A Porsche 911 4S and a Range Rover have little in common, except that they can both send power to all four wheels. But they do so for rather different reasons, and in that lies the subtle difference between all-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. Getting out to lock the front […]
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Do you feel you spend too much time searching for things on your PC and not enough time actually doing things? If so, this handful of tips can help you do more and search less. Know your filters When you use the search box in the taskbar — either by […]
Victims of Hurricane Harvey with mobile devices can online to seek assistance. Getty Images While thousands are reeling from the epic flooding from Hurricane Harvey, there are ways the victims can help themselves if they have access to a phone or laptop. They can go online to FEMA’s Hurricane Harvey […]
Of the iOS public betas I’ve used the past number of years, the iOS 11 public beta feels particularly buggy. Animations are choppy. Graphic elements are often broken. Apps frequently crash. In one frightening episode, my entire photo library disappeared after I took a video (thankfully, it began to restore […]
Scannable is one example of an app that makes short work of “scanning” documents with your phone. Evernote Recently I found an old NeatReceipts document scanner tucked away in a closet. This was an expensive item, so I had to stop and wonder why I wasn’t using it. Oh, right: […]
Amazon Prime is best known for two things: free two-day shipping and Netflix-style video streaming. Those are decidedly worthwhile perks, especially considering the $99 annual subscription charge, but a Prime membership affords more than just shipping and streaming. A lot more. Here’s a look at every single benefit included with […]
Alexa has all sorts of tricks up her sleeve, but voice-activated playback of your favorite music has always been front and center. This week, Amazon doubled down on her ability to stream tunes by letting you group multiple Alexa speakers for simultaneous playback throughout your home. You’ll obviously need more […]
Depositphotos This is an update of a post I first wrote in 2014, then updated in 2015. Let me clarify right up front that I’m specifically referring to third-party anti-virus software, not the protections built into Windows. And as you’ll read below, there are security tools I do embrace — […]