How to Limit Screen Time on Windows 10
Both kids and adults need the occasional break from staring at a screen. Fortunately, Microsoft Family Groups on Windows 10 allows you to set a healthier schedule for everyone in the family.
Here’s Where Windows 10 Stores Its Default Wallpapers
Windows 10 includes a nice selection of default wallpapers, but it’s easy to lose track of them if you decide to use custom wallpaper. If you’d like to use the default images again, here’s how to find and us...
How to Back Up and Restore PS4 Save Data
Whether you’ve logged 10 hours or 100 playing a game, starting over because something happened to the save file is gut-wrenching. Don’t let this happen to you! Back up your PS4 save data, and save yourself the pai...
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....
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 Turn Off or Customize New Email Alerts in Outlook
Outlook does a great job of keeping you informed about new emails by using several different methods to alert you. Here are all of the ways you can be alerted, and how to turn off or customize them.
How to Use Your Smartphone as an Amazon Fire TV Remote
Lost your Amazon Fire TV remote again? Fear not, you can download a free app for your iPhone or Android smartphone that will let you control the device remotely. Here’s how.
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 ...
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 Cancel a Zoom Meeting
Unexpected emergencies may come up, causing you to need to cancel your Zoom meeting. Don’t just leave the other attendees in the dark—let them know you won’t be able to make it. Here’s how to cancel a Zoom meeting...
What Is LinkedIn Premium, and Is it Worth It?
LinkedIn Premium is the paid subscription tier of the most widely used professional networking site. Is it worth the steep monthly fee, or are you better off using the free version? Find out here.
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...
How to Change Your Personal Meeting ID (PMI) in Zoom
Your Zoom account’s personal meeting ID (PMI) should only be used for private meetings. If it’s shared enough, uninvited people could Zoombomb your personal Zoom calls by using the said ID. Here’s how to change your...
How to Seamlessly Transfer Your WhatsApp Messages to Your New Phone
When you move to a new phone, you have to take several steps to make sure you keep all the data from your old device. Things like photos and apps are relatively easy to transfer, but what about WhatsApp messages? After all, y...
How to Change the Height or Width of the Taskbar on Windows 10
Did you know Windows 10’s taskbar can be resized? With a few clicks, you can make it even taller, giving you more room for application shortcuts. If you’re using a vertical taskbar, you can make it wider....
How to Peek Inside Binary Files From the Linux Command Line
Have a mystery file? The Linux file command will quickly tell you what type of file it is. If it’s a binary file, though, you can find out even more about it. file has a whole raft of stablemates that will help you ana...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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,...
