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Dogs, Dinosaurs, and Wine: The Lost CD-ROMs of Microsoft
In the 1990s, Microsoft produced a wide range of multimedia CD-ROM educational and entertainment titles under the brand “Microsoft Home.” These guides covered topics as…
How to Change Google Maps’ Scale from Miles to Kilometers
When you zoom in and out of Google Maps, the scale of the map changes. You can view the current scale in a ruler bar showing…
How to Access Your Clipboard on Android
The ability to copy and paste is a basic and simple function of any Android smartphone or tablet. However, if you want to take it…
How to Insert an Image Inside of Text in Microsoft Word
You can fill text with a color, but the feature for filling text with an image was removed in Microsoft Word 2013. However, with a…
How to Get a Custom URL for Your YouTube Channel
If you check the URL of your YouTube channel right now, it probably ends with a string full of random characters. That’s probably not a…
How to Export and Delete Saved Passwords in Chrome
Google Chrome’s built-in password manager is better than nothing, but it’s not the most secure. If you’re planning to move to a dedicated password manager,…
How to Quickly Switch Between Users on a Chromebook
Your Chromebook allows you to create up to five different user profiles. Fortunately, you don’t have to return to the login screen every time you…
Printing Without Ink or Toner? How Thermal Printers Work
People don’t think of printers as “cool” gadgets. They’re kinda boring and infamously unreliable. On top of that, they require pricey toner to print anything….
The 7 Best Wireless Controllers for PC
While a mouse and keyboard is the input method of choice for many PC gamers, it never hurts to have a dedicated controller lying around—even…
How to Find Your Family and Friends Using Google Maps
Google Maps can give you peace of mind when it comes to your loved ones. Whether it’s a school-aged child or an elderly family member,…
How to Connect External Storage to Your iPad
Apple has been quite busy developing and evolving iPadOS these past years, with the company’s tablet receiving many computer-level features. For example, you can connect…
How to Use a Voice Assistant Without It “Always Listening”
Voice assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant are a convenient way to control smart home devices, set timers, hear the weather, and perform other…
Microsoft Office vs. Microsoft 365: Which One Should You Buy?
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are the standard productivity applications for most businesses and classrooms. But how do you choose between the traditional Office suite…
How to Stop Your iPhone From Tracking Your Location History
By default, your iPhone keeps track of everywhere you go if you have Location Services turned on. Apple says this history is end-to-end encrypted, but…
Screen Recording in Linux with SimpleScreenRecorder
Recording your Linux desktop is a much sought after feature, for both gamers and business professionals alike. Simple Screen Recorder, as the name implies, is…
How to Use Researcher in Microsoft Word for Essays and Papers
Microsoft wants to make your research easier. With the Word Researcher tool, you can close your web browser and get sources for school essays, research…
How to Stop Windows 10 From Turning Off Your Screen
Do you find yourself turning on the screen on your Windows 10 PC too often? It’s possible to stop the screen from turning off altogether….
Google Promises to Stop Other Companies From Tracking You Across the Internet
Do you ever visit a site to look at a pair of shoes, only to find every other website starts advertising that exact pair of shoes later?…
How to Screen Share a PowerPoint Presentation in Zoom
No matter where you work, meetings all have one thing in common: PowerPoint presentations. If you use Zoom, you can easily present your slideshow to…
Wi-Fi Extender vs. Mesh Network: What’s the Difference?
Both Wi-Fi extenders and mesh networks promise to improve and extend your Wi-Fi signal, but they achieve this through different means. Plus, if you don’t…
The Fastest Way to Free up Space in Gmail
Gmail includes 15GB of free storage, and that’s shared with Google Drive and Google Photos. Here’s how to find—and delete—the emails using the most space…
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