How-to Tech
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Seniors May Be As Hooked to Smartphones As Their Grandkids
Ridiculous History: SHOUTY CAPS Are a Much Older Invention Than You Think
The Transforming Gun Meant to Resemble a Smartphone
How to Use a Ring Light (Even If You're Not an Influencer)
What's the Difference Between Raw and JPEG Files?
How to Scrub Identifying Info From Your Digital Pics
What Is RGB Color?
10 Things That Didn't Exist 10 Years Ago That We Now Can't Live Without
Ancient Supervolcanoes Might Be Key to Our Energy Future
8 Jobs AI Will Replace and 8 It Won't (Yet)
Steganography: The Art of Hiding Messages in Plain Sight
Times Science Fiction Movies Accurately Predicted Future Technology
People Still Use Fax Machines, But, Um, Why?
How Rolex Came to Rule the Wrist
New MIT Headset Can 'Hear' Your Thoughts and Respond
Run, Jump & Climb Your Way Through Our Roblox Quiz
Can You Survive Our Minecraft Quiz?
How Tetris Went From Soviet Mind Game to Smash Hit
How Netflix's Password Crackdown Will Stop Moochers
How to Cancel Netflix
What's the Most-disliked Video on YouTube?
How Walkie-talkies Work
7 Best Ways to Charge Your iPod Without an Outlet
Inside an iPod Image Gallery
How to Track a Phone When It's Lost or Stolen
Are Burner Phones Really Untraceable?
Gen Z Is Ditching Smartphones for 'Vintage' Flip Phones
Does Your Home Need a Whole-house Surge Protector?
Inside an Electric Motor
What’s the Difference Between LCD and LED?
Why You Still Can't Make a Cellphone Call on a Flight
5 Myths About Mark Zuckerberg
Top 5 Myths About Bill Gates
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Why do flight attendants instruct us to turn our mobile devices on airplane mode before takeoff? And what does airplane mode even do?
By Talon Homer
Casting lets you go from watching a movie or TV show on your mobile device and to watching it on your TV without ever skipping a beat. And Roku devices make it super simple.
By Talon Homer
You have your favorites on YouTube but can you download them and keep them? We'll explain when and how.
By Talon Homer
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It takes just four steps to restore your iPhone to its "just out of the factory" look.
By Jeremy Glass
Way down on the list of tech accessories to clean is likely the mousepad. That's a shame because it's easy to do and really needs it.
By Alia Hoyt
All that listening to podcasts and music can get your AirPods dirty! Here's an easy way to clean them.
By Alia Hoyt
If you're trying to simplify your social media life and want to end your relationship with Instagram, here's how to delete your account.
By Jeremy Glass
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Had enough of the Twitter since Elon Musk's takeover? Here's how to delete your account.
By Jeremy Glass
We get it. You want to watch your favorite videos even when you're not connected to the internet. We'll walk you through the YouTube-sanctioned way to do it.
The internet has made it possible to have a side job — or a full-time one — within your four walls, or just beyond them. We look at 10 great gigs.
You need buy a new laptop, but you're not sure how to find the right one. Learn about how to find the right laptop in this article.
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If you know how to improve the sound on a TV you can experience your home theater as was intended. Learn about how to improve the sound on a TV in this article.
When you know how to turn your PC into a TV, you can enjoy live TV on your computer screen. Learn about how to turn your PC into a TV in this article.
When doing your spring cleaning, don't forget to clean your laptop. Here's how to clean a laptop so it's as spic and span as the rest of your house.
You want learn how to connect a turntable to your laptop so that you can record songs from your turntable onto your laptop. This article will explain how to connect a turntable to a laptop.
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You need to change the battery of your Barnes and Noble Nook eReader, but you're not sure how to do this. This article will tell you how to change the battery of a Barnes and Noble Nook eReader.
It's easy to assume that no one knows who you really are online, but that's never been the case. However, surfing the Web anonymously has become so simple that anyone can conceal his or her identity with little trouble.
By Dave Roos
That old hard drive's been clicking for some time, and now your computer won't boot. Is there any way to restore that project you've been working on?
Your DVR only holds so much TV. So what if you want to store more programs? Or worse, what happens if the drive crashes and you have to replace it?
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Upgrading your computer's memory may sound like a lot of trouble and something you should pay a specialist for. But you can do it yourself.
Digital video recorders (DVRs) let you stay up-to-date on your favorite TV shows, but they can be expensive. They're essentially computers -- could you build one yourself for less?
Your computer is running more slowly than usual. Could it be infected with some kind of malware, or does it just need a reboot?
You just bought a brand-new computer. But what'll you do with the old machine? Is there something else it could be doing, instead of sitting in your closet?
By Peter May
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Broadband Internet access is great -- high-speed connections let us watch video, listen to music and more. But what happens when you can't get a signal?
Your wireless network's running slow again. It's time to get to the bottom of things. Yes, stealing WiFi still goes on. How can you tell if it's happening to you?