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Apple Is Making the MacBook Pros You’ve Been Waiting For

Apple just refreshed its laptop lineup with a new 16-inch MacBook Pro, and it’s kind of a big deal. The company has made changes to the design in response to criticism from both critics and users, including a new keyboa...

How to Enable Classic Markdown Text Formatting in Slack

Slack recently updated its message box with a WYSIWYG interface. To bold text, select it and click the “Bold” button like you’re using Microsoft Word. Now, in response to criticism from some long-time users,...

Chris Hoffman Dec 3rd, 2019

Windows 10’s November 2019 Update Is the Best Yet

Windows 10’s November 2019 Update, also known as version 1909, is the best update to Windows 10 yet. It’s a small update that’s quick to install, doesn’t add any crazy new features, and isn’t bre...

How To Stream The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2019

As we draw ever closer to the Thanksgiving holiday, multiple things come to mind: turkey, Black Friday, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. With that in mind, you might want to find a way to stream it for your famil...

Kennedy Maring Nov 28th, 2019

How to Watch Football Thanksgiving 2019 Live Online

Ditch your cable box and start streaming everything to save some money while still being able to watch seasonal shows. Football is a Thanksgiving tradition in many households, and it’s easy to watch even if you cut the cord...

Kennedy Maring Nov 28th, 2019

How to Stop Microsoft Teams From Starting Automatically on Windows 10

Some Office 365 subscriptions automatically install Microsoft Teams along with the rest of Microsoft Office. Teams will automatically open at boot after it’s installed, but you can stop this by disabling the Team startu...

Chris Hoffman Nov 26th, 2019

What is the Brave Browser, and How Does It Compare to Chrome?

There are more competing web browsers than ever, with many serving different niches. One example is Brave, which has an unapologetic focus on user privacy and comes with a radical reimagining of how online advertising ought t...

Google Is Killing Cloud Print at the End of 2020

Google Cloud Print is the next Google service to go away. After a decade in beta, Google announced Cloud Print “will no longer be supported” after 2020. Google says it’s time to migrate away from Cloud Prin...

Chris Hoffman Nov 22nd, 2019

How to Stop Your Disney+ Account From Getting Hacked

Thousands of Disney+ accounts have been “hacked” and are for sale online. Criminals are selling login details for compromised accounts from between $3 and $11. Here’s how it likely happened—and how you...

How to Download Apple TV+ Shows on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

The Apple TV+ channel in the TV app comes with original shows, movies, and documentaries. If you have a subscription, you might want to download a flick or two on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to binge during your commute....

Khamosh Pathak Nov 21st, 2019

How to Use OneDrive’s “Personal Vault” to Secure Your Files

Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage service now includes a “Personal Vault” for your sensitive files. These files are encrypted and protected with additional two-factor verification, even when they’re s...

How to Add Friends on Google Stadia

Now that you’ve finished setting up your Google Stadia account, it’s time to add your friends. Depending on your privacy settings, you can find others by username, and they can search for you using your Stadia nam...

Justin Duino Nov 20th, 2019

How DNS Over HTTPS (DoH) Will Boost Privacy Online

Companies like Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla are pushing forward with DNS over HTTPS (DoH). This technology will encrypt DNS lookups, improving online privacy and security. But it’s controversial: Comcast is lobbying a...

How to Change Your Google Stadia Username and Avatar

When you register for a Stadia account, you are asked to create a username. If you made a typo or want to modify your Stadia name later, you can change it with a little bit of help from Google.

Justin Duino Nov 19th, 2019

Why You Shouldn’t Use Your Web Browser’s Password Manager

We recommend using a password manager like 1Password, LastPass, or Bitwarden. But modern web browsers have built-in password managers, so why install a different one? There are many good reasons to avoid your web browser&#821...

It’s About Time: Microsoft Is Finally Killing My People

Microsoft is killing My People, as predicted. The “My People” feature on the taskbar is still here for now, but Microsoft has revealed it’s “no longer being developed” and “may be removed i...

Chris Hoffman Nov 13th, 2019

How to Use YouTube’s Queue Feature

Unlike Netflix, YouTube was never really designed for binge-watching. You could install extensions, but they never worked well. Now, you can officially create a video queue from any page, sit back, and watch videos without le...

Khamosh Pathak Nov 13th, 2019

How to Download Disney+ Movies and TV Shows to Watch Offline

If you don’t want to use up your mobile data cap, you can download movies and TV shows from Disney+ to watch offline. Although you can’t save films and shows to your computer, you can download them to the iPhone, ...

Justin Duino Nov 13th, 2019

Forget Screen Time! Track Your App Usage in macOS Catalina with These Alternatives

The Screen Time feature first appeared in iOS 12 to help you monitor your app usage on iPhone and iPad. It’s now on macOS Catalina, with one major flaw: it only shows how long apps are open, not how long you use them....

Tim Brookes Nov 8th, 2019

USB4: What’s Different and Why It Matters

The next great (and possibly confusing) version of USB is on its way. In early September 2019, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) published the USB4 specification paving the way for blazing-fast USB connections comparable to...

How to Cancel Your Apple TV+ Subscription

Whether you signed up for the Apple TV+ seven-day trial or were given a year-long membership for free after buying a new device, here’s how to cancel your subscription before you have to start paying for the streaming...

Justin Duino Nov 5th, 2019

What Is the Deep Fusion Camera on the iPhone 11?

Apple’s Deep Fusion Camera technology is now available thanks to iOS 13.2. If you have an iPhone 11 or iPhone 11 Pro, you can use this new image-processing tech to take better photos. Here’s how it works....