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How to Hide Your IP Address (and Why You Might Want To)

Your IP address is like your public ID on the internet. Any time you do anything on the internet, your IP address lets servers know where to send back information you’ve requested. Many sites log these addresses, effect...

Windows 10’s October Update (Redstone 5) Will Be Released on October 2nd

We’ve known for a while that the latest update for Windows 10, codenamed “Redstone 5”, was going to be released in October, but now we have a nearly confirmed date: October 2nd, 2018, the same day that Micro...

What’s the Difference Between Optical and Digital Image Stabilization?

If you’ve ever tried to take video on your phone while walking, you know keeping the image still is tricky. There’s some neat technology designed to reduce that shaky-cam effect, and there are two different approaches to ...

What Is Alexa Guard and What Can You Do With It?

Craig Lloyd Sep 25th

How to Generate a Wi-Fi History or WLAN Report in Windows 10

Brady Gavin Sep 25th

Office 2019 Has Arrived. Here’s Why You Probably Won’t Care.

Yesterday, Microsoft announced the availability of Office 2019 to volume licensing customers, promising general retail availability in the coming weeks. Unless you’re a business customer looking to upgrade and you&#8217...

What Is An EKG, and How Does It Work In The New Apple Watch?

Apple recently released its Series 4 Watch and everyone is talking about the new heart monitor feature—the electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG). While the app isn’t available yet, the hardware is in place, and it promis...

Buying New vs. Used Smartphones: What’s the Cheaper Option?

Buying your smartphones used can save you a lot of money over buying new—or can it? We’ve done some math to see what the best route is as far as buying new vs. used smartphones.

How 5G Could Transform Your Home Internet Connection

Verizon is about to launch home internet service using 5G. This new wireless standard isn’t just about faster data for your smartphone—it could finally offer competition for home internet, breaking the cable compa...

Not Just Books: All the Free Digital Stuff Your Local Library Might Offer

You might think of libraries as old fashioned, or irrelevant in the age of the internet. You’d be wrong.

Are Your Smarthome Devices Spying on You?

Craig Lloyd Sep 21st

No, Google Doesn’t Just Let Apps Read Your Email

There’s a story spreading in the news today that Google is letting companies scan through your email and sell the data, but this is really misleading. So what’s actually going on?

Google Keeps Pushing ChromeOS and Android Closer Together

A supposed merge of Android and Chrome OS has been rumored for years—to the point where some people believe one will eventually replace the other. That’s not what’s really going to happen—but the two ...

What Are the Most Beneficial Smarthome Devices to Own?

Craig Lloyd Sep 20th

What Apps Can You Actually Run on Linux?

Chromebooks can now run Linux desktop apps, offering a whole new universe of software to Chrome OS users. You can install a Linux distribution like Ubuntu on your PC, too. But what applications are available for Linux?...

How to Make Android as Secure as Possible

Mobile security is a big deal, probably now more than ever. Most of us live on our phones, with financial information, calendar appointments, family photos, and more stored on our devices. Here’s how to keep your Androi...

Linux Apps Are Now Available in Chrome OS Stable, But What Does That Mean?

Cameron Summerson Sep 18th

What Kind of Smart Lights Should You Buy?

While most smart lights let you control them from your phone, by voice, or through automation, not all smart bulbs are created equal. Here are the different type of smart lights and which ones might be best for you....

What is LockApp.exe on Windows 10?

Chris Hoffman Sep 18th

How to Get Started Making YouTube Videos

Anthony Heddings Sep 18th

Apple Just Changed Your iPad’s Gestures to Match the iPhone X

Apple just made your iPad work more like the iPhone X, XR, XS, and XS Max. The new iOS 12 update changes how gestures work, and the Control Center is located in a different place.

iOS 12 is Out Now, But Should You Upgrade?

Apple releases a new major version of iOS every single year, but they also have minor bugfix releases regularly. This time, it’s a big update to a major version. So should you upgrade?

Group Your Gmail Inbox by Date Like Google Inbox Did (And Outlook Does)

Google Inbox is shutting down, and Gmail doesn’t sort your emails by the date the way Inbox did. Happily, you can re-create the feature yourself with a little bit of hackery.

How an Apple Watch Could Have Saved My Father’s Life

That headline sounds dramatic, doesn’t it? Honestly, it reads like one of those clickbait titles you see on Facebook or maybe YouTube, but this is the true story of how my father died, and how the new Apple Watch might have...

No One Knew 3D Touch Existed, and Now It’s Going Away

Apple’s new iPhone XR doesn’t include 3D Touch. App developers already didn’t use 3D Touch, but now they really won’t use it. Apple will have to design the iPhone operating system not to rely on 3D To...