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Tutorials and how to guides about using gadgets, hardware, and software.

How to turn off Find My iPhone

How to turn off Find My iPhone

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 11.05.2020
iPhones come with a built-in feature called "Find My iPhone" that can prove to be useful when you lose your iPhone, not to mention when someone steals it from you. Although its benefits are undeniable, some people might want or have to turn off "Find...
How to record Skype calls on Windows, Android, iPhone, and Mac

How to record Skype calls on Windows, Android, iPhone, and Mac

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 08.05.2020
Are you wondering how to record your important Skype calls to review or use later? With Skype's built-in recording ability, you can create podcasts, save precious moments with your loved ones, or make sure nobody misses what was discussed in the latest online meeting. Your...
How to clear cookies on Android (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Samsung Internet)

How to clear cookies on Android (Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Samsung Internet)

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 08.05.2020
If you're worried about your online privacy, it helps to clear the cookies stored by your Android browser, whether it's Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera (Mini), or Samsung Internet. While cookies save your preferences to offer a more personalized browsing experience, they also allow sites...
How to unlock your PC with your face, using Windows Hello Face

How to unlock your PC with your face, using Windows Hello Face

  • tutorial
  • Ciprian Adrian Rusen
  • 07.05.2020
Just like Android or iOS on modern smartphones, Windows 10 can also unlock your computer, tablet, or laptop using facial recognition. This is done with the help of a feature called Windows Hello Face, that helps users sign-in with their face if their device has...
How to record a Zoom meeting

How to record a Zoom meeting

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 06.05.2020
There are times when you might want to record your Zoom meetings, like when you're a teacher and want to save the online lessons you're having with your students. Whatever your reasons, in this tutorial, we'll show you how to make Zoom meetings recordings. If...
4 ways to share files and folders from OneDrive

4 ways to share files and folders from OneDrive

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 05.05.2020
OneDrive is Microsoft's cloud service for storing and sharing files. You can store business documents, presentations, pictures, videos, your personal folders and many other types of items. You can share anything from OneDrive using the OneDrive app for Windows, iOS, Android and so on. However,...
How to turn on the flashlight on your Android smartphone

How to turn on the flashlight on your Android smartphone

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 04.05.2020
Knowing how to turn on the Flashlight on your Android smartphone is useful in a variety of situations, even if you don't need it every day. If there is a power outage or you're walking on a dark road at night, enabling the Android Flashlight...
How to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time in Windows 10

How to use multiple Skype accounts at the same time in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 01.05.2020
Using multiple Skype accounts at the same time can help you keep an eye on different areas of your life simultaneously. You can use one account for work conversations and business calls, one to keep in touch with your family, and another to hang out...
What is SMART and how to use it to predict HDD or SSD failure

What is SMART and how to use it to predict HDD or SSD failure

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 30.04.2020
A lot of us have experienced a hard disk or an SSD failure. Some of us have even tried to find out more about the reliability of hard drives and their hidden prediction function that's part of a technology called SMART. One might argue that...
3 ways to schedule a Zoom meeting

3 ways to schedule a Zoom meeting

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 30.04.2020
Many people rely on using mobile platforms for working and communicating with coworkers, business partners, or loved ones. Even if it has had its share of security flaws, Zoom proved to be one of the best online meeting services. Are you using it for work,...
How to open multiple windows of the same app in Windows 10

How to open multiple windows of the same app in Windows 10

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 28.04.2020
In Windows 10, you can open multiple windows of the same app and work with them in parallel. Whether you're comparing information, transferring files from one location to another, or compiling data from several documents for your homework or report in Microsoft Word or Excel,...
How to change keyboard language in Android

How to change keyboard language in Android

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 27.04.2020
If you want to change the keyboard language in Android, the standard Gboard keyboard you get on your smartphone or tablet offers more than 500 languages. You can add as many input languages as you want to it and toggle between them easily. This tutorial...
3 ways to add more space to your OneDrive storage

3 ways to add more space to your OneDrive storage

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 24.04.2020
Microsoft's OneDrive is one of the best cloud storage services in the world, and it is built into Windows 10. OneDrive offers its users 5 GB of free storage space right from the start, and that's just what you get by signing up with a...
What is an IP address and a subnet mask, in simple terms?

What is an IP address and a subnet mask, in simple terms?

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 17.04.2020
IP addresses and subnet masks stand at the core of computer networking. They are not concepts that are easy to understand in their entirety, especially if you do not have a technical background. However, with a bit of help, anybody can understand the basics of...
What is Microsoft's OneDrive? How is it used?

What is Microsoft's OneDrive? How is it used?

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  • Codrut Neagu
  • 16.04.2020
If you use a PC or a laptop with Windows 10, a Microsoft Surface tablet, or an Xbox One console, you have undoubtedly come across OneDrive, even if you don't use it. The same is true if you are using Office 365. You might have...
How to share the screen on Skype (Windows, Android, iPhone, Mac)

How to share the screen on Skype (Windows, Android, iPhone, Mac)

  • tutorial
  • Diana Ann Roe
  • 14.04.2020
Knowing how to share your screen on Skype is useful in a variety of situations. Whether you need help with your computer, want to show a presentation to your colleagues, or feel like getting a loved one's opinion on your dating profile, you can use...
6 ways to join a Zoom meeting

6 ways to join a Zoom meeting

  • tutorial
  • Codrut Neagu
  • 09.04.2020
As more people are starting to work from their homes, online meetings are also becoming a necessity. Fortunately, there are quite a few services that allow you to meet online with your work colleagues, business partners, and friends. One of the best solutions is Zoom....