Megan writes: My husband and I are finally ready to ditch cable and go back to free TV over the airwaves. Will the 30-year-old antenna up on our roof work with our HDTV, or do we need to upgrade to an HD antenna? Hi Megan! Great question, and perfect timing. My wife...
Maybe I shouldn’t be saying this, but I’ve entrusted a big chunk of my digital life to Google—so much so, in fact, that I’d be in serious trouble if anyone ever hacked my account. If a hacker did manage to hijack my Google account, they’d have...
Want an easier way to zoom in on a web page, twirl a snapshot in iPhoto, sneak a peek at the desktop, or look up the definition of a head-scratching word? You can do all that and more with a simple swipe, “pinch,” or tap on your Mac’s trackpad. All 14 of these...
Sure, you can close your browser tabs on an iPhone in iOS 7 by tapping the tiny little “x” in the corner of the tab, but there’s actually an easier—and more fun—way. Oh, and did you know you can reorder the Safari tabs on your iPhone, just like you...
If the scary Internet security bug Heartbleed has taught us anything, it’s that none of our passwords are ever truly safe. Discovered only a few weeks ago, Heartbleed is the code name for a gaping hole in a commonly used security protocol that’s supposed...
Yet another barrier between the new Windows 8 “Start” screen and the good-old Windows desktop just melted away, thanks to a just-released Windows update. Until now, the familiar Windows taskbar, which (typically) sits at the bottom of the screen in the...
Want to know whether that buzz from your silenced iPhone is a call from your spouse, boss, or babysitter, and not just some random cold call? Good news: your iPhone will let you create custom vibration “patterns” that you can assign to any contact you choose. iOS 7...
I’ve written before about how easily data use on a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot can creep up on you, particularly when you’re out and about with a laptop. The culprits, of course, can be many—anything from system updates quietly downloading in the background to...
Wish you could snap an iPhone or iPad photo by squeezing an actual button? Want to take a “burst” of pictures rather than just one? Or maybe you’d rather pick the focal point of your snapshot rather than letting your iPhone do it for you? Read on for...
Is your cluttered Windows desktop getting you down? Want an easy way to organize all your icons, a revamped desktop theme, or even a new look for your mouse pointer? Read on for five ways to tidy up—and spruce up—your old Windows desktop, starting with… 1....
