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Adobe If you’ve visited an Adobe Flash-based website on your iPad or iPhone, you probably saw a message saying you need to install Flash to view that site. Unfortunately, you can’t install Flash on an iPad or iPhone, but there are several work-arounds. The iPhone and iPad Never O…
Read moreFacebook has always had a real names policy, where you agree that your profile name is “ the name [you] go by in everyday life .” Obviously, you can type in a fake name, and you may get away with it for a while. But it isn’t allowed, and it can cause you trouble. Facebook’s Real …
Read moreThe Best Photo Editors for Chromebooks: One of the biggest question we see about Chromebooks is “can they run Photoshop?” The answer to that is no —at least not the full version you’ll find on other platforms. But that doesn’t mean they can’t do photo editing. And that’s really t…
Read moreThe Best Video Editing Tools for Chromebooks: While it’s commonly thought Chromebooks aren’t good for anything more than surfing the web, that’s not the case. If you need to do some video editing from your Chromebook, there are definitely some tools out there that can do the job.…
Read moreA Free Microsoft Office: Is Office Online Worth Using? Microsoft’s Office Online is a completely free, web-based version of Microsoft Office. This online office suite is clearly competing with Google Docs, but it’s also a potential replacement for the desktop version of Office. W…
Read morerawf8/Shutterstock How to Protect Your Mac From Ransomware? macOS has a relatively good reputation for security as a result of Apple’s tight grip, but no platform is safe from attack. Ransomware is just one example of this, and it’s a growing problem. Here’s how to keep your Mac …
Read moreKhamosh Pathak How to Open Apps and Websites from Search on iPhone and iPad: If you’re not using the Search feature on your iPhone or iPad, you’re missing out. Instead of using the home screen to launch apps or Safari to open web pages, try using the universal search feature for …
Read moreWhile using a Mac, sometimes you need to dig deep into settings or perhaps pull off some developer-grade command-line tasks. For that, you’ll need the Terminal app to access the command-line on macOS. Here’s how to launch it. How to Open Terminal Using Spotlight Search Perhaps th…
Read moreMykolastock/Shutterstock.com Netflix is easy to share. Maybe your ex still has your password, or perhaps you signed into Netflix on a TV at an Airbnb and everyone who stays there now streams on your account. Here’s how to stop people from using your Netflix account. Only a Few Pe…
Read moreTwitch isn’t just a solo-streaming experience. If you want to stream with your friends, you can use Twitch’s new squad stream feature, where up to four streamers can combine their streams into one window for combined viewers. Here’s how. To do this, you’ll need to be set up for T…
Read moreklss/Shutterstock Why an IR Blaster Is Still Useful on Phones in 2020: There’s a chance (albeit, an ever-decreasing one) that your phone comes with an IR blaster. These allow your phone to communicate with everyday devices in your home, like TVs and DVRs, using invisible bursts o…
Read moreReels is a new feature on Instagram that allows people to create 15-second videos á la Vine and TikTok. But is Instagram Reels just a TikTok clone? Easily-digestible, short video clips are certainly not new on social media. TikTok is the latest platform to use it, and it’s become…
Read moreHow to View a Saved Password in Safari on iPhone and iPad: It can be frustrating when you need to log into a site on a different device or browser but you’ve lost the password. Luckily, if you’ve previously stored that password using Safari on iPhone or iPad , you can easily retr…
Read moreKhamosh Pathak How to Enable Full-Screen Incoming Calls on iPhone: Ever since the iPhone launched, an incoming call would take up the entire screen. But if you’re running iOS 14 or higher, you’ll see a banner style for incoming calls. Here’s how to reenable full-screen incoming c…
Read moreHow to Disable File Thumbnails on Windows 10: Even in our age of speedy PCs, many people use removable or networked drives that can be frustratingly slow to browse—especially if we have to wait for each new file thumbnail to load in File Explorer . Luckily, it’s easy to speed up …
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