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How to Delete a Branch on GitHub

If you’re working in a repository with lots of activity, the number of branches that are created can quickly add up. Basic GitHub etiquette calls for you to delete merged branches or branches no longer required. Here’s how….

Marshall Gunnell Jan 4th

How to Create a Yahoo! Account

With a free Yahoo account, you get access to various services, including email, calendar, and contacts. If you’d like to get started with that, here’s how to make your Yahoo account.

Mahesh Makvana Jan 1st

iCloud Isn’t Enough: Why Mac Users Should Use Time Machine, Too

iCloud allows you to store all of your important documents, desktop items, photos, and more in the cloud for convenient access from any modern Apple device. In light of this, you might think that Time Machine backups and now …

Tim Brookes Dec 27th, 2021

Comcast Delays Data Caps in Northeast, Keeps Them in Other Regions

Comcast has decided to delay the implementation of data caps in the northeast part of the US. However, regions that already have data caps will keep them, leaving the rest of the country to worry about how much internet they’…

Dave LeClair Dec 17th, 2021

How to Turn Off SafeSearch on Google, Bing, Yahoo, and DuckDuckGo

When SafeSearch is enabled, your search engines block what they consider to be mature content in your search results. In case you’d like to include those results in your searches, you will have to turn off SafeSearch first. H…

Mahesh Makvana Dec 12th, 2021

The Best Wi-Fi Range Extenders of 2022

Wi-Fi Range extenders can help with dead zones or poor Wi-fi signal in your home, whether it’s an issue with thick walls or a small router range. Our recommendations will make sure your whole home has internet coverage….

Albert Bassili Dec 12th, 2021

How to Check Your Amazon Gift Card Balance

Not sure if you have sufficient funds to buy that item on Amazon? If so, it’s easy to check your gift card balance on both the Amazon website and the Amazon mobile app, as well as the history of cards you’ve redeemed….

Mahesh Makvana Nov 24th, 2021

How to Get Faster Streaming Speeds on Your TV

Is your TV’s network speed getting you down? There are all sorts of factors that can affect streaming or download performance, from the speed of your internet connection to interference from other devices over wireless. Let’s…

Tim Brookes Nov 19th, 2021

What Is a MAC Address, and How Does It Work?

If you’ve ever tried to identify devices on a network or search for a nearby Bluetooth device, chances are you’ve dealt with MAC addresses. But what are they exactly, and how are they different from IP addresses?…

John Bogna Nov 16th, 2021

How to Cancel a Bid on eBay

If you made a mistake when typing in your bid, or if the description of the item drastically changed after you placed your bid, then eBay allows you to retract it. Here’s when and how you can cancel your bid….

Marshall Gunnell Nov 8th, 2021

How to Add Gigabit Ethernet to a TV Without It

TV manufacturers have rushed to improve their latest models with fast HDMI 2.1 ports capable of supporting 4K gaming at 120Hz in glorious HDR. Unfortunately, most of the same models still use outdated 100Mb Ethernet ports. Fo…

Tim Brookes Nov 4th, 2021

How to Design a Custom Theme on Google Sites

An important part of creating a website is making it appealing to your audience, and the appearance is an important element of that appeal. While Google Sites offers a nice set of themes, you can create your very own….

Sandy Writtenhouse Nov 2nd, 2021

How to Restore Deleted Files and Folders in Microsoft OneDrive

There’s arguably no feeling worse than deleting a file or folder that you didn’t mean to delete. If this unfortunate event took place in your Microsoft OneDrive account, then there are a few recovery options at your disposal….

Marshall Gunnell Oct 24th, 2021

How to Change Your Yahoo! Account Password

It’s a good idea to change your online account passwords every once in a while. If you’d like to do this for your Yahoo account, Yahoo makes it easy to change your password on both its site and mobile app. We’ll show you how …

Mahesh Makvana Oct 24th, 2021

How to Map a Network Drive on Windows 10

Creating a mapped network drive allows you to quickly access files and folders on a shared network as if they were on your local machine. Fortunately, Windows 10 lets you map network drives in just a few simple steps….

Marshall Gunnell Oct 21st, 2021

“Lifetime” Subscriptions Don’t Always Last a Lifetime

It seems like every service has a subscription these days, and many offer multiple ways to pay. You can go monthly, yearly, or maybe even pay a one-time “lifetime” subscription. But whose “lifetime” is that a reference to, an…

Joe Fedewa Oct 20th, 2021

What Is BGP, and Why Does the Internet Depend on It?

Facebook’s six-hour-long outage on October 4, 2021, had people scrambling to find out just what was going on. Part of the answer lies in an integral part of the internet called Border Gateway Protocol, or BGP….

John Bogna Oct 8th, 2021

How to Avoid Accidentally Sending Emails in Gmail on Android

One way to avoid accidentally sending emails in Gmail is to get Gmail to show a final confirmation box before your email is sent. Luckily, Gmail’s Android app offers this option, and we’ll show you how to use it….

Mahesh Makvana Oct 1st, 2021

How to Give a Gift Receipt with an Amazon Purchase

If you buy someone a gift on Amazon, you can also give them a gift receipt in case you get the size, color, or anything else wrong. That way, they can return and exchange it without having to involve you. Here’s how to send t…

Harry Guinness Sep 5th, 2021

Get This NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming Router for 47% Off

Right now, you can get this super fast NETGEAR Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Wi-Fi Router for $159.99 on Amazon, which is 47% off the normal price.

Dave LeClair Aug 31st, 2021

iCloud for Windows Finally Lets You Manage Your Passwords

If there’s one feature anyone who uses a Windows PC and an iPhone is looking for, it’s the ability to manage their passwords in iCloud for Windows. Well, version 12.5 of iCloud finally adds a proper password manager, making a…

Dave LeClair Aug 16th, 2021

Can I Use iCloud Drive for Time Machine Backups?

Time Machine makes it easy to back up your irreplaceable Mac files to an external drive or networked computer, but what about backing up to iCloud? If you pay for additional cloud storage, you probably want to make use of it….

Tim Brookes Aug 13th, 2021

How to Stop Gmail From Adding Contacts Automatically

Gmail automatically saves the recipient’s email address in your contacts when you send, reply or forward an email. If you don’t want to see them in your contacts list, here’s how to disable the function and delete auto-added …

Samir Makwana Aug 10th, 2021

Why Does Cloudflare Show Up When I Try to Open a Website?

You’re trying to access a website, and instead of being greeted with the homepage, you see a “One more step” screen from Cloudflare with a captcha on it instead. Here’s why it happens.

Vann Vicente Aug 10th, 2021

How to Add a Table to an Email in Gmail

Gmail doesn’t offer a tool for adding tables to your emails. However, you can create tables in Google Sheets and move them into your Gmail emails. We’ll show you how.

Mahesh Makvana Aug 9th, 2021

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