their own, and they'll all tell you the same thing: investing is hard.

What is the Windows 10 Share Feature, and How Do I Use It?

Internal file sharing has been a part of the Windows operating system for years, but it's only with the introduction of version 10 that Microsoft has finally decided to give its users the opportunity to share their content with local accounts and the world at large, all from the same place.

How to Completely Delete Your Microsoft Account

If you only pay attention to the headlines that Microsoft wants you to keep your eye on, you'd be forgiven for thinking that Windows 10 has been a universal success.

How to Use the New Google Hangouts in Your Browser

The days of scrambling around in Gmail with a bunch of different plugins for four different browsers is over, because Google has finally taken the veil off their brand new, browser-based Google Hangouts platform.

How to Use Google Drive Offline on a Desktop or Mobile Device

If there's any drawback to using cloud-based services for all your productivity and organization needs, it's that if you can't get an Internet connection, you're basically out of luck.

What is a Heads Up Display (HUD), and Should I Get One?

In a world full of augmented reality snowboard goggles and Google Glass, it seems only fair that our cars get to enjoy some of the same treatment.

Why Do Some iMessages Show Up as an Email Instead of a Phone Number?

Have you ever been texting with someone on your iPhone, only to have their chat randomly switch to a whole new contact? There you are, happily typing away, when all of a sudden you have to jump into a new message box that says it’s from their email instead of the main contact.

How to Manually Backup Your iPhone (in Preparation for iOS 9)

With iOS 9 and the launch of the new iPhone 6 model just weeks away, now has never been a better time to make sure that all the data stored on your iPhone is backed up and secure.

The Beginner's Guide to OneNote in Windows 10

Microsoft has revamped many of its internal apps to match both the design aesthetic and increased functionality in Windows 10, and what we've gotten in the new OneNote is no different.

How to Configure a POP3 Email Account in Windows 10

Even though most of the included Windows 10 apps have already garnered their fair share of negative press, some of the core pieces of the puzzle like the Mail and Calendar apps have proven themselves as worthy additions to the overall lineup.

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