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There are 1.5 billion (with a b!) active Gmail users, which Google clearly sees as an asset it can leverage. Perhaps you've noticed: Google keeps filling the interface with buttons for other services.The left sidebar on the desktop, and…

While many people only recently upgraded to Wi-Fi 6, and some may be considering a jump to Wi-Fi 6E, their successor is already in the works. Wi-Fi 7 is the next significant advance on the horizon, and, just like its predecessors, the…

You should take a test as soon as you start to notice symptoms or within five days of exposure, according to the Centers for Disease Control. If you're asymptomatic and your first test is negative, take another test based on the…

There's PDF functionality built right into Finder as well. If you select multiple files and then Ctrl+click on the selection, you can pick Quick Actions and Create PDF to do just that (most common file types are supported). You're able…

For many years, Windows users had to rely on a third-party security tool to keep viruses and malware at bay, but now Microsoft's operating system comes with its own package, in the form of Windows Security.It's designed to run quietly…

We tend to never think that the worst is going to happen, until it actually does happen—and that applies to everything in the digital realm too, whether it's losing data or having your accounts compromised.The worst sometimes does…

Fortunately, there are some awesome resources and tools that can help you manage climate anxiety, increase your personal resilience, and take the guesswork out of meaningful climate action. There are high-tech and low-tech ways to take…

Apple claims that a lot of its software is magic. Quick Look really is.You can, while browsing files on your Mac, hit the spacebar to see a preview. This works for images, documents, and media files, and there are even some basic editing…

when Windows 11 dropped, Microsoft made it harder to change your default browser. This made a lot of people very angry and was widely regarded as a bad move. Fortunately, after the latest update, it's easier to do. But still a little…

A French social media platform launched by Alexis Barreyat in 2020, BeReal is attracting dedicated users on US college campuses after gaining popularity overseas. Essentially, BeReal sends users a prompt at a random time each day, urging…