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Windows computer showing the Nearby Share app from Android.
DIY

You can now use Android’s Nearby Share on PC

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

An Xbox One S with a controller sitting on a white table.
DIY

Control your Xbox by using your voice

By David Nield

A desktop Mac computer running Windows 11 in a virtual machine. The computer is on a desk in front of a window that looks out onto a grassy field.
DIY

Install a virtual machine to put a computer inside your computer

By Justin Pot

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DIY

10 Microsoft Word tips you need to learn right now

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

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Technology

Microsoft changes Bing chatbot restrictions after much AI-generated weirdness

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

How to uninstall a bunch of Windows apps at once

By Justin Pot

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Technology

Microsoft’s take on AI-powered search struggles with accuracy

By Andrew Paul

The Windows 11 Start menu against a black background, showing a Bing search for "hot sauce recipe."
DIY

How to remove Bing results from your Windows Start menu

By Justin Pot

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DIY

It’s your last chance to save your Internet Explorer bookmarks

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Internet explorer 8 download page.
Technology

Internet Explorer will finally bid the world adieu this Valentine’s Day

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

Microsoft is betting ChatGPT will make Bing useful

By Andrew Paul

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DIY

How to recover old versions of files on programs like Excel and Photoshop

By David Nield

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DIY

Get the Windows 10 taskbar back on Windows 11

By Justin Pot

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Technology

Meta is open sourcing its automated content moderation tool

By Harry Guinness

A person holding a black Android phone, possibly setting it to file transfer mode to back up their photos to their laptop.
DIY

The best ways to transfer photos from an Android to a computer

By David Nield

A blonde woman wearing a white sweater and headphones while sitting on a couch or bed, taking notes while in front of a laptop computer.
DIY

Where to find the hidden transcription tool in Microsoft Word

By Justin Pot

The Best Computer Black Friday Deals
Gear

Black Friday computer deals: 30+ laptops, desktops, and more

By Brandt Ranj

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DIY

How to make the most out of the newest Windows 11 update

By David Nield

A person wearing a blue shirt sitting in front of a silver Apple laptop and typing on it, perhaps changing the permissions on certain apps.
DIY

Keep tabs on how much access your computer’s apps have to your system

By David Nield

The IVAS system in January, 2021.
Technology

Why the Army hates AR goggles

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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DIY

The Chocolatey solution to faster, safer Windows software installation

By Justin Pot

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Technology

Why Microsoft is rolling back its AI-powered facial analysis tech

By Harry Guinness

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Technology

RIP Internet Explorer, and thanks for all the memes

By Charlotte Hu

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Technology

Apple’s passkeys could be better than passwords. Here’s how they’ll work.

By Harry Guinness

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DIY

Run Windows on your Mac and get the best of both worlds

By David Nield

A person typing on a Windows keyboard while holding a clipboard.
DIY

Windows has a hidden clipboard manager—here’s how to find it

By Justin Pot

A row of houses on a street, with two in the middle blurred out.
DIY

How to hide your house on every map app

By David Nield

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Gear

Save $330 on the Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ from Best Buy

By Amanda Reed

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Technology

Apple, Google, and Microsoft team up for new password-free technology

By Colleen Hagerty

Two Windows laptops on a long wooden table, facing opposite directions. You can see the screen of one, but not the other.
DIY

Make your life easier by syncing up all your Windows 11 devices

By David Nield

Hands typing on a laptop.
DIY

Find any file on your computer

By David Nield

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DIY

Microsoft Office’s standalone safe mode can save your butt from bugs

By David Nield

A Windows laptop left open next to another Windows device on a wooden table.
DIY

Secure your Microsoft account so it’s hard to get into

By David Nield

A person in a tan sweater sitting at a laptop computer on a wooden table.
DIY

Free up space on your laptop by moving all your files to the cloud

By David Nield, Sandra Gutierrez G.

A laptop running Zoom sitting on a blue desk in an empty school classroom.
DIY

How to avoid seeing yourself on video calls

By John Kennedy

How digital bounty hunters search for software bugs—and money
Technology

How digital bounty hunters search for software bugs—and money

By Shira Feder

A person using a laptop on a wooden desk.
DIY

Avoid boring, repetitive work by getting your computer to do it instead

By David Nield

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DIY

Stop typing and import data into Excel and Word with only your phone camera

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A person using a Macbook laptop on a white table.
DIY

There are better ways to organize your open computer windows

By David Nield

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Technology

The most innovative gadgets of 2021

By Stan Horaczek

The Army isn’t getting its fancy Microsoft AR goggles quite yet
Technology

The Army isn’t getting its fancy Microsoft AR goggles quite yet

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A laptop with a very colorful screen.
DIY

Make your web browser more exciting, because you deserve it

By David Nield

iPhone home screen with apps.
Technology

Congress is coming for big tech—here’s how and why

By Charlotte Hu

A phone on a gray wood surface with a security lock icon on the screen.
DIY

What to do if you think you’ve been hacked

By David Nield

Person typing on laptop with their phone on the side
DIY

Microsoft is letting you ditch passwords. Here’s how.

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A black desk with a vertical monitor setup, in addition to a horizontal monitor, with both screens backlit with white light.
DIY

How a vertical monitor setup will change your life

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo
DIY

Google vs. DuckDuckGo vs. Bing—is it time to switch your search engine?

By David Nield

A woman using an Apple Macbook laptop while another woman watches from nearby.
DIY

How to cover your tracks while you’re browsing the web

By David Nield

A woman wearing a black shirt leaning over a dead computer with her hands on her temples, wondering how she can get her silver Macbook to turn back on, or how she can recover files from it.
DIY

How to save a dead computer, or at least try to revive it

By David Nield

A hand holding an Android phone and taking a screenshot while outdoors in a park.
DIY

How to take a screenshot on any device (we know you want to)

By David Nield

A person using a white MacBook laptop on a white table, maybe figuring out how to remove bloatware.
DIY

Make sure your computer isn’t downloading stuff you don’t want

By David Nield

An iPhone on a white table showing Facebook Messenger in dark mode.
DIY

How to turn on dark mode for all your gadgets and apps

By Whitson Gordon, John Kennedy

The Pentagon’s JEDI contract is dead. Here’s what’s next for cloud computing at the DOD.
Technology

The Pentagon’s JEDI contract is dead. Here’s what’s next for cloud computing at the DOD.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Apple iPhone in a box, on a lush bed of soft gray blankets.
DIY

The first 4 things you should do right after you buy a new gadget

By David Nield

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Gear

Windows 11 is coming to your PC—and it’s bringing Android apps with it

By Stan Horaczek

An unlocked iPhone, showing the apps on its Home screen. It's tough when those apps keep crashing.
DIY

What to do when your apps keep crashing

By David Nield

A laptop in the dark
DIY

How to keep all of your accounts safe in a world where people want your data

By David Nield

A person sitting in front of a desktop computer in an office, using a laptop. She should learn to schedule a shutdown on Windows.
DIY

Set your computer to turn on and off on a schedule

By David Nield

Soldiers wearing augmented reality headsets while sitting in a vehicle.
Technology

These augmented-reality goggles let soldiers see through vehicle walls

By Kelsey D. Atherton

An Apple macOS computer on a white desk against a white background.
DIY

Set up remote access to your computer so you can use it from anywhere

By David Nield

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DIY

Why you should use Discord (even if you’re not a gamer)

By Stan Horaczek

A Macbook laptop on a white desk with the browser notifications settings visible for Google Chrome.
DIY

How to block or allow browser notifications from any website

By David Nield

A Dell laptop compatible with Windows keyboard shortcuts on a wooden table with a coffee mug beside it.
DIY

20 essential Windows keyboard shortcuts that will make you forget your mouse

By David Nield

A woman wearing a Microsoft Hololens and interacting with an invisible hologram that only she can see.
Technology

Microsoft’s new Mesh platform turns your remote coworkers into holograms

By Stan Horaczek