If you’ve used the internet for more than a few days, you’ve probably seen a meme. They’ve become an integral part of modern online life. But, where did they get their start? How have they evolved? And where did the word “meme” come from, anyway?
One of Chrome OS’ biggest benefits is its inherent security features. It’s regarded as one of the most secure consumer-focused operating systems, but here’s how you can eek just a bit more out of it.
The bad news for Facebook’s users just won’t end. Today Facebook had to admit that the accounts for 50 million people were somehow accessed by hackers abusing a little-known feature.
Here’s some good news about the October 2018 Update: Microsoft has completely backed off on plans to force the Edge browser on Windows 10 Mail app users.
More often than not, you want to keep the audio with the videos you post to social media, but sometimes you don’t. Here’s how to remove the audio from any videos that you post to Instagram.
In an age where a lot of users want to keep their smartphones for as long as possible, DIY mobile phone repair has been gaining steam, and Ama… Click Here to Continue Reading
Tech publications are screaming today that giving Facebook your phone number for 2FA allows them to target you for ads. But this misses a bigger point: Facebook is using your phone number to target ads whether you give it to them willingly or not.
YouTube has added a new way to share and watch videos: YouTube Premiers. Premiers are a mix between a live stream and a traditional YouTube video. You prerecord them, but then play those recordings live, with live chat and donations like standard live streams.
If you care about battery life on your iPhone, you may want to take a closer look at the XR. It has the best battery life of any iPhone before it, despite being the most affordable in the new lineup.
A file with the .mpeg (or .mpg) file extension is an MPEG video file format, which is a popular format for movies that are distributed on the internet. They use a specific type of compression that makes streaming and downloading much quicker than other popular video formats.
The Oculus Quest is an impressive piece of hardware, but there’s so much more to come. Virtual reality is just getting started. Here’s what has us most excited.
Whether you need to focus on a project or just relax, background noise can help with either of those things. Here are the best websites and sources for background and ambient noise.
If you spend a lot of time at your desk, it’s important to arrange your workspace to minimize strain on your body and maximize comfort. … Click Here to Continue Reading
Kids are easily working around Apple’s parental control system Screen Time, finding various ways to do what they want regardless of restrictions set up by their parents.
Google is 20 years old today, and to celebrate Google Maps added the garage where the company was founded to Street View. You can check it out right now.
Microsoft recently released a new feature for the Windows 10 Mail app that lets you convey messages with drawings right inside the body of an email. This is a great way to quickly sketch things like graphs or tables to get your point across when simple text just doesn’t do the trick.
Outlook lets you create and customize folder views in many ways, like adding and removing columns or grouping and sorting messages. You can also apply rules to make Outlook display messages in different ways based on their properties (like the sender, subject line, or timestamp). This is called conditional formatting. Let’s take a look at how it works.
While dual SIM technology has been around for several years now, the new iPhone X series (XS, XS Max, and XR) marks the first time it’s been available in an iPhone. But what does that mean?
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, effectively spying on you, usually to deliver you more personalized ads to get you to spend more money. For some people, this is a significant issue, and there are ways to hide your IP address.
The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be quite handy. Microsoft PowerPoint has some interesting features tucked away behind your function keys. Here’s what they do.
Today, Facebook announced the new Oculus Quest, a standalone VR headset that features the same six degrees of freedom as the higher-end Oculus… Click Here to Continue Reading
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 Microsoft is holding an event to talk about their new Surface products.
Streamlabs OBS is a modified version of OBS designed with streamers in mind. It adds support for themes and widgets, improving the look of your stream and adding support for many useful features, such as showing donations and subscribers on stream, displaying live chat on stream, and displaying sub goals and sponsor banners.
An upcoming Chrome option allows users to log into Google accounts without logging into the browser. The change was prompted by a backlash among users and privacy advocates.
There’s a new world record for beating Nintendo’s 1985 classic Super Mario Bros. Kosmic, a speedrunner, beat the game in 4 minutes, 55 seconds, and 913 microseconds.
Focused Inbox is a feature in the Windows Mail app that automatically filters emails into two separate tabs: Focused and Other. If you don’t like the feature, here’s how to disable it.
If you’ve ever watched a movie on a plane, you’ve probably seen a message like “This movie has been edited for content” pop up before it played. Ever wondered what it meant? Let’s find out.
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 implementing it.
Install Mojave and you’ll notice it: a new section in the dock, populated by applications you’ve recently opened but don’t have pinned there. How do you get rid of it?
Amazon held an Echo event last week where the company unveiled a huge line of new Echo products. It also unveiled some new software additions, one of which is Alexa Guard—a home security helper of sorts.
One problem with smart locks is that it’s hard to find one that works with all three voice assistant platforms, but Yale (and its sibling… Click Here to Continue Reading
There are several reasons why you may want place text over an image in a Word document. Perhaps you want to place your company logo in the background of a document you’re writing for work, or maybe you need a “confidential” watermark on a document containing sensitive information. No matter the reason, you can do it easily in Microsoft Word.
Mac: Dark mode in macOS Mojave is great at night, but can make things hard to see in during the day, or in bright rooms. The solution: switch between the two.
Windows 10 includes a pretty neat feature that automatically generates a detailed report of all your wireless network connection history. The report includes details about networks to which you’ve connected, session duration, errors, network adapters, and even displays the output from a few Command Prompt commands.
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’re not ready to move your Office life to the cloud, this probably won’t matter to you.
A corrupt SD card is a digital photographer’s worst nightmare. All those amazing photos ruined because a few 1s and 0s are in the wrong place? While you might be able to recover your images from a corrupt card, you don’t want to be in this situation in the first place, and that means knowing how to format your SD cards properly.
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 promises to be one of the Apple Watch’s most compelling new features.
If you’ve any interest in writing nicely then a $1 ballpoint won’t cut it, you need to look at a fountain pen. Unlike a lot of our guid… Click Here to Continue Reading
It’s annoying getting an important email with an irrelevant or missing subject line. Sure, you can categorize your mail to help you find it later, but nothing beats a useful subject line when you’re looking at your search results. Outlook has a little-known feature that lets you edit the subject line of emails you’ve received, making this annoyance a thing of the past.
Roku just added a couple of killer little pieces to its already strong catalog of streaming devices with the new $40 Premiere and $50 Premiere+… Click Here to Continue Reading
A 504 Gateway Timeout Error happens when a server that was attempting to load a web page did not get a response in time from another server. Almost always, the error is on the website itself, and there’s nothing you can do about it but try again later. Still, there are a few quick things you can try on your end.
Windows 10 lets you customize how you see the contents of your folders by adding or removing the preview/details pane, viewing layout of icons, grouping and sorting, and more. If you want to get rid of customizations you’ve made, you can reset the folder view to its default.
If you’ve had your phone for more than a few days, you’ve probably noticed that occasionally it gets hot when you’re using it. This is (almost always) normal. Here’s why it happens.
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.
If you’re looking for a cross between the easy comfort of a bean bag chair and the support of desk chair, gaming “rocker” ch… Click Here to Continue Reading
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 companies’ local monopolies and giving you a choice.
In a world where we’re all paranoid about devices spying on us (and rightfully so), perhaps no other devices receive more scrutiny than smarthome products. But is that scrutiny warranted?
Whether you’ve just moved out on your own for the first time or you’re finally getting serious about cooking, we’ve rounded… Click Here to Continue Reading
Using decent gear is a prerequisite to making suitable content. A good camera or a good rig for streaming games ensures your video feels more like a quality production. A good mic ensures people can hear what you’re saying and sound like a jet engine warming up.
The function keys on keyboards don’t get the love they used to, but depending on the app you’re running, they can still be quite handy. Microsoft Excel has some interesting features tucked away behind your function keys. Here’s what they do.
Full hard drives could cause an upcoming Windows update to fail, according to Microsoft, and the system will not check for adequate storage space before installing.
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?
Although most people prefer to forget about Windows 8 entirely, some people did enjoy the full-screen Start menu—especially those on tablets with touchscreens. Here’s how to get it back in Windows 10.
Ultrawide monitors are designed to give you ample room in your workspace without having to set up two separate monitors. Click Here to Continue Reading
Microsoft’s latest versions of Outlook are Outlook 2016, Outlook 365, and Outlook.com. If you’re not using one of these versions, you won’t have mentions until you upgrade.
Every time we talk about the digital cameras, one thing that comes up is the “crop factor” of the sensor. Let’s dig a bit more into it and explain why it matters.
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 are joining forces.
A file with the .lit file extension is an eBook in the Microsoft eReader file format. LIT (short for “Literature”) files are eBook formats designed by Microsoft to work on Microsoft devices only.
Starting next year, the PS Vita will be discontinued in Japan, officially ending its lifespan. What comes next? According to Sony, nothing. Click Here to Continue Reading
The PS4 is currently king of the consoles, boasting enviable exclusives like Spider-Man, God of War , and Horizon: Zero D… Click Here to Continue Reading
Microsoft Word makes it easy to add geometric shapes (and a whole lot more) to your document. You can also add text into these shapes, which is handy when you’re creating flowcharts, network diagrams, mind maps, and so on. This being Word, there are plenty of options for doing this, so let’s take a look.
Facebook or Instagram may be a great place to share your pictures, but sometimes you need to do more than just share your photos with friends and family. Let’s take a look at our favorite free image hosting websites for all your other needs.
When deciding which smarthome products to install in your house or apartment, there are a lot of things to consider. Your first step should be deciding which products will give you the most value.
If you’ve ever had a problem with potential meeting attendees forwarding requests to others, we have good news. If you have the latest version of Outlook (2016 or 365) or you’re an Office 365 subscriber using the Outlook web app, you can prevent people from forwarding meeting requests.
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?
More Android phones will share your precise location when you call 911 in the United States, thanks to a couple of new partnerships worked out by Google. The change will save lives.
Whether you need to point to an image for emphasis or demonstrate where to click for interactivity, there is a wide range of arrow shapes that you can create and customize in Microsoft Word. Let’s take a look at how they work.
Are you five pages into a seven page paper, with no time to spare? A stretched out font could pad things out for you, helping you reach that arbitrary page count.
Final Cut Pro X is a huge step up from iMovie, which is the video editor most macOS users probably started out with. Final Cut Pro X functions similarly but packs in a whole lot more power while sticking to iMovie’s simple design.
If you work in an office, then the chances are you spend a lot of time dealing with email, most probably in Microsoft Outlook. It’s worth taking a little time to get Outlook to display the information you need. For email, the best way to do this is with folder views. Here’s how they work.
The iPhone’s Clock app can only turn off or delete a single alarm at a time. But, if you have a lot of alarms and want to delete them all—or just turn off all alarms at once—Siri’s got you covered.
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 Android phone secure.
The Lewis–Mogridge Position, named after David Lewis and Martin J. H. Mogridge, is a maxim in urban planning that states “traffic expands to meet the available road space”. The position points out the relative futility of building more roads to deal with traffic, as the gains are erased within a matter of weeks to months when people drive more because of the available space.
Chrome OS 69 just hit the stable channel and is currently rolling out to devices. This brings a handful of new features and changes, including Google’s Material theme, Night Light, an improved file manager, and most importantly: support for Linux apps.
There’s a lot of factors to consider when selecting a voice-assistant platform but what if your biggest consideration is just how they a… Click Here to Continue Reading
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.
Windows Timeline extends the Task View mode to show you the history of activities performed on your PC—or even your other devices if you have syncing turned on. Sometimes, Microsoft sticks suggestions on your timeline for you. Here’s how to make them go away.
You’ve got your speaker notes set up in your PowerPoint presentation, and now you want to print a copy for quick reference. Here’s how to print speaker notes for a PowerPoint Presentation—with and without slide thumbnails.
You may see a process named LockApp.exe running on your PC. This is normal. LockApp.exe is a part of the Windows 10 operating system and is responsible for displaying the lock screen.
The year is 2018, and telecommuting is at an all-time high. Working from home has never been easier and the benefits—both for employees and employers—are vast. There’s just one problem: Google Maps is annoying.
Sports photographers love telephoto lenses because they let you get close up views of your subject without having to be physically close to them. While they certainly make taking great sports photos easier, they’re not essential.
YouTube is a social media platform where you can create and upload video content for anyone to view. Some people make whole careers on YouTube, and the feeling of having people watch something you made entices many people to try their hand at it. So how do you start?
Peanuts are similar in terms of taste and nutritional value to tree nuts like walnuts and almonds, but aren’t actually nuts. Peanuts are a legume, like lentils and soybeans, and share the same nitrogen-fixing properties that make them a valuable part of crop rotation methods.
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.
Your iPhone now contains a “Measure” app that acts as a high-tech tape measure. Just launch the app, point your camera at something, and it will measure dimensions of objects in the real world.
Apple now finally lets you choose your preferred password manager on iPhone and iPad. Whether you prefer 1Password, LastPass, Dashlane, or anything else, you can use it just as conveniently as Apple’s built-in password manager.
CCleaner is forcing updates on users who specifically opt out of automatic updates. Users will only find out about these unwanted updates when they check the version number.
If you’re prone to accidentally dropping your iPhone frequently and worried about breaking it, AppleCare+ might be the coverage you’re looking for. But what it is precisely, and how is it beneficial to Apple users?
The Auto-Complete feature in Outlook automatically fills in names and email addresses for you when entering them in the To or Cc fields. Based on the characters you start to enter, Outlook displays a list of possible choices that match what you’ve entered.
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?
Windows 10’s Photos app has a dark mode, and you can use it even if you’re not using the system-wide dark theme. Photoshop and other digital photography apps use dark themes to make the interface fades into the background, after all.
Menu shortcut keys provide a fast and easy way to navigate through specific applications in Windows. They work by underlining the key to press on menus to activate commands or expand submenus. This feature is disabled by default, but it’s easy to turn on.
If you’ve looked closely at your camera, you’ve probably noticed a strange circle/line symbol somewhere on it (you can see it above). It’s generally near the viewfinder but could be anywhere on the side.
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 saved his life.
Do you often sneeze when exposed to a bright light, such as stepping out of a dim movie theater on a sunny day? Then you’re one of the 18-35 percent of people that have “photic sneeze reflex”, a genetic predisposition to sneezing intensely after sudden exposure to bright light.
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 Touch so much.
Some of the static (white noise) seen on analog televisions tuned to unused, in-between channels is generated by the cosmic microwave background (radiation) left over from the Big Bang.
Windows users: remember those weird Linux animations Ubuntu users went on and on around a decade ago? Ubuntu users can’t use them anymore, but you can.
Many websites have strict rules that limit the size and type of image format you’re allowed to upload. With JPG being the go-to file format of the internet, we’re going to take a look at how you can convert your images into JPG format.
Hey Internet, we did it! After a good outpouring of rage and annoyance towards Microsoft, we’ve forced the Windows team to remove the messages “warning” you not to install Firefox or Chrome. They won’t be in the October 2018 Update.
Do you use Chrome’s Gmail Offline app to access your email offline? That app is shutting down on December 3, but you can still access Gmail offline on your computer.
Apple just announced a trio of new phones with pretty silly names. On top of being kind of…not good names, they’re also confusing to type: is it iPhone XS or Xs? Xr or XR? So how do you actually capitalize these confusing names? We decided to take a closer look.
Apple won’t talk about AirPower, their revolutionary, multiple-device wireless charging pad that missed the ship deadline—but now they are selling a new Belkin wireless charging pad that both looks really nice and is exclusive to Apple. Is this supposed to be a replacement for AirPower?
A great cover page draws in readers. If you use Microsoft Word, you’re in luck, because Word has ready to use cover pages. But did you know that Word also lets you create custom cover pages? Here’s how to use both.
Routing audio in Windows is surprisingly hard. It’s not supported natively at all, and while you can record audio output with tools like Audacity, there’s no way to send that output as an input to another application. There’s only one piece of software that does it well—Virtual Audio Cable.
There are two main camera sensor standards: full frame (or 35mm) and crop sensor (or APS-C). A full frame sensor is about 1.5 times the size of a crop sensor, which changes things a bit. If you’ve just upgraded (or are thinking about upgrading) from a crop sensor camera to a full frame camera, here’s what you need to know.
Microsoft quietly announced that Disk Cleanup is now deprecated, news that was buried at the bottom of a blog post about Windows 10’s Storage Sense. Disk Cleanup isn’t going away immediately but is on its way out the door.
The queens of black garden ant colonies can live for almost thirty years. Scientists believe that their longevity is the result of the higher expression of genes that are necessary for the repair of DNA damage.
When you buy a brand new Apple product, you get a free year of AppleCare with the option of adding on AppleCare+, but it can be confusing figuring out what exactly you get with each service. Here’s how they work.
If you accidentally change a touchpad setting, if your touchpad is acting up, or if you want a fresh start without customizations, you can reset your touchpad settings to the default in Windows 10.
Hulu just cut a deal with CBS, offering a national feed in 24 markets. These feeds will offer CBS’ primetime and daytime content but no local news or syndicated shows.
Spotify Premium users can download albums and playlists for offline listening, which is perfect for travelers, people who live in poor coverage areas, or anyone trying to cut back on data usage. The new 10,000 track limit, first reported by Rolling Stone, is so high the vast majority of people probably won’t even have to think about it.
Printing can be pretty expensive these days, so it pays to only print what you need. If you’re teaching or taking a class, then it’s likely you’ll have to print out large PowerPoint slide decks from time to time, and printing one slide per page wastes paper and ink. Here’s how to print multiple slides on each page.
YouTube’s Creator Studio can be a bit hard to navigate, but there are a lot of features hidden in menus and tabs that you might find useful as a content creator.
Physical media isn’t quite dead—those who want the best possible hi-fi playback, or who don’t have an internet connection th… Click Here to Continue Reading
The internet has spoiled us with choices. The question is not where to find great content, but which of the many services work best for you. Streaming free music is no exception, so here are some of our favorite sites.
If you’ve spent any time reading about photography, you’ve probably come across reverential mentions of Leica cameras and other “rangefinders” used by a lot of great street photographers like Henri Cartier-Bresson in the mid-20th century. I know I was confused when I first heard about them since they aren’t really around anymore, so here’s what they are.
Windows 10 now “warns” you not to install Chrome or Firefox when you download them. It’s just one of the many annoying ways Microsoft pushes Edge, which only has 4% market share despite Microsoft’s increasing desperation.
The eagle found on some U.S. currency (silver dollars issued from 1836 to 1839) is modeled after an actual eagle that nested at the Philadelphia Mint in the early 19th century. Mint employees named him Peter, and upon his death, he was stuffed—he’s still on display at the Mint.
What exactly happened to AirPower? Apple announced its wireless charging solution a year ago and hasn’t talked about it since. Rumor is AirPower may never be released, and Apple may have to go back to the drawing board.
Today Apple announced new Apple Watches and a handful of new iPhones that all have edge-to-edge, curved displays just like the iPhone X does. Here’s everything you need to know.
Apple just announced three forthcoming iPhone X models at its “Gather Round” event—as expected, all new iPhones use the X for… Click Here to Continue Reading
The Apple Watch is getting its first major facelift in years with the Series 4, announced today at Apple’s “Gather Round” eve… Click Here to Continue Reading
Adding personality to a sterile dorm room is tricky, but good lighting can go a long way towards making your space personal and fun to relax in… Click Here to Continue Reading