Most of us do not read privacy policies or terms of service. We click Agree with the same emotional energy we use to swat a fly. We want the app. We want the coupon. We want to upload the photo. We want the recipe. We want the printer to work before we are old enough to qualify for a senior discount at places that already think we’re suspiciously clos
Google has been adding AI features to Gmail, Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Calendar, Chat, Meet, Search, Android, and Gemini. Some of those features are handy. Some are creepy-feeling. Some are both at the same time, which is pretty much the official motto of modern technology.
You don’t have to be a computer expert to make life a whole lot harder for scammers
These are 60-second fixes — little things you can do to your PC, phone or tablet right now that can free up storage, save battery life, improve performance or simply make your technology less annoying.
Most people don’t deliberately abuse their computers. Nobody wakes up and thinks, You know what this laptop needs? A blocked air vent, 73 browser tabs and six years without a proper restart.
Buying a new computer used to be relatively simple. You bought a computer. Now you walk into a store — or, more likely, open a website — and you're confronted with desktops, all-in-ones, laptops, MacBooks, Chromebooks, tablets, 2-in-1s and phones powerful enough to do things that required an entire office full of equipment 25 years ago.
Is your computer taking longer to get going in the morning than you do? Before you decide it's time to spend hundreds of dollars on a new one, give the old girl a little attention.
So, how much of Purgatory is real? This may be a dangerous question to ask me. Because the answer is: way more of it than you probably think.
A reader recently sent us this question: “Do the drivers update automatic? My virus wear keeps saying they need updated. Not sure how to find them and to see if they do.” This is a good question because computers have an impressive ability to make a perfectly ordinary update sound like you're preparing a rocket for launch.
Spreadsheets have an unfair reputation. People hear the word spreadsheet and immediately picture an accountant named Gary eating a banana over a calculator while muttering about quarterly reports. But a spreadsheet is really just a smart table. You put information in little boxes, and then the spreadsheet helps you sort it, add it, color it, … Continue reading 8 Cool Things You Can Do With a Spreadsheet