It’s time to start docking phones again, DisplayLink says
Eight to nine years ago, the Windows world was full of companies who thought it would be a great idea to turn a Windows phone into a PC. Now, almost a decade later, a major…
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Make Windows 11 better: How to customize and expand the Start menu
Microsoft regularly changes the functions, options, and display of the Start menu in Windows. There are innovations such as a tile layout for the “All” tab. However, the menu also hides important functions, making them…
Max will start cracking down on password sharers next week
After months of dropping hints about a password-sharing crackdown, Max will begin “messaging” suspected streaming freeloaders starting next week. “We will kick off literally in about a week,” Warner Bros. Discovery streaming exec JB Perrette…
Gmail might start offering ‘dummy’ email addresses soon
10minutemail.com, a service that offers free temporary burner email addresses that you can use when signing up for spammy services, is one of my favorite online tools. But after years of sterling service, it might…
A helpful Windows 11 Start menu feature is now in Windows 10
According to the latest Statcounter figures for Windows desktop market share by version, Windows 10 is still the most widely used by a long shot. Around 61 percent of Windows users are still on Windows…
Windows 11’s taskbar might soon start making ‘recommendations’
Windows Latest reports that the taskbar in Windows 11 may soon get a new feature for recommending content to you. We still don’t know exactly how these new recommendations are going to work in the…
9 things you realize when you first start using a VPN
Modern VPNs are designed for everyone, from first-time novices to IT professionals. Not only can just about anyone benefit from using a VPN, but they also come with a few not so obvious upsides—and one…
Apple’s week of exciting Mac announcements got off to a rocky start
Macworld The Macalope shouldn’t have to list his Apple bonafides. His head is, after all, shaped like a Classic Mac. What else does a guy have to do? Get a tattoo? Because I’m not doing…
Windows Security won’t start? Here’s how to get it back
In recent years, users have repeatedly reported that “Windows Security” no longer starts. As Windows virus protection is also included here, this error should be rectified as quickly as possible. Test via Windows logo >…
After years of no’s, Apple needs to start saying yes more
Apple has lots of sayings. “It’s better to be a pirate than join the navy.” “Think different.” “Don’t hold it that way.” And, perhaps most grammatically divisive, “A thousand no’s for every yes.” Some of…