Saturday, June 30, 2018
Geek Trivia: The Bird Of Prey With The Largest Natural Geographic Range Is The?
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7 Awesome Ultralight Blankets For Air Travel, Road Trips, And More
Whether you’re traveling a short distance or on a long haul trip, you want to be comfortable, right?
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How to Get Started with a Standing Desk
Standing desks are great. They’re arguably better for your health than sitting, have been known to increase productivity, and can improve focus. But you can’t just jump right into using one—there’s both a learning curve and a physical adjustment to go through.
Friday, June 29, 2018
Play Robot Odyssey, Which Inspired a Generation of Programmers, Right Now in Your Browser
Imagine a game that requires you learn the basics of programming to even play. That’s Robot Odyssey, an educational game from 1984, and it’s free to play right now at robotodyssey.online.
Install Light Switch Guards to Keep People from Turning Off Your Smart Bulbs
If you have your house outfitted with Philips Hue lights (or any kind of smart bulbs for that matter), you’ve no doubt had to deal with people randomly flipping off the switches to the lights. Here’s how to fix that problem.
Geek Trivia: The Real World Company Located In Terminator 2’s Cyberdyne Systems Building Specializes In?
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You Can Now Add Music to Your Instagram Stories
Music makes everything better, and as of today Instagram users from eight countries can add licensed tracks from popular artists to Instagram stories.
Watch World Cup Scores from the Terminal
Want to keep track of World Cup scores at work, but afraid your boss will notice? World Cup 2018 CLI Dashboard keeps you up to date from the Terminal or Command Prompt.
Can You Use FaceTime on Android?
Apple’s FaceTime video calling is perhaps one of their most used features. It lets people with iPhones, iPads, and Macs make easy video calls to one another. You can’t make FaceTime calls from Android, but there are several other ways to make video calls—even to iPhone and Mac users.
What is “dasd” and Why is it Running on my Mac?
Some process called “dasd” is running on your Mac. Don’t worry: it’s part of macOS. But what is it?
The Best USB Microphones
A good USB microphone is a fantastic way to record studio-quality sound on your computer without investing in a full studio setup.
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How to Return Audible Audiobooks
Audible is awesome. For $15 a month, you get your choice of any audiobook in the collection; for $23 a month, you get two books. But what happens if you download a book by accident or waste a credit on one that sounds like it’s being narrated by Gilbert Gottfried huffing helium? Well, the good news is that if you’re not happy for any reason, you can return your Audible purchases. Here’s how.
What is Cryptojacking, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
Cryptojacking is the hot new way for criminals to make money using your hardware. A website you have open in your browser can max out your CPU to mine cryptocurrency, and cryptojacking malware is becoming increasingly common.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Geek Trivia: The United States Postal Service Printed Billions Of Stamps With The Wrong Image Of?
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BenQ ScreenBar Review: The Perfect Computer Desk Lamp
Claiming something is the perfect computer desk lamp is a rather, well, bold claim.
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Apple’s Terrible Keyboards and Why Repairability Matters
Apple is fixing busted MacBook keyboards for free, which is going to cost them money. This all could have been avoided if the keyboard were easy to repair or replace.
Use Auto-Replace to Sound More Assertive
Assertive language help you get points across, but it doesn’t come naturally for everyone. Auto-replace features can help.
How To Recover Your Forgotten Instagram Password
If you don’t use a password manager, those complex passwords can be pretty hard to remember. If you’ve forgotten your Instagram password, you can’t really recover that same password, but it’s easy enough to recover your account by resetting your password to something new.
AT&T Nearly Triples a Fee On Your Bill to Extract Hundreds of Millions From Customers
You probably don’t notice the small “Administrative fee” on your cell phone bill. AT&T is banking on that. Literally.
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What is “Microsoft Network Realtime Inspection Service” (NisSrv.exe) and Why Is It Running On My PC?
Windows 10 includes Windows Defender, which protects your PC against viruses and other threats. The “Microsoft Network Realtime Inspection Service” process, also known as NisSrv.exe, is part of Microsoft’s antivirus software.
The Best Pocket-Friendly Multitools For Tasks Big And Small
Full size multitools are great, but they’re normally too big to fit in you…
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Why Texted Videos Look Better on iPhone Than Android
If you switch from iOS to Android and send or receive video messages, you probably had to accept a harsh reality: video messages look terrible on Android. Let’s take a look at why this happens, and ways to combat the problem.
How to Use Instapaper in the EU
Instapaper is currently blocked in the EU because of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) laws that went into force in May. Anyone who visits the Instapaper website from an EU IP address gets told that Instapaper is “temporarily unavailable” and that they “intend to restore access as soon as possible”. Let’s look at how to get around that.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Geek Trivia: In The 1930s There Were Huge Numbers Of Cookbooks Devoted To Cooking With?
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Google Maps Just Got Better at Pointing Out Things To Do Nearby
Google Maps has a new look on mobile, along with new recommendation features.
Facebook Wants to Save You From Spoilers With 30-Day Keyword Mute Feature
Between the World Cup and Avengers movies, your Facebook feed is a minefield of spoilers.
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AIM Is Up and Running on a Third Party Server, Here’s How to Use It
Feeling nostalgic? You can get AIM up and running right now, thanks to a reverse engineered server.
How to Disable Screen Auto-Rotation in Windows 10
Windows 10 can automatically rotate your display if you have a convertible PC or tablet—just like your smartphone. You can lock your screen rotation in place, if you like.
How to Get Your Amazon Prime Discounts at Whole Foods
Amazon’s finished rolling out discounts for Prime members to every Whole Foods in the nation.
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How to Make an Apple Store or Genius Bar Appointment
Maybe you have a cracked iPhone screen or your MacBook Pro isn’t charging properly. Whatever your issue, there’s an app for that! If you need tech support or repairs for your Apple device, it’s easy to set up a service appointment right from your iPhone.
How to Listen to Podcasts on Google Home
Google has podcasts baked into the Play Music app for Android, and it recently released a dedicated Podcast app, as well. But you also can listen to podcasts directly on your Google Home pretty easily.
How to Protect Your Camera and Lenses from Damage, Dust, and Scratches
The biggest problem with photography gear is that it’s both fragile and expensive. This means that it’s easy to break and potentially painful—to your bank balance, heart, and soul—when you do. Let’s look at some of the ways you can protect your camera and lenses from bumps, bangs, and everyday life.
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
The 7 Best Budget Office Chairs For Every Need
Having a comfortable and practical office setup is vital to your productivity levels.
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Firefox Will Soon Tell You When You’ve Been Pwned
An upcoming Firefox feature will alert you when your information leaks, and 1Password users have access to a similar feature right now.
The Best Free Video Editing Apps for Windows
With smartphone cameras becoming better every day, the gear you use to make videos is becoming less important. Video editing apps used to cost an arm and a leg, but not anymore. Today, there are many free apps out there that you can use to create professional quality videos. Here are the best free video editing apps for Windows.
How to Enable and Use Continued Conversation on Google Home
At Google I/O 2018, Google announced a featured named Continued Conversation that makes your Home speakers a lot more useful by continuing to listen after the initial command. That feature is now available—here’s how to check it out.
Best iPad Mounts for Every Purpose
iPads are true general use computers. Some people use them just for work while for others, they’re purely for play.
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What’s the Difference Between Canon’s Regular and L-Series Lenses and Which Should You Buy
Canon sells regular and L-series lenses (the “L” stands for luxury). While the lenses may have similar specs, you can usually except L-series lenses to have better optics, build quality, and autofocus control, and a few more features. Let’s take a look.
How to Install the iOS 12 Beta on Your iPhone or iPad
The public beta of iOS 12 is now available for iPhones and iPads. Anyone who wants to play with iOS 12’s new features can install it today. However, we recommend backing up your device first so you can easily restore the stable version of iOS 11 afterwards.
How to Back Up Your iPhone With iTunes (and When You Should)
Your iPhone (and iPad) automatically back up to iCloud by default, but local iTunes backups are still useful. You should create an iTunes backup when you’re switching to a new iPhone or installing iOS beta software on your current phone.
Monday, June 25, 2018
Geek Trivia: The Colors Of The Rainbow Were Identified And Set As They Are Now By?
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The Best In-Wall Smart Light Switches
If smart bulbs aren’t your thing (although we tend to love them), then smart light switches might be more up your alley.
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No Commercial Interruptions: Why The World Cup Feels More Modern Than the NFL in the Netflix Age
Soccer isn’t a technologically advanced game, but in one way it feels more modern than the four major sports in North America: you’re not being constantly being interrupted by commercials.
Edge Will Aggressively Block Ads on Android and iPhone
Microsoft is adding an adblocker to the mobile version of Edge, meaning anyone who wants to block ads will simply need to toggle a setting.
What Is An ISO File (And How Do I Use Them)?
An ISO file (often called an ISO image), is an archive file that contains an identical copy (or image) of data found on an optical disc, like a CD or DVD. They are often used for backing up optical discs, or for distributing large file sets that are intended to burned to an optical disc.
How to Rotate Your PC’s Screen (or Fix a Sideways Screen)
Windows can rotate your screen without any extra software. This is especially useful if you have a desktop monitor that rotates. Many PCs have hotkeys that can rotate your screen, too, and these are easy to accidentally press.
The Best Couch Co-Op Games For the Xbox One
Sometimes you just want to chill with the competition and play a game together.
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How to Round Off Decimal Values in Excel
If you don’t want to show decimal values in Excel, you can simplify your numerical data using the ROUND functions. Excel offers three functions: ROUND, ROUNDUP, and ROUNDDOWN. Let’s take a look at how they work.
How to Fix a PC Stuck on “Don’t Turn Off” During Windows Updates
The “Getting Windows ready, Don’t turn off your computer” message appears while Windows is installing updates. Windows will normally finish the installation process if you give it time—but, if it’s been hours, you may just need to restart your PC.
Sunday, June 24, 2018
Geek Trivia: Daniel Stern, Best Known For The Role Of Marv In “Home Alone”, Was Also The Narrator Of?
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The 5 Best Handheld Vacuums For Cleaning Up Quick Spills
Vacuum cleaner options are vast and wonderful. You can buy a heavy bag on wheels, a stick vacuum cleaner, or something even smaller than that.
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How to Archive Your Data (Virtually) Forever
You may very well be the king of backing up your data regularly, but archiving your data is a completely different ball game. Here’s how you can archive your digital files and keep them around for generations to come.
Saturday, June 23, 2018
Geek Trivia: The Largest Library Of Inks In The World Belongs To?
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8 Things You Might Not Know About Chromebooks
Chromebooks have come a long way since the original Cr-48 back in 2010, and are now more powerful (and mainstream) than ever. If you’re curious about Google’s web-centric operating system, here are some things you may not know.
Friday, June 22, 2018
The Steam Link Is The Best Living Room Companion For PC Gamers
If you’re a PC gamer with even a passing interest in a living room setup, you should grab a Steam Link.
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Geek Trivia: The Wallace and Grommet Short Film “A Grand Day Out” Inadvertently, With A Single Joke, Saved Which Of These British Things?
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The Best Rugged Flash Storage Drives
People who frequently travel with important or sensitive data need some way to store it—preferably on a medium that can take a beating.
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Free Download: Measure Anything Using Your Android Camera
Android: Measure is a free app from Google that uses your camera and augmented reality to measure any object. It’s really cool.
Why Every App Pushes Notifications Now, and How to Stop It
Are you exhausted from all your notifications? You’re not alone: notifications aren’t what they used to be.
What’s the Difference Between the Fire 7, 8, and 10 Tablets?
Amazon’s Fire Tablets offer some of the best bang for your buck you can get in a tablet today, but there are more differences to these ta…
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Android Messages for Web: What It Is and How to Use It
Android users have long been able to send texts from their computers with third-party tools like Pushbullet or MightyText. But Google is taking this function native with a new feature called Messages for Web. Here’s what it’s all about.
What Makes a Cine Lens Different From Regular Lenses?
Good camera lenses don’t come cheap, but if you’re window shopping on Amazon or B&H Photo, you might notice some extreme outliers: cine lenses (or cinema lenses) designed specifically for filmmakers. While you can get a Canon 50mm f/1.8 for $125, the Canon 50mm T/1.3 cine lens is a cool $3,950. So, what sets this cine lens apart? Let’s find out.
How “Windows Sonic” Spatial Sound Works
Microsoft added “Windows Sonic” spatial sound to Windows 10 back in the Creators Update. Windows Sonic for Headphones is disabled by default, but you can enable it for virtual surround sound. This option is available on the Xbox One, too.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
The Best Game Controllers for Android
If you’re looking to kill some time with a game on your phone, you don’t have to sit around and tap away on the screen.
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Geek Trivia: The Oldest Currency Still In Use Is The?
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AT&T’s New $15/Month TV Service Will Start As an Add-On For New Unlimited Wireless Plans
AT&T is launching a new online TV service for $15/month, undercutting the cheapest offering from Sling.
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Your Favorite PC Games Might Be Watching You Play (Just Like Mobile Games Always Have)
Game studios are using analytics software to monitor in-game activity and if determine if ads are effective. Some gamers are creeped out by that, which is prompting publishers to stand down.
How to Create and Work with Multilevel Lists in Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word lets you easily create and format multilevel lists in your documents. You can choose from a variety of formatting options, including bulleted, numbered, or alphabetized lists. Let’s take a look.
The Best Video Players for Android
If you have local videos stored on your Android phone, there’s no shortage of ways to give them a watch. But that doesn’t mean all options are created equally—these are the best video apps for Android.
How to Use the Ping Command to Test Your Network
The ping command sends packets of data to a specific IP address on a network, and then lets you know how long it took to transmit that data and get a response. It’s a handy tool that you can use to quickly test various points of your network. Here’s how to use it.
How to Fix All of Windows 10’s Annoyances
Windows 10 starts as a very annoying operating system. The Start menu is full of games like Candy Crush, advertisements are all over the place, and useless icons like People litter the taskbar. Here’s how to eliminate all those annoyances.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Geek Trivia: Which Of These Coffee Brewing Methods Was Invented To Speed Up Coffee Preparation?
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Microsoft News is a Clean App For Browsing and Reading News on Mobile, Offers Dark Mode
Microsoft News is a clean, fast way to browse a variety of headlines, and even offers a dark mode. It’s brand new today on Android and iPhone/iPad.
Brace Yourself: Video Ads Are Coming to Facebook Messenger
Messenger is one of the cleaner Facebook products, but that’s about to change: autoplaying video ads are coming to the service.
AMC Launches a Better MoviePass Called A-List For $20 Per Month
Today, AMC announced a $20/month theater subscription to rival MoviePass.
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How To Recover Your Forgotten Microsoft Account Password
If you don’t use a password manager, those complex passwords can be hard to remember. If you’ve forgotten the password for your Microsoft account—which might be an account at outlook.com, live.com, hotmail.com, or even skype.com—you can’t really recover that same password, but it’s easy enough to recover your account by resetting your password to something new.
How to Get Started Tracking Social Media Analytics with Free Tools
If you’re looking to get started with social media analytics, finding a service that lets you get a feel for how it works without having to pay a monthly fee can be a challenge. Here are some options to get started.
Ten Gadgets To Take The Stress Out Of Long Flights
Air travel can be…less than pleasant. Doubly so if you have to deal with the American TSA.
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What Is A File Extension?
A file extension, or filename extension, is a suffix at the end of a computer file. It comes after the period, and is usually two-four characters long. If you’ve ever opened a document or viewed a picture, you’ve probably noticed these letters at the end of your file.
3 Problems With USB-C You Need To Know About
USB Type-C is clearly the future, but getting to the future isn’t always painless, and USB-C has a lot of problems. Here are a few things every new USB-C user needs to know.
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
The Cheapest Smartphones that Don’t Suck
There’s no shortage of affordable smartphones on the market—but finding an affordable phone that doesn’t suck can be…
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Geek Trivia: The Special Effects In Which Of These 1990s Films Inspired A Whole New Era Of Film Making?
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macOS Makes Unencrypted Thumbnails of Your Encrypted Files
Your Mac is always making thumbnails and previews for Quick Look, and those same previews cache information you might prefer to keep secret.
Text From Your Computer With This New Android Feature, Rolling Out Now
Messages for Android will soon allow you to text from your computer. The feature is rolling out this week, according to Google.
How to Fix High CPU Usage by “System Host: Local System (Network Restricted)”
On some Windows 10 PCs, the “System Host: Local System (Network Restricted)” process group in the Task Manager can use a high amount of CPU, disk, and memory resources. Here’s how to fix it.
Why Android No Longer Needs a Cache Partition
Long-time Android power users will be all too familiar with the “clear cache” option in recovery, but thanks to some recent changes to how Android works, the cache partition is a thing of the past. Here’s why.
YouTube Music Review: Promising, But Google Can (and Has) Done Better
Google is planning to eventually bring all of its music services under the banner of YouTube Music.
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What to Do If Your Kindle is Running Slowly or Freezing
While they’re never the snappiest devices, if your Kindle is feeling sluggish—or freezing altogether—we’re here to help. Let’s look at some troubleshooting tips.
Ring vs. Nest Hello vs. SkyBell HD: Which Video Doorbell Should You Buy?
If you want a video doorbell for your front door, but aren’t sure which one to get, we’ve tested out the top three models—the Ring Video Doorbell 2, Nest Hello, and SkyBell HD—to see which one might best fit your needs.
Monday, June 18, 2018
How To Recover Your Forgotten Facebook Password
If you don’t use a password manager, those complex passwords can be pretty hard to remember. If you’ve forgotten your Facebook password, you can’t really recover that same password, but it’s easy enough to recover your account by resetting your password to something new.
The Best French Press Coffee Makers For Every Budget
A French press is a great way to enjoy really delicious coffee without a lot of effort.
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The Best Bluetooth Mouse For Every User
Bluetooth PC mice aren’t hard to find, but the sheer variety of options can be intimidating.
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Geek Trivia: The Most Venomous Fish In The World Is The?
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Amazon Is Discontinuing Its Popular Mayday Customer Service Feature
In the early days of the Kindle Fire, Amazon had a feature where you could immediately start a video call with tech support.
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Enable Dark Mode in High Sierra, Sort Of
Excited for Dark mode in macOS, but not ready to install the Mojave developer beta? You can enable an experimental version right now in High Sierra.
iOS 12 Will Share Precise Location Data For 911 Calls
Your iPhone will soon share accurate location data when you call 911, allowing emergency workers to know exactly where you’re calling from even if you can’t tell them. This is a new feature in iOS 12, which is coming later this fall.
How to Save a Microsoft Word Document as a Web Page
You may not think of Word as a tool for designing web pages, and that’s okay—it’s really not very good at it, anyway. But, if you have an existing Word document that you need to turn into a web page for whatever reason, Word has you covered with some built-in tools.
Will the Alarm Work if Your Android Phone is Off or On Do Not Disturb?
It may be silly to assume that your alarm will still work if your phone is off, but a lot of phones actually used to work this way. In fact, some Android devices still do.
Which Game Console Is the Best Home Entertainment System?
You buy a gaming console to play games, but then it ends up being a centerpiece of your home theater.
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What is a UV Filter and Do You Need it to Protect Your Camera Lens?
A UV filter is a glass filter that attaches to the front of your camera lens and blocks ultraviolet rays. They used to be necessary for film photography, but now most photographers use them to protect their lenses.
How to Automatically Enable Windows 10’s Dark Theme at Night
Windows 10’s dark app mode is easier on the eyes at night, but there’s no easy option to automatically enable it at night—unlike macOS Mojave’s dark theme. Instead, you can automatically turn it on and off with scheduled tasks.
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Geek Trivia: In The 1980s, Computer Hobbyists Would Double The Capacity Of Floppy Disks With?
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How Secure Are Wi-Fi Security Cameras?
Everyone’s seen the horror stories. Someone placed an Internet connected camera in their home and left it open to attack, allowing strangers to eavesdrop on their most private moments. Here’s how to pick a camera that guarantees your privacy.
Saturday, June 16, 2018
Geek Trivia: In The 1990s A Man Sued Pepsi For Their Failure To Award Him Which Of The Following As A Contest Prize?
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You Don’t Need a Smart Thermostat
There are a lot of really great smarthome devices that are truly useful, but a smart thermostat isn’t one of them.
Friday, June 15, 2018
The Most Durable Micro USB Charging Cables For Any Situation
Whether you’re charging your Android phone, Bluetooth speaker, or other device, you likely put a lot of miles on your micro USB cables.
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Geek Trivia: Modern Pajamas Displaced Nightgowns As Preferred Sleeping Attire Thanks To?
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This Free App Searches Your PC Way Faster Than Windows Explorer Can
Why is search in Windows Explorer so slow after all these years? We don’t know, but Everything is a free Windows search app that’s pretty much instant.
How to Change Windows 10’s Wallpaper Based on Time of Day
Apple’s macOS 10.14 Mojave offers “Dynamic Desktop” wallpapers that change based on the time of day. You can get something similar on Windows, either by using the standard background settings or by digging into the Task Scheduler.
Six Android Features You Won’t Find on iPhone, Even After iOS 12
Android and iOS are constantly running in parallel, copying (and expanding on) each other’s features. But they’re not always at parity. Here’s a closer look at a handful of things Android can do that you won’t find on iPhone—even after you upgrade to iOS 12 this Fall.
What is a T-Stop in Photography and Videography?
If you start to move from photography into videography, you’ll quickly start hearing about something called a t-stop, which are a combination of a lens’ f-stop and light transmittance value. Let’s take a deeper look at what that means.
Every To-Do List App Sucks, Switch To todo.txt Instead
Todo.txt stores your tasks in a simple text document, and I’ve been using it for a year now. I honestly wonder why I ever used anything else.
Thursday, June 14, 2018
Geek Trivia: McDonald’s Engineered, And Then Scrapped, Broccoli That Tasted Like?
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The 10 Best Gifts for Beer Lovers (Just in Time for Father’s Day)
Do you know someone who loves beer? Maybe they crack open a cold one occasionally.
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Microsoft Won’t Help Windows 7 and 8 Users On Their Forums Anymore
Microsoft is done answering your questions about Windows 7, 8, and 8.1—at least, on its official support forums.
Quickly Check World Cup Scores With Cortana or Spotlight
Stuck at your desk during the 2018 World Cup? That sucks, but you can quickly check the scores anytime by using Cortana on Windows or Spotlight on macOS.
What Is storedownloadd and Why Is It Running on My Mac?
Something called storedownloadd is taking up a lot of CPU power, which you noticed while using Activity Monitor. Don’t panic: it’s just the Mac App Store downloading some software for you.
Sonoff S31 Smart Plug Review: Power Monitoring, Scenes, Triggers, And More
If you’re in the market for a smart plug to smarten up your dumb appliances, track your energy usage, and otherwise monitor and control…
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Switching to Android? Here’s Everything You Need to Know
If you’re moving to Android from another platform, the switch can be a little daunting. Some things may work in a familiar way, but there are so many other things that are different. Here’s everything you need to know about making the switch.
How to Shoot RAW Photos on Your iPhone
RAW is an image format that contains a lot more data than JPG. It’s designed so that you can capture as much data as possible with your camera, giving you more editing flexibility later. Here’s how to capture RAW photos on your iPhone or iPad.
What’s New in iOS 12, Coming to Your iPhone and iPad This Fall
Apple’s iOS 12 will debut in Fall, 2018. The developer beta was released in early June, and a public beta should follow in the coming weeks. Here’s what we know about the new changes so far.
How to Watch The 2018 FIFA World Cup Online (Without Cable)
The biggest sporting event in the world starts today, June 14: the FIFA World Cup in Russia. If you want to watch the games without cable, you’ve got options—depending on where you live. Here’s a look at the situation in the USA, the UK, and Canada, and where to look for information in other countries.
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
Geek Trivia: “Buck”, The Common Slang Term For U.S. Dollars, Originated With Which Of These Industries?
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10 Gifts You Can Still Get Your Dad For Father’s Day
Father’s Day is coming up, but don’t worry if it’s slipped your mind.
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Patched Cortana Bug Let Hackers Change Your Password From the Lock Screen
A Cortana bug meant hackers could change the password on locked PCs, but they had to ask really really politely…by which I mean execute a bizarre series of steps.
Microsofts Boldly Plans to Revert the Ribbon Back to a Toolbar
Microsoft plans on stripping down the ribbon interface in Microsoft Office, freeing up vertical space in a way that’s reminiscent of the toolbars used before Office 2007.
The Best Ergonomic Keyboards For Improved Typing And Comfort
Keyboards have come a long way since PCs took over the world, but most still use the same basic layout from decades ago.
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What is Google Play Protect and How Does it Keep Android Secure?
Android is open, flexible, and all about choice. Unfortunately, that flexibility comes more potential security issues. The good news is that Google has a system in place named Play Protect that helps keep Android secure.
How to Turn Off Popular Highlights on Your Kindle
Kindle Popular Highlights appear as underlined text in your book when more than ten people have highlighted that passage. It sound like a nice feature theory, but in practice, it can get annoying. Here’s how to turn it off.
Everything New in macOS 10.14 Mojave, Available Fall 2018
Apple’s macOS Mojave will debut in Fall, 2018. It’s currently in developer-only beta, with a public beta coming soon. Here’s everything we know so far, from major features Apple announced at WWDC to smaller features we found in the beta.
How to Organize Your Desktop With Stacks on macOS Mojave
Many Mac users store files on their desktops. Apple even lets you sync your Desktop folder via iCloud. The upcoming macOS Mojave release helps cut through the clutter with “Desktop Stacks,” a feature that automatically organizes the files on your desktop.
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
Geek Trivia: In The United States, Stop Signs Are Octagonal Because?
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Spanish Soccer App Was Spying on Fans To Narc on Bars
La Liga, an app for Spanish soccer fans, was spying on fans using otherwise unnecessary GPS and microphone permissions to identify bars showing the game without a license.
Add a Dark Mode to Every Website With This Browser Extension
Chrome/Firefox: Your monitor is basically a lightbulb, which is why white backgrounds are hard on the eyes. Dark Reader is a browser extension that turns bright websites dark, sparing your retinas.
How to Delete a Header or Footer from a Single Page in Word
You can remove or make changes to headers or footers on any page in Microsoft Word. This is handy if, for example, you want to hide the header or footer on a specific page. The process is a bit different if you want to delete a header or footer on the first page of your document or on any other pages. Here’s how it works.
Can You Control Specific Permissions on Android?
As a basic privacy concern, what permissions your phone’s apps have is a pretty important one. More recent versions of Android (6.x and up) let you control what your apps can access. Here’s how it works.
The Best Couch Co-Op Games For the PS4
Competitive online games are fine, but if you’re having folks over and want to play a game together, these couch co-op games can liven up…
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What is Optical Distortion in Photography?
Lenses aren’t just dumb tubes that you attach to your camera; they manipulate light in complex ways. One of the side affects of this is optical distortion. Let’s look at it in more detail.
How to Use Windows 10’s Hidden Video Editor
Windows 10 has a hidden video editor that works a bit like Windows Movie Maker or Apple iMovie. You can use it to trim videos or create your own home movies and slideshows. You can even have it create videos automatically.
Monday, June 11, 2018
How to Sync Your Hue Lights to your Mac or PC
If you play games, watch movies, listen to music, or consume other kinds of entertainment on your Mac or PC, you can sync up your Philips Hue lights to whatever you’re playing or watching. Here’s how to make it happen.
Geek Trivia: The Busiest Freeway Interchange In The World Is Located In?
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Not Phishing: Google is Changing Its Login Screen This Week
Google is tweaking its login prompt this week and you should take a quick look at the new design.
How to Use Emoji in Ubuntu 18.04
Love them or hate them emoji are a fact of modern life, and now Ubuntu users can get in on the game.
Skyrim on Alexa Is a Real Game You Can Play Because Bethesda Is Insane
Bethesda pranked the audience at E3 with a trailer for a version of Skyrim played through Alexa.
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What The Snapchat Friend Emoji Actually Mean
Snapchat has “Friend Emoji” that appear next to friends you stay in touch with the most. Here is your complete guide to all the friend emoji in Snapchat, and what they mean.
How to Clear an App’s Data and Cache on Android to Solve Common Problems
You open an app, it immediately force closes. You open it again, it does the same thing. There’s clearly a problem here—but simply clearing your app data and cache might prove to be a pretty easy fix.
What to Do If Your iPhone Is Getting a Bad Signal
There are dozens of factors that can affect your cell service—from your distance to a tower to the weather—but what can you do if, for some reason, your iPhone suddenly isn’t getting a good signal? Let’s find out.
What is Dolby Atmos?
The Apple TV 4K is gaining support for Dolby Atmos surround sound in tvOS 12. Other devices, including the Roku Ultra, Amazon Fire TV with 4K, Xbox One, and even Windows 10 PCs support Dolby Atmos. But what is Atmos?
Sunday, June 10, 2018
Geek Trivia: Which U.S. President Popularized The Use Of Rocking Chairs?
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The Best Chrome Extensions for Managing Tabs
Crashing pages, slow performance, or just not being able to find that one tab you need to get back to—you’ve probably felt the effects of tab overload. If you use Chrome, though, there are some great extensions to help you manage all those tabs.
Saturday, June 9, 2018
Geek Trivia: The First Inland Aquarium With Permanent Salt Water Displays Was?
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How To Resize Images And Photos In Windows
Most image viewing programs have a built-in feature to help you change the size of images. Here are our favorite image resizing tools for Windows. We’ve picked out a built-in option, a couple of third party apps, and even a browser-based tool.
Friday, June 8, 2018
Geek Trivia: Which Of These Rock Bands Is Named After An English Agriculturalist?
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How to Turn Off YouTube’s Annoying Auto Playing Thumbnails on Android
Android: YouTube now shows video previews in the Home panel, which uses up data and is otherwise just annoying. Happily you can turn them off.
You Can Ask Netflix To Add TV Shows or Movies, But You Probably Don’t Have To
Wish Netflix had your favorite TV show or movie? You can request that they add it on an obscure page in their documentation, but Netflix probably already knows what you want.
How to Use Gmail With Microsoft Outlook
If you use Microsoft Outlook, and want to set it up with your Gmail address, you’re in luck. Newer versions of Outlook make this easier than ever. You’ll need to enable a couple of settings on the Gmail website, and then connect to your Gmail account in Outlook. Let’s take a look.
How to View EXIF Metadata for Photos on an iPhone or iPad
Once you have the app installed, open it up and you’ll see this screen. Click the icon in the lower left corner.
The 6 Best Cat Beds For Your Feline Friend
While it’s pretty difficult to stop cats from climbing onto your furniture, what you
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Why the Google Pixelbook is a Chromebook Worth $1000
Justifying $1000 on a Chromebook is a tough sell to many, and rightfully so. But there’s more to Google’s Pixelbook than just a high price tag—there’s something about this laptop that can’t be described just by looking at the spec sheet.
How to Take Good Long Exposure Photos
In long exposure photography, you take a picture with a slow shutter speed—generally somewhere between five and sixty seconds—so that any movement in the scene gets blurred. It’s a way to show the passage of time in a single image. Let’s look at how to do them right.
How to Get macOS Mojave-Style Desktop Stacks on Windows
The desktop is a convenient place to save files, but can quickly become messy. macOS Mojave solves this with the “Desktop Stacks” feature, which automatically organizes your files into stacks. You can get something similar on Windows, too.
Thursday, June 7, 2018
The Best Smart Thermostats For Homes (And Budgets) Of All Sizes
If you want to take your home’s heating and cooling game up a notch (and save some money in the process) a smart thermostat is a great w…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Cube Is a Fire TV and Echo Dot Squished Together
If you like Amazon’s Fire TV platform, and you could use an extra Echo Dot around the house, Amazon’s newest Fire TV Cube could be…
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Favicons Are Finally Coming to Safari, Here’s How to Enable Them Now
Safari is better than Chome in almost every way, except that it doesn’t show favicons in the tabs. Happily that’s changing.
Browse Two Websites in One Tab With Firefox Side View
Side View is a Firefox Test Pilot project, meaning it might become part of Firefox later. This simple feature lets you browse websites using the Firefox sidebar. Here’s a quick overview:
How to Insert, Delete, and Manage Hyperlinks in Microsoft Word
Adding hyperlinks to your Word document is an easy way to give your readers quick access to information on the web or in another part of a document without having to include that content right on the page. Let’s look at how to insert, manage, and delete different kinds of hyperlinks in your Word documents.
What Are assistant_service and assistantd, and Why Are They Running on my Mac?
You might have noticed assistantd and assistant_service while using Activity Monitor and wondered what they are. Well, don’t panic: these process are both part of macOS, and help make features like Siri and dictation possible.
Which iPad Model Do I Own?
Apple offers the iPad, iPad Air, iPad Mini, and three different sizes of iPad Pro—and there are different generations of each out there. Here’s how to tell which iPad you have your hands on.
How to Select and Use a Tripod
A tripod is one of the most important—and often overlooked—pieces of photography gear. Here’s what you need to know to get the most out of one.
What the
The most expensive CryptoKitty ever purchased sold for $110,707 to a willing buyer. People have spent over $24 million on CryptoKitties, and the project has received $12 million in venture capital funding. But what exactly is a CryptoKitty?
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Customize Firefox’s Color Scheme However You Want
Give Firefox whatever color scheme you want, then share your new look with friends. Color, a Firefox Test Pilot Experiment, makes it easy.
How to Enable Case Sensitive File and Folder Names on Windows 10
Windows 10 now offers an optional case-sensitive file system, just like Linux and other UNIX-like operating systems. All Windows processes will handle case-sensitive files and folders properly if you enable this feature. In other words, they’ll see “file” and “File” as two separate files.
This Chrome Extension Makes GitHub Look Like Windows XP
Microsoft is buying Github, and you need to honor that, so install Github XP right now.
How to Easily Select a Block of Cells in Excel
There are several different methods for selecting a block of cells in Excel, or extending an existing selection with more cells. Let’s take a look at them.
How to Get Android Files to Show up In the Chrome OS File Manager
Access to Android apps is one of the best things to happen to Chrome OS, but finding files stored by Android can be a huge pain. They don’t show up in the Chrome OS file manager by default, but a new flag changes that.
Freeze or Blur? The Two Ways to Capture Movement in Photography
A photograph only shows a single moment, so if you want to capture a good image of a moving subject and have it look like it’s actually in motion, you need to put a bit of thought into things. Let’s look at how to capture movement in your photos.
macOS Mojave’s Dark Mode Puts Windows 10’s to Shame
Apple’s upcoming macOS Mojave includes a new dark mode. Despite being a new feature in a beta operating system, Apple’s dark mode is already much nicer than Windows 10’s dark mode.
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
The Best Toaster Ovens For Your Kitchen
Toaster ovens are great as a replacement or accompaniment to a conventional oven.
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Your Seven Year Old Mac Can’t Run macOS Mojave, So Maybe Sell It Now
Seven year old Macs probably won’t work with macOS 10.14, codename Mojave.
Google Will Push Everyone to the New Gmail This Fall, Whether They Want It or Not
The new Gmail launched over a month ago, but it was optional. By fall you’ll be using it whether you want to or not.
How To Sign Out Of Gmail
Your Gmail account is home to more than just emails. When you log into Google, you’re opening access to Google Calendar, the Play Store, and Drive, to name just a few. To help keep that information safe, you should sign out of Gmail when you’re done—especially if you’re using a public or shared computer. Here’s how to do it.
How to Create a Landscape Page in a Portrait-Oriented Word Document
Sometimes, you need to stick a landscape oriented page in the middle of a portrait-oriented Word document—a spreadsheet, graph, or wide image, maybe. Here’s how to do that, and how to keep your page numbering intact when you do.
Best Cell Phone Plans for Single Lines
Carriers go out of their way to market family plans like crazy, but what if you just need a single line?
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What is Google Smart Lock, Exactly?
Google does this thing where it uses bad names for products. Then it re-uses those names for other products, confusing everyone. Such is the case for Smart Lock, which is technically three different things, depending on whether you’re talking about Android, Chromebooks, or passwords.
How to Take Good Silhouette Photos
Digital cameras struggle when you have a scene with both very bright and very dark things in it—in photography terms, a wide dynamic range. One option is to use flashes to try and brighten up the dark areas; the other, and often better option, is just to embrace it and shoot a silhouette. Let’s look at how.
How to Make Ubuntu Look More Like Windows
Thanks to the GNOME Shell desktop in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, it’s now possible to get a single, Windows-style taskbar on Ubuntu. You can make the theme look more like Windows, too, if you’re tired of Ubuntu’s orange theme.
Monday, June 4, 2018
FaceTime Will Support Up to 32 People on a Group Call
Apple’s FaceTime will support up to 32 people on a group call, up from just two people. FaceTime will support animoji and filters, too.
iOS 12 Will Help You Fight Your iPhone Addiction
Phone addiction is a big deal lately, and Apple has heard this loud and clear: iOS 12 will include a handful of new features to help with phone addiction.
Carplay Will Support Google Maps, and Other Apps, in iOS 12
CarPlay does a lot to simplify your iOS experience when you’re behind the wheel. With iOS 12, it gets even better with support for third-party navigation apps.
Siri is Getting Custom Voice Actions in iOS 12
Siri is about to get a lot more powerful. Custom voice commands for any app will allow you to say “Hey Siri, I lost my keys” to instantly launch an app that will help you find them.
iOS 12 Introduces “USDZ,” A New File Format Just for AR Video
At Apple’s WWDC conference today, the company put an all-in bet on AR with a brand new file format called USDZ. This locally-stored file format will work across a variety of apps, including Files.
Apple’s New Measure App Uses AR to Measure Anything with Your iPhone
Apple showed off a brand new app during WWDC called Measure, which can measure any real-world object just by using your iPhone’s camera.
Geek Trivia: The First Athlete To Be Disqualified From The Olympics For Doping Used Which Of These Substances?
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Apple Claims iOS 12 Will Speed Up Old Devices
Updates often slow down your iPhone, but Apple says this update will speed your phone up. iOS 12 will speed up everything from your app launches to your keyboard and camera.
The Best Standing Desk Mats For Aching Feet
A standing desk is a great way to improve your health while working—but while your back might thank you, your feet might have a differen…
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How to Watch Apple’s Live Stream Events on Windows, Android, and Linux
Apple has historically blocked people from watching their events unless they are using the Safari browser, but now you can watch them on any operating system.
How to Fix a 404 Not Found Error
A 404 error occurs when you try to visit a web page that doesn’t exist. Sometimes, the problem is on the website itself, and there’s not much you can do about that. But sometimes, the problem is one you might be able to solve—maybe you typed the address wrong, or maybe your browser cache is causing problems. Here are some solutions you can try.
What’s the Latest Version of Microsoft Office?
Office 2016 is the latest version of Microsoft Office for both Windows PCs and Macs. If you subscribe to Office 365, you’ll always receive updates to the latest version of Office. If you buy a traditional single system license, you have to purchase each new version to receive it.
Why Viruses on Android Aren’t Really an Issue
It’s commonly suggested that Android has a “virus problem.” But, while there are viruses and malware on Android, it’s not really something you need to be concerned about—as long as you pay attention to what you’re doing.
The Top 4 Must Have 4K TV Accessories
When you upgrade to a 4K TV, you’ll still need a few things to complete the set up.
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