Whether your device was stolen or simply lost, you can remotely track, lock, and wipe it. Don’t wait until you’ve lost your hardware to think about this — these features need to be enabled ahead of time. This requires that the device is powered on and has a connection to the Internet. This is easy if you’re tracking a phone with a data connection, but harder if you’re tracking a laptop that may be offline or powered off....

Netflix lets you download some of its shows to your device so you can keep watching when you’re on a plane, stuck in the subway, or just don’t want to use up your mobile data. However, you can only download shows on up to four devices. If you ever need to add another, you’ll need to deauthorize one first. Here’s how to do that. RELATED: How to Reduce the Amount of Data (and Bandwidth) Streaming Services Use...

Windows creates memory dump and minidump files when it crashes. These files take up space on your system’s hard drive or SSD, and you can remove them to free up space. Here’s how. What Are Memory Dump and Minidump Files? Whenever Windows suffers a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error, it generates a crash file or memory dump file containing a lot of information, like the process threads active before the crash, running programs and apps, active drivers, kernel information, and event timestamps....

Microsoft Edge is still in its early days, and occasionally, problems can arise. If you find that Edge is experiencing slow performance, crashes, or the weird appearance of adware, toolbar, or popups, then you may have to reset Microsoft Edge. Resetting Microsoft Edge is not like resetting other browsers, however. Edge is a part of the Windows operating system, and cannot be uninstalled. There are different ways to tackle this problem, but you should try the basic methods first....

If there’s one argument I’ve seen made for capacitive buttons on Android (as opposed to on-screen navigation), it’s that you get more information displayed on the screen—that means more time reading and less time scrolling. If you have a Samsung Galaxy device, then you’re already on the capacitive buttons train, but there’s also a way to get more info on the screen if you want. It’s called “Display Scaling,” and you can get it on the S7, S6, and Note 5....

If you use a Mac and Windows on a regular basis, then chances are pretty good you use a browser other than Safari. However, if you want to use Safari and keep your bookmarks synced, here’s how to do that. One of the things about using Safari on a Mac or iOS device is that if you use Windows with another browser, your bookmarks won’t sync if you use Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Chrome....

We’re sure you’ve tried to capture that perfect moment with your camera and you’re just a tad too late or too early and you miss it. If you own an iPhone or iPad, you can use burst mode and never miss that perfect shot again. One of the biggest problems with digital cameras, or any camera really, is that they’re often ideally suited for taking still photos or portraits. Line everyone up, group them together, and have them say “cheese” and you’re likely to get exactly the photo you want....

Most new PCs come with Windows 10 Home, but you can pay for an upgrade from within Windows 10 to upgrade from Home to Pro. If you upgraded from the Professional editions of Windows 7 or 8.1, you already have Windows 10 Professional. If you decide to upgrade to the Professional edition of Windows 10, you’ll get BitLocker drive encryption, integrated Hyper-V virtualization, a built-in remote desktop server, and other business-targeted features like domain join....

If you’re experiencing trouble with your Office 365 installation or issues with specific Office apps, Microsoft offers two automated tools that may be able to help you troubleshoot and repair your problems. RELATED: Detect and Repair Applications In Microsoft Office 2007 The first tool–the Office Repair wizard–is more limited in what it can do, but it’s available to all users of Office 365 Home or Business. The second tool–the Office 365 Support and Recovery Assistant–is much like the old Office Diagnostics tool you may remember from Office 2007....

Windows 10 includes a package management tool built into PowerShell. In the final version, it’s named “PackageManagement”, but it’s still based on an open-source project named OneGet. PackageManagement (aka OneGet) isn’t technically a package manager. It’s a package manager manager — a framework and set of PowerShell cmdlets that can manage different types of software from different places in a standardized way. What is PackageManagement / OneGet? We previously broke the story about OneGet, and tried to clarify exactly what it is....

Excel’s Text to Columns feature splits text in a cell into multiple columns. This simple task can save a user the heartache of manually separating the text in a cell into several columns. We’ll start with a simple example of splitting two samples of data into separate columns. Then, we’ll explore two other uses for this feature that most Excel users are not aware of. Text to Columns with Delimited Text For the first example, we will use Text to Columns with delimited data....

The smart bulb market is growing exponentially with new models and even companies popping up left and right. Today, however, we’re taking a look at a starter kit from the company that put smart bulbs on the map. Read on as we test run the Philips Hue Lux and see if the trend starter is still a sure buy. What Is the Philips Hue Lux? In 2012 Philips introduced the Hue, one of the first smart bulbs on the market and certainly the best known, marketed, and supported (both then, some years later, now)....

Apple also just refreshed the 27-inch iMac with Intel’s latest 10th generation Core i5 and i7 processors. So, should you buy a new Mac now, or wait for ARM? The Case for Buying an Intel Mac in 2020 There are some good reasons to buy an Intel Mac in 2020, even though a whole new architecture is just around the corner. At the top of the list is the fact that you need a new Mac, right now....

When you order your Mac or go into an Apple Store to buy one, you’re probably vaguely aware of the hardware inside of it. With OS X’s System Information utility, it’s easy to get clear, concise information as to exactly what is inside and installed on your particular unit. Your System Information utility contains a wealth of information about your computer, your network settings, and its software. This is valuable because it gives you details on literally every single bit of hardware in your system....

Are you or someone you know using an older UI version of Yahoo! Mail or maybe even the Classic Edition? Then this news is going to be of specific interest to you. Starting June 3rd Yahoo! is pushing mandatory upgrades to the newest UI for all mail accounts and we have the information you need if you are affected by the changes. Some people will not have a problem with the changes while others are going to be very upset at having to switch to the new UI....

Windows 10 is an odd beast. It’s a worthy upgrade to Windows 7, and a big improvement from Windows 8. But Microsoft made quite a few decisions people weren’t happy about. So, a year into Windows 10, with a new update on the way, we ask: Did Microsoft listen to the complaints? RELATED: What’s New in Windows 10’s Anniversary Update After all, Windows 10 is supposed to be “the last version of Windows”....

iOS’ built-in calculator is a basic, simple-to-use calculator that’s very handy for doing some quick calculations, such as calculating the tip on your restaurant bill. It’s also useful for longer, more complicated calculations. However, there is one button missing. We’re all familiar with the backspace button on a keyboard, whether it be on a mobile device or a computer, that allows you to delete the last character you typed. However, there is no backspace button on the calculator....

Android has come a long way over the last several years. What was once an ugly, sluggish operating system is now a refined, widely-used, excellent mobile OS. While it’s not for everyone, it’s hard to deny or ignore what Google has done with Android. But it isn’t perfect—there are things that could simply be done better. Here are six areas where Android as a whole still needs to improve....

Try These Distributions With a Live USB Install One of the best things about most Linux distributions is that they can be installed and run from a USB stick. All of the Linux flavors featured below support this feature. We have covered how to create live USB sticks in Windows or Linux. Mac users can use the open source tool Etcher to create a bootable drive instead. Once you’ve created your bootable volume you’ll need to change your PC’s boot sequence or boot your Mac from an external drive to jump into Linux....

For the holiday weekend, we wanted to provide you with some more ways to have fun. The following sites allow you to play and download classic and retro games, such as DOS games, classic adventure games, and old console games. Anonymous Game Developers (AGD) Interactive AGD Interactive is a game development group that has committed to bringing back classic adventure gaming by remaking the classic Sierra On-Line adventure games, such as King’s Quest....