Category: Tech

Whenever you get the chance, you should use two-factor authentication to protect your various accounts. This is a no brainer. However, I also appreciate services […]

Many AT&T customers received a confusing email from the company stating that 3G services were ending and that they would need to upgrade to a […]

Nobody likes chain letter. And while you’re probably more used to receiving annoying spam from friends and family in your inbox, you may have received […]

Google One’s cloud storage is undergoing big changes , including a brand new iOS app, free phone data backups, and a new data management tool […]

If you live on multiple services and computers – for example, use Google’s suite of digital tools alongside various Apple iCloud offerings – the best […]

I can’t remember the last time I switched between Android and iOS as my daily driver – the phone I use for all my personal […]

The geek desk may not be as flamboyant as the spice rack , but I am proud of all the tech equipment I have acquired […]

If you’ve never known what Google Meet is before, you probably know; at least I am constantly reminded of the existence of this free video […]

Wall-mounted TVs are great for watching movies, but they just take up a lot of space when you’re not using them. Instead of letting that […]

Screen recording features are great for helping family members with technical problems using their new smartphone, recording game content, collecting evidence when reporting bugs, and […]

I enjoy playing PC games at reasonable resolutions and quality settings without burning my legs or table, so I usually don’t even think about the […]

Maybe you got bitten by a technical bug and became a Commodore Collector. Or you were cleaning the house of a loved one and found […]

My hours after work are precious, and nothing is more annoying than hearing the familiar slack thump interrupting my afternoon nap. (I’m not sixty, I […]

In an ideal world, you would pay for super-fast internet service, plug your cable modem into a fast enough router, and get blazing download speeds […]

By design, most Alexa-based devices can be fully controlled by voice commands right out of the box – just say “Alexa” and your Echo speaker, […]

See if this scenario sounds familiar: you’ve put on your best Zoom shirt for daily work checks, you’ve poured wine for a weekly meeting with […]

One of the most useful features on any Windows PC or Mac is the ability to schedule it to turn on at a set time […]

I try not to move if I can avoid it, so I stayed in ultra-expensive Silicon Valley, working remotely for Lifehacker, instead of living like […]

I often write about some pretty serious and escalating technical issues for Lifehacker’s Tech 911 column. It could be … a lot. For a little […]

Few things are worse than finding out that you are missing phone photos taken over the years after you thought you took them right. I […]

The old postulate that more is better has not been respected in the world of technology for some time, especially in photography. Cameras are getting […]

The tech industry has a tremendous amount of work to do in the fight for racial justice and equality. But while recruiting black staff and […]

We previously showed you a hack that will unlock custom backgrounds for your Microsoft Teams video chats, allowing you to put yourself in front of […]

I can’t count how many times my friends have asked me why something they have is not working or charging properly, and I researched the […]

I miss movies; more importantly, I avoid going to the movies. But I also completely forgot about all of Hollywood in the last three months […]

Chrome OS has come a long way since its humble beginnings as browser-based. You can now use the operating system to install Android apps, access […]

All the time, only a fingerprint or a drawing on the screen is distracted, and when you are driving, it is simply not safe. The […]

Removing finished books from Kindle has always been possible, but with one catch. Anything you delete from your device is saved to your account. It’s […]

I love a good scavenger hunt – not when the search targets are “photos that I wanted to keep forever on my device, but now […]

I don’t really pay much attention to the power poles in my area – as long as they are solid and not sparks, weird buzzing […]

Yes, there are places in this world where you can’t connect to the internet – and I’m not talking about remote tropical locations where it’s […]

I love it when I get real frustration from time to time with the weekly 911 tech support questions and answers; it keeps me on […]

Give your bored teen the opportunity to come up with one of the most inventive ways to “be present” in Zoom chat I’ve ever seen, […]

During a pandemic, there is not much you can do – at least if you are smart. You shouldn’t go to the mall (even if […]

Your Google Home is a great device for asking the weather, setting alarms , controlling your smart home, or even creating a network of connected […]

This is a common problem: you or someone you know spent money on an incredibly fast internet connection, but they still can’t get their wired […]

If you curse your home Wi-Fi network when working from home, here’s some good news: The FCC recently approved a new Wi-Fi connectivity standard, Wifi […]

There are few things I like more than the well-executed use of silly backgrounds in video chat. While this unusual feature was previously exclusive to […]

When it comes to privacy issues, the best advice is the simplest one: don’t mix work and play. This means you don’t need to install […]

One of the challenges of working from home – something that many of us do for the first time – is the constant compulsion to […]