Let’s imagine that you are downloading the latest memes, and you waited patiently for the download to finish. The meme, of course, is fire, so you send your friends a link. They get the file from your phone, then start sharing with their friends. At this point, the meme is living on a few dozen … Read more
If you’re only treating Google Drive as a file dump, you may be vastly underusing its potential. Its current version offers everything from a complete office suite to advanced collaboration features and syncing with diverse applications. The following tips and tricks for using Google Drive will help you achieve more simplicity and efficiency for day-to-day … Read more
I dread the arrival of fall every year. Not that I don’t find beauty in the autumn colors, but it’s what fall represents. It means cold and snow are on the way and means an end to walking outside. I love a good brisk walk, but I’m not a fan of the cold and won’t … Read more
Showing changes in data over time is one of the most common visualization tasks, and Excel makes it easy to create charts that do just that. Line charts and bar charts work quite well on their own for this, but if you want to get a more general big-picture sense of what the data is … Read more
While eBay is the biggest online yard sale, it’s not free from scams. Sellers and buyers alike set up scams to catch each other unaware. Fortunately, there are ways that you, as a user, can spot and avoid these scams. Let’s cover some of the more prolific scams and how to beat them. Also read: … Read more
It’s a year and a half since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enforced in the European Union. The main goal of the regulation was to give individuals greater privacy, clarity and control over how their data is used by online businesses, organizations and third parties. Under GDPR, companies must now give much more … Read more
The Apple Watch doesn’t only tell the time and help you avoid being late; it also allows you to make calls and send texts, listen to music, download apps, track your activity levels, measure your heart rate and much more. Apple also periodically releases new features for users. All of these things and others make … Read more
One of the most interesting features of newer Apple Watches is their health and activity tracking functionality. Apple apps will analyze and report on your activity for you, but you may want to manually export and look at all your health data. Fortunately, you can do so using your Series 4 or 5 Apple Watch. … Read more
How many times have you had to go hunting through your Chrome history page to reach a website you had been surfing before you exited the browser? We’ve all made the mistake at some point of leaving Chrome without marking the last site we visited only to have trouble finding it later. It can also … Read more
If you’ve been on the Internet for the past few years, you’ve probably noticed a distinct increase in the number of sites displaying boxes that aggressively suggest that you should be okay with cookies. If you’re like most users, you either click the highlighted button they’re not-too-subtly directing you toward or just ignore it as … Read more