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What Does “Burning a CD” Mean?

If you’ve never encountered a recordable CD before, you can be forgiven for not knowing what the term “burn a CD” means. Does it involve fire? Is anything actually burned in the process? We explain how the process works, why …

Benj Edwards Apr 12th, 2021

How to Delete Telegram Messages and Chat Histories

If you’ve recently ditched WhatsApp for Telegram in a bid to protect your chat privacy, you’ll probably want to know how to delete conversations from both your device and Telegram’s servers. This isn’t quite as straightforwar…

Tim Brookes Apr 11th, 2021

What Is Plain Text?

What exactly is “plain text?” And what’s the difference between plain text and other types of text? Read on to find out what plain text is and what it’s used for.

Vann Vicente Apr 10th, 2021

What to Expect from the Internet in China

If you’re on your way to China or are simply the curious kind, you may want to find out what lies beyond the Great Firewall. While a heavily censored internet looks a lot like our own, it manages to seem a little off in some …

Fergus O'Sullivan Apr 10th, 2021

How to Turn off 5G on Android (to Save Battery Life)

5G is the latest feature that mobile networks are touting, but it’s not available everywhere. If you feel like your Android phone is wasting battery searching for a nonexistent 5G connection, you may be able to turn it off….

Joe Fedewa Apr 9th, 2021

How to Enable or Disable the Tab Search Icon in Chrome

Google Chrome has a tab search feature that looks like a small down-arrow icon in the top-right corner of the browser window. As of April 2021, it’s enabled by default for some people, but not others. Here’s how to turn it on…

Mahesh Makvana Apr 9th, 2021

Want Google Search Results without Tracking? Use Startpage

Search engines like Google and Bing are notorious for tracking users, but privacy-focused alternatives like DuckDuckGo don’t always deliver Google-quality results. Enter StartPage, a search engine that doesn’t track you whil…

Tim Brookes Apr 9th, 2021

How to Disable and Remove Chromecast in Google Chrome

Sending videos to a Chromecast-enabled device can be handy, but not everyone wants this feature. In fact, it can be a big annoyance and cause issues. We’ll show you how to remove the Chromecast button from the Google Chrome w…

Joe Fedewa Apr 8th, 2021

Why You’re Getting So Much Signal Spam (and What You Can Do)

Have you been receiving a lot of spam on Signal recently? Don’t worry, it’s not just you. Online spammers are among some of the most persistent troublemakers on the internet, and they’ve set their sights on a new target….

Tim Brookes Apr 8th, 2021

5 Tips for Optimal PC Cable Management

No one wants a tangle of cords inside their PC case. Proper cable management may seem superfluous, and after spending hours building a PC, it feels like the last thing you want to do. In the long run, however, proper cable ma…

Ian Paul Apr 8th, 2021

How to Enable Google Chrome’s “Reading List” on Android

Google Chrome’s Reading List feature debuted on the iPhone and eventually came to the desktop. For some reason, it has taken a while to appear on Android. If you like the feature on your handset, it can be enabled right now….

Joe Fedewa Apr 7th, 2021

How to Easily Transfer Files between Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone

Transfer files from a Linux computer to any other computer quickly and easily with Snapdrop. It’s browser-based, so it works with any operating system, yet the files stay within your own local network and never go to “the clo…

Dave McKay Apr 7th, 2021

How to Send a Password-Protected Email for Free

If you want to send a private message to someone and ensure that they are the only ones who read it, protecting it with a password only the recipient knows is a solid choice. Fortunately, secure email providers ProtonMail an…

Tim Brookes Apr 7th, 2021

Snapseed Is the Best Photo Editing App You’re Not Using

There’s a great photo editing app that happens to be from a well-known name, and you may not know about it. “Snapseed” by Google should be installed on everyone’s phone, whether it’s an iPhone or running Android. We’ll explai…

Joe Fedewa Apr 6th, 2021

How to Use the Internet from China

If you’re visiting China and want to use the internet, you’re in for a nasty surprise: Many sites you take for granted, like Google and Facebook, can’t be accessed from the People’s Republic. This block, often called the Grea…

Fergus O'Sullivan Apr 6th, 2021

10 Tech Troubleshooting Tips to Fix Your Gadgets

How you fix a problem ultimately depends on what that problem is. At the same time, many of the most common technology problems have simple and easy solutions. Here are 10 common troubleshooting tricks you need to know….

Tim Brookes Apr 6th, 2021

Everything You Need to Know About the Facebook Data Breach

The personal data of 533 million Facebook users leaked online. That’s a large percentage of the world’s population, so you should check to see if your account or phone number was affected. We’ll show you so you can protect yo…

Joe Fedewa Apr 5th, 2021

How to Set up PGP Encryption in ProtonMail

Pretty Good Privacy, or PGP for short, lets you lock your email messages so that only the intended recipient with the key can view them. ProtonMail is one of the few email services that supports this feature without any extra…

Tim Brookes Apr 5th, 2021

The 6 Worst Versions of Windows, Ranked

Microsoft crafted Windows RT as an ARM-based version of Windows that would run on a new class of lighter, more power-efficient machines like the Surface RT. There was only one problem: It couldn’t run millions of Windows apps…

Benj Edwards Apr 5th, 2021

What Is Google Discover, and How Do I View It on My Phone?

In a world stuffed full of articles and stories, it can be hard to find the stuff that really interests you. As the name implies, Google Discover is one solution to this problem, and you probably already have it….

Joe Fedewa Apr 4th, 2021

When Should You Use a Flash in Your Photography?

Flash has a bad reputation among photographers. Many articles for beginners—and I’ve written a few—recommend avoiding using it whenever possible. But, while you will generally get better photos when you don’t use flash, t…

Harry Guinness Apr 4th, 2021

What Is an LTPO Display, and Is It Better Than OLED?

Wouldn’t it be great if we could make smartphones more power efficient and get more use from a single charge? That’s exactly the idea behind LTPO display technology used by Apple and Samsung. Here’s what to expect from the to…

Tim Brookes Apr 3rd, 2021

10 Spring Cleaning Tips for Your Windows PC

Don’t forget your computer when you’re spring cleaning all your things. From the software to the hardware, there are some easy ways to get your Windows 10 laptop or desktop tidied up and running in tip-top shape….

Chris Hoffman Apr 2nd, 2021

How to Run Windows 3’s File Manager in Windows 10

Throwback alert! Microsoft’s vintage File Manager program, which originally shipped with Windows 3.0 in 1990, has been ported to Windows 10, and it’s available for free from Microsoft. Here’s how to get it….

Benj Edwards Apr 1st, 2021

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