How to Use Cortana With A Local User Account in Windows 10 You’ve created a local account in Windows and you want to use Cortana. However, you need a Microsoft account to activate and use Cortana, but you don’t want to convert your local account to a Microsoft one. What Read more…
How to Add Custom Text Shortcuts to iOS Typing the same text over and over–email addresses, phone numbers, and so on–can get old. If you find yourself saying the same stuff repeatedly on your iPhone, there’s an easier way. By adding text shortcuts to the system, you can type full sentences Read more…
It’s pretty safe to say Google knows us better than most of our closest friends and relatives. Seriously, the Search Giant stores all the internet history that goes through any of their products or services. And that is saying a lot, considering Google is pretty much everywhere. Thankfully, they are also quite transparent about Read more…
Your living space isn’t the only thing that is prone to clutter. Your iPhone can easily become a junkyard of forgotten apps, old podcasts, and useless selfies. If you opted for 16 GB, 64 GB, or even 128 GB of storage, you might still feel blindsided when you receive an Read more…
9 Google Chrome Tips You May Not Know About If you’re a Chrome user, you’re in good company. Google’s beta release of Chrome 50 last month comes as the world’s most popular Web browser is nearing its eighth anniversary. At 1 billion monthly active users, it’s no surprise that Chrome Read more…
Spring Cleaning Apps Are you looking to clean out your closet and make money while doing it? You no longer have to haul your used items to a consignment shop. A number of apps have made selling used things easier than ever, and we’re not talking about eBay. Read more…
When confronted with a whizzing computer fan or a sputtering Wi-Fi connection at home, many people prefer to just call in an expert. But don’t forget that there’s nothing more satisfying and life-affirming than fixing your connectivity issues through basic problem-solving and smarts. There are a few universal issues that any connected Read more…
Your phone is probably the easiest camera to whip out at a moment’s notice. To shave precious seconds off the launch time of your camera, double-tap the power button on your device. Most Android phones have some method of quickly launching your phone, like the Moto X’s shake gesture or Read more…
We’ve shown you quick tips for getting Windows, OS X, and Android running that little bit faster, and now it’s time to tackle the iPhone. If your iPhone is showing signs of sluggishness, here are a couple of quick fixes to put a spring back in its step. These tricks Read more…
Windows 10 Home will cost $119 starting July 29th but you can still get a free upgrade from Windows 7 or 8 until July 27th. As Microsoft explains on the Windows blog, over 300 million devices have activated Windows 10, which is more than enough of a head start for Read more…
As far as made-up holidays go, “World Password Day” doesn’t quite have the same cachet as, say, Father’s Day, or even National Pancake Day (March 8th). Still, it’s as good an excuse as any to fix your bad passwords. Or better yet, to finally realize that the password you thought Read more…
Spotify is the leading streaming music service — despite the fact that its app design has always left something to be desired. Things have improved in the last year or two, but by and large its apps are not easy to navigate. However, a seemingly simple UI update that rolled Read more…