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Systemd Will Change How Your Linux Home Directory Works

The team behind systemd want you to adopt a new way of managing home directories. Calling it a “new way” is putting it lightly—this is a real paradigm shift for Linux. Here’s everything you need to kno...

Dave McKay 10h ago

How to Look Better on Zoom (and Other Video-Calling Apps)

More professional (and personal) interactions are happening via Zoom and other video-calling apps, and it doesn’t look like that’ll be changing anytime soon. The same as an in-person meeting or date, it’s important to l...

What Is Fast Charging, and How Does It Work?

Most major phone releases nowadays come with improved charging speeds. How do fast chargers work, and how are they getting even faster? Find out here.

Vann Vicente 1d ago

Can You Replace Your Mac with an iPad in 2020?

The iPad is rarely thought of as a proper computer, but times are changing. Apple’s hardware, software, and marketing suggest the latest iPad Pro and its Magic Keyboard are the closest laptop replacement Apple has ever ...

The 10 Best Netflix Original Movies to Stream (May 2020)

Netflix cranks out a lot of original movies and TV shows. Here are 10 of our favorite Netflix original movies, so you can stop browsing and start watching!

How to Play Steam VR Games Wirelessly on Your Oculus Quest

The Oculus Quest is a fully stand-alone headset. It’s free of the wires of PC-only headsets. However, if you want to use it on a PC to play Steam VR games, you’ll need special software to do so wirelessly....

Anthony Heddings 3d ago

Windows 3.0 Is 30 Years Old: Here’s What Made It Special

Thirty years ago this month, Microsoft released Windows 3.0, a graphical environment that represented a dramatic leap over its predecessors in terms of capability and popularity. Here’s what made Windows 3.0 special....

How to Use Windows 10’s Package Manager, “winget”

Microsoft’s new Windows Package Manager makes it easy to install applications by running a single command. Here’s how to try the new ” winget ” command and why this Linux-style package manager is so ex...

40 Years Later, ‘Pac-Man’ Is Still Capturing Our Hearts

It was 40 years ago when Pac-Man first gobbled its way into Japanese arcades and captured our hearts with its simple, but challenging, gameplay. Even after all this time, Pac-Man still rules as a cultural icon. Let’s ...

Benj Edwards 4d ago

No, the iOS 13.5 iPhone Update Won’t Send Your Health Data to the Government

On May 20, 2020, iPhones started to receive iOS 13.5, which includes a COVID‑19 Exposure Notifications API. Despite the contact tracing feature being voluntary, people are already worried that personal information will be m...

How to Turn Off COVID-19 Exposure Logging and Notifications on iPhone

Apple introduced its Exposure Notifications API in the iOS 13.5 iPhone update along with exposure logging and notifications explicitly developed to help with coronavirus contact tracing. Here’s how you can turn on or d...

Khamosh Pathak 5d ago

How Your iPhone’s New COVID-19 Exposure Notifications Work

Apple and Google have created a new digital framework for contact tracing for the COVID-19 pandemic that works around an Exposure Notifications API. Apple is rolling out an Exposure Notifications feature and API in the iOS 1...

Update Your iPhone for Face ID Mask Detection in iOS 13.5

In the time of coronavirus and contact tracing, even unlocking your iPhone with Face ID can be a hassle. Starting with iOS 13.5, Apple is going to make the process of opening your iPhone while wearing a mask easier, but not i...

Khamosh Pathak May 20th

Microsoft Will Merge UWP and Win32 Apps With Project Reunion

Windows 10 is fragmented between new Univeral Windows Platform (UWP) apps and classic desktop (Win32) apps. At Build 2020, Microsoft announced Project Reunion to help fix that, merging the two platforms and helping fix the mi...

Chris Hoffman May 19th

Windows 10 Is Getting Graphical Linux Apps With GPU Support

Windows 10’s Windows Subsystem for Linux is already extremely powerful, even including a built-in Linux kernel with WSL 2.0. Now, Microsoft is making it even more powerful, enabling graphical Linux desktop applications ...

Chris Hoffman May 19th

Windows 10’s PowerToys Get a Launcher and Keyboard Remapper

We love Microsoft’s PowerToys, a free, and open-source collection of useful utilities for Windows 10. With the release of PowerToys 0.18 today, Microsoft is adding a “PowerToys Run” application launcher and ...

Chris Hoffman May 19th

Microsoft Edge Is Getting a Web Search Sidebar

Wouldn’t it be great to search for something from the current web page without opening yet another browser tab? Microsoft will soon add a sidebar search feature to Edge, making web searches even better—especially ...

Chris Hoffman May 19th

The New Windows Terminal Is Ready; Here’s Why It’s Amazing

Microsoft’s new Windows Terminal is finally stable. Windows finally has a more modern terminal environment including features like tabs, split panes, multiple session types, and settings that let you configure everythin...

How to Collapse and Hide Tab Groups in Google Chrome

Google’s Tab Groups feature is available in Chrome 83, releasing on May 19, 2020. Google is slowly rolling out the feature along with the ability to collapse groups of tabs to help organize your Windows 10, Mac, Linux,...

Justin Duino May 19th

5 GIPHY Alternatives for Uploading and Sharing GIFs

With the acquisition by Facebook, GIPHY has joined the Instagram team. If you’re not a fan of Mark Zuckerberg’s social network—or if you’re just worried the app will stop working—here are the bes...

Khamosh Pathak May 18th

How to Sideload Apps and Games on Your Oculus Quest

The Oculus Quest is a standalone VR headset that can render games and apps without a desktop PC. You normally install games and apps via the Oculus Store, but you can also sideload unofficial apps using a PC....

Anthony Heddings May 18th

How to Fix Crackly Audio and Other Mac Sound Problems

Mac sound problems can range from stuttering crackly audio to no sound entirely. If you’re running an older version of macOS, you might encounter these issues more frequently. Luckily, fixing most Mac sound problems is ...

Tim Brookes May 18th

The Best Free Microsoft Office Alternatives

While Microsoft Office is still the ubiquitous choice for word processing, slideshow presentations, spreadsheet calculations, and many more digital tasks, there are still plenty of free alternatives. Avoid freeware full of ad...

How to View Everyone At Once in Google Meet

Google Meet is the video-chat tool integrated into G Suite and available to anyone with a Google account. By default, you’ll see the most active speaker on video calls with a lot of people, but you can now get a Zoom-st...

Joel Cornell May 17th

How to Set Up a Facebook Messenger Rooms Video Call

If you use Facebook Messenger, you don’t need to jump over to Zoom, Google Meet, or any other service to hold a group video call with friends and family. Instead, using Messenger Rooms, you can start a chat with up to 5...

Joel Cornell May 17th