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15 OCT, 2018 /

How well do you take care of your laptop?

A little TLC — or a willingness to run some simple hacks — can make a big difference in how long your computing hardware will...

3 SEP, 2018 / Portable

Tablets: Surface Go or iPad Pro?

If you ask Apple, the productivity tablet that you should buy would be its iPad Pro line. Ask Microsoft the same question, and it would...

20 AUG, 2018 /

Microsoft rolls out OneDrive folder protection for everybody

Microsoft has started rolling out what it’s calling “OneDrive Folder Protection” to users of its Windows operating system. It’s a fancy name for cloud backup,...

13 AUG, 2018 / MacOS

Will themes be the next big thing for operating systems?

The practical reality for desktop operating systems right now is that most of the pressing issues that people want fixed are fixed, more or less....

30 JUL, 2018 /

Apple’s hot new MacBook Pro is notably “hot”

Apple often positions itself as a company at the forefront of technology innovations, but there are areas where it tends to play it more conservatively,...

23 JUL, 2018 / Mobile Phones

How do you stay in touch when you travel?

In today’s hyper-connected world, it’s easier than ever to stay in touch with the folks back home, whether that’s for business or personal reasons. The...

16 JUL, 2018 / MacOS

How often do you spring-clean your PC?

Most people, if given the choice, will try to skip out on doing the evening dishes, or for that matter even loading a dishwasher. It’s...

9 JUL, 2018 / Facebook

Have you checked your Facebook privacy settings recently?

Facebook is a service beloved by many, because it makes it so very easy to keep in touch with friends, family, acquaintances and more in...

2 JUL, 2018 /

Is it time to consider a Chrome-free world?

The chances are good that when you browse the web, you’re doing so via Google’s own particular browser, Google Chrome. Chrome has anywhere between 47%...

25 JUN, 2018 /

Apple’s going to fix wonky MacBook keyboards for free

Apple sells itself as a premium brand, both in style terms, but also for the quality of the computing equipment it sells. That’s a proposition...

11 JUN, 2018 / MacOS

Apple won’t merge macOS and iOS

Apple’s revealed the future of macOS, and while it’s not merging with iOS, it’s going to come awfully close. Apple recently held its Worldwide Developer...

4 JUN, 2018 /

Apple’s HomePod can now talk stereo, but is that smart enough?

Smart speakers are the new cool gadget in town, not that they’re actually all that “new” to speak of. Amazon and Google have been duking...

28 MAY, 2018 /

Google’s Chrome browser set to make the web more secure

If you’re a user of Google’s popular Chrome browser — and with anywhere between 60-80% of the web’s traffic delivered to Chrome, the chances are...

21 MAY, 2018 /

Google’s switching up its music streaming apps

In the world of online music streaming, there are a number of big-name players. Spotify is the best known, and Apple has its own play...

14 MAY, 2018 / MacOS

Are you making the most of parental controls?

If you’ve got kids, you may well be concerned that they’re far more tech-savvy than you are. Having grown up with technology as an absolutely...

7 MAY, 2018 /

Microsoft adds timeline searching, easy sharing and more to Windows 10

If you’re using a Windows 10 PC, you’ve probably been alerted to the existence of what Microsoft’s calling the “April 2018 Update” to your operating...

30 APR, 2018 / Streaming

How much data is your streaming taking up?

The massive rise in popularity of streaming services, especially video streaming services such as Netflix, in recent years has had some astounding effects on the...

23 APR, 2018 / Photography

Where do you store your online photos (and does it matter?)

Yahoo! recently announced that it will sell off its photo sharing subsidiary Flickr for an undisclosed sum. While I could speculate as to how much...

16 APR, 2018 /

Will foldable smartphones replace tablets and laptops?

We’re at an interesting point in smartphone history, with more than a decade of production between iOS and Android handsets. Purists may well note that...

3 APR, 2018 /

Could voice verification quickly become bad security?

Image manipulation has come so far, so quickly that the industry standard for photographic manipulation has rather rapidly become a verb; just as you might...

26 MAR, 2018 / Facebook

What are your options if you want to #deletefacebook?

Facebook sits as the world’s most popular social network, but popular doesn’t always mean that you’re universally loved. For social networks, critical mass is the...