Windows Search used to be very simple and efficient. You search for something, Windows searches your local storage, and it returns a result. But for some reason, Microsoft decided Windows […]
“Shut Down” is probably the most misunderstood feature in Windows 11
Every electronic device has one way or another to turn it off. Most of the time, turning off a device does exactly what it means: cutting power and letting it […]
Android’s security switch locked me out of 5 Android features I actually use
When people compare Android and iOS, they tend to put iOS in the “more secure” category, but that is a matter of perception. The latest versions of Android actually pack […]
Windows can do much more once you enable this one BIOS setting
Your PC is much more capable than its default settings suggest. Some of these settings are hidden in the BIOS menu, and changing them can unlock a significant performance boost. […]
I changed 5 Android settings on my foldable and stopped wasting the extra screen
All Android phones have multitasking features, but foldables offer the extra screen space needed to make the most of them. Folding phones from brands like Samsung, Google, and Motorola all […]
Microsoft is copying Apple to fix one of Windows 11’s most annoying battery problems
Summary Microsoft is developing a Windows 11 widget that shows your laptop’s battery level alongside those of connected accessories. The widget could appear on both the Widgets board and lock […]
Goodbye Chrome — Firefox finally became the Android browser I always wanted
I’ve used Chrome on Android for so long that I learned to accept and live with certain elements of the browser I really didn’t like. This habit was born out […]
This free app adds the external-monitor brightness slider that Windows 11 forgot
Plugging an external monitor into Windows 11 hides one of its most essential controls: the brightness slider. While the slider is still visible, it only controls your primary display, leaving […]
I didn’t expect PowerPoint to replace this much of my image-editing workflow
A product screenshot sat on my PowerPoint slide with a notification banner across one corner. Fixing it used to mean exporting the file, opening a free design tool that replaced […]
These Linux distros were abandoned by their creators, but they came back stronger than ever
Linux projects have one advantage proprietary operating systems rarely get: their creators can leave without taking the code with them. Sometimes a founder retires, sometimes a company loses interest, and […]