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How to Create New Sections To Group Channels in Slack

In addition to a slight redesign, Slack recently introduced the ability to group channels into something the company calls “Sections.” These sections make it easy for you to organize your workspace’s side pa...

Justin Duino 4h ago

How to Customize Mouse Buttons on an iPad

You can now control your iPad with a mouse, and it does much more than just simulate taps and scrolling. If your mouse has extra buttons, you can customize them to perform powerful actions in a single click....

Benj Edwards 6h ago

Why You Should Never Disable Automatic Updates in Chrome

Google Chrome automatically updates itself. There’s no easy way to turn off automatic updates, but you can do it in several ways—by stopping the Google Update Service that handles automatic updates, for example. H...

Why You Should Upgrade Your Old Computer Monitor

Monitor tech has advanced dramatically in the last few years. If you’ve been focused on replacing other components, you might be long overdue for a monitor upgrade. Here’s what you’ve been missing!...

How to Set Up a Spotify Kids Account

Spotify Kids is a standalone listening app built with the unique needs of young ones in mind. With a Spotify Premium Family subscription of $14.99/month, you can give your kids their own app with 8,000+ songs, stories, and lu...

Joel Cornell 2d ago

How to Stream U.S. Sports for Free Online

The wide world of sports has been mostly postponed for 2020 thanks to the coronavirus. As we all try to flatten the curve with social distancing, some of the most popular U.S. sports leagues are streaming both new and old gam...

How to Play Local Multiplayer Games Online with Steam Remote Play Together

There’s nothing quite like the connections you make when you play video games on the couch next to your friends. However, Steam’s Remote Play Together feature allows you to play local multiplayer games online, eve...

Joel Cornell 3d ago

How to Write an Apple II BASIC Program in Your Web Browser

Have you ever wanted to program a vintage computer? If you use the BASIC programming language and run a simulation of the legendary Apple II in your browser, it’s easy! You’ll get an excellent idea what programmin...

Why You Should Buy the 2020 MacBook Air

With the 2020 MacBook Air, Apple has delivered the perfect laptop for everyday use. The Butterfly keyboard is gone, leading to an improved and more reliable typing experience. This is the Mac laptop most people should buy....

Khamosh Pathak 4d ago

How to Build Your Own Cloud File Sync with Nextcloud

Services like Dropbox make it easy for you to access your files on multiple devices. However, you might want more control over them. In less than 30 minutes, you can have your own cloud-syncing service up and running on a ser...

12 Tips for Video Conferencing While You Work From Home

As the global workforce shifts to a work-from-home model, conference room meetings have moved to online video-calling apps. If you’re new to video conferencing, we’re here to help you out!

Khamosh Pathak 5d ago

How to Clean Your Headphones and Earbuds

So, you’ve cleaned your phone, keyboard, and mouse, but what about your headphones? Cleaning out any ear wax and disinfecting your headphones isn’t only good for your hygiene, it may even improve the sound quality...

How to Use Cloudflare DNS’s Parental Controls

Cloudflare now offers “1.1.1.1 for Families,” new DNS servers with built-in parental controls. Cloudflare’s standard 1.1.1.1 DNS server doesn’t perform any filtering, but Cloudflare can now block malw...

Chris Hoffman 6d ago

How to Time Travel in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

Time travel can be a messy subject for fans familiar with the Animal Crossing series—it’s a game that is meant to be progressed and enjoyed in real time. But what if you could advance forward to speed up the proce...

Joshalynne Finch Apr 1st

All Microsoft’s PowerToys for Windows 10, Explained

Microsoft is hard at work on PowerToys for Windows 10. This open-source project adds many powerful features to Windows, from a bulk file renamer to an Alt+Tab alternative that lets you search for windows from your keyboard....

5 Free Remote Access Tools for Connecting to a PC or Mac

Sometimes, when you’re working from home, you might need to access a computer at your office or another location. Remote-access tools allow you to use a computer that’s located elsewhere as if you were sitting in ...

Tim Brookes Mar 31st

Windows 10’s Bugs Are Teaching the Importance of Backups

Windows 10 has now had multiple automatic updates that accidentally deleted people’s files. Buggy updates have caused problems with hardware drivers, too. Microsoft highlights the importance of having good backups and b...

How to Share iCloud Drive Folders on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

Apple finally added folder-sharing to iCloud Drive with iOS 13.4, iPadOS 13.4, and macOS Catalina 10.15.4. If you were using Dropbox or Google Drive for the sole reason, you can now fully switch to iCloud Drive....

Khamosh Pathak Mar 30th

How to Disinfect Your Mouse and Keyboard

You probably don’t clean your mouse and keyboard very often, but you should. It’s especially important if you share a computer with others. Right now, it could also prevent the transmission of COVID-19....

How to Restart Your Island in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

Restarting your island in Animal Crossing: New horizons isn’t as easy as deleting a player character. There are a few hoops to jump through to start over on a clean slate. Here’s how to begin anew in the Nintendo ...

Joshalynne Finch Mar 29th

How to Click the Home Button with a Mouse on an iPad

Apple now lets you control your iPad with a mouse or trackpad, but navigating using a mouse can be cumbersome without the ability to quickly click and go Home. Luckily, there are several ways to access the iPad’s Home ...

Benj Edwards Mar 29th

You Can Relive the GameCube on a Modern TV, and It’s Amazing

Nintendo’s GameCube doesn’t support HDMI, but don’t let that stop you! With the right adapters, you can hook up a GameCube to a modern TV and play your beloved GameCube games.

9 Ways to Quickly Make Money in “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

You will likely spend days earning Bells (in-game currency) in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and you’ve probably wondered what the easiest and quickest method is to make money. Whether this is your first time playing ...

Joshalynne Finch Mar 28th

How Apple’s 2020 iPad Pro Compares to the 1994 Trackpad Mac

Apple unveiled a new iPad Pro and Magic Keyboard with a trackpad in March 2020. This is the first time Apple’s pushed a trackpad for iPads. It reminded us of the company’s first laptop with a trackpad: the Powerb...