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Should You Repair Your Own Phone or Laptop?

Source: Harry Guinness, HowToGeek.com, January 18, 2018 While it can be tempting to take a crack at repairing your own laptop, phone, or tablet, there are times to do it…and times to leave it to the pros. Every time I’ve had a problem with some of my tech gear, I’ve been tempted to grab a… Continue reading Should You Repair Your Own Phone or Laptop?

Can You Use Any Charger With Any Device?

Source: Cameron Summerson, HowToGeek.com, January 16, 2018 Every device—smartphone, tablet, or laptop—seems to come with its own charger. But do you really need all these different cables and charging blocks? Can you re-use the same charger for multiple devices? While this used to be a far more complex topic, standards have (finally) started to come… Continue reading Can You Use Any Charger With Any Device?

Five Ways to Free Up Space on Your Android Device

Source: Cameron Summerson, HowToGeek.com, January 11, 2018 Android phones and tablets can fill up quickly as you download apps, add media files like music and movies, and cache data for use offline. Many lower-end devices may only include a few gigabytes of storage, making this even more of a problem. The less space you have, the… Continue reading Five Ways to Free Up Space on Your Android Device

Pop-Up Mobile Ads Surge as Sites Scramble to Stop Them

Source: Lily Hay Newman, Wired.com, January 9, 2018 ADS THAT AUTOMATICALLY redirect you from your daily browsing to a flashy sweepstakes have long been an incredibly annoying facet of the internet. But the versions that have evolved on the mobile web are particularly vexing, because they can trap you with a pop-up “notification” and nowhere to… Continue reading Pop-Up Mobile Ads Surge as Sites Scramble to Stop Them

How to Check if Your PC Is Protected Against Meltdown and Spectre

Source: Chris Hoffman, HowToGeek.com, January 9, 2018 Warning: Even if you’ve installed patches from Windows Update, your PC may not completely protected from the Meltdown and Spectre CPU flaws. Here’s how to check if you’re fully protected, and what to do if you aren’t. To fully protect against Meltdown and Spectre, you’ll need to install a UEFI or… Continue reading How to Check if Your PC Is Protected Against Meltdown and Spectre

You Should Turn Off Autofill in Your Password Manager

Source: Chris Hoffman, HoToGeek.com, January 2, 2018 Advertisers have found a new way to track you. According to Freedom to Tinker, a few ad networks are now abusing tracking scripts to capture the email addresses that your password manager auto-fills on websites. But it gets worse: they could use that tech to capture your passwords too, if… Continue reading You Should Turn Off Autofill in Your Password Manager

How to Speed Up Your Old, Slow iPhone or iPad

Source: Matt Klein, HowToGeeks.com, December 28, 2017 Every year, Apple comes out with new iPhones and iPads and a new version of iOS. While it’s a good idea to stay current on software, not everyone can afford to buy new hardware every year. If your iPhone or iPad is showing its age, here are a… Continue reading How to Speed Up Your Old, Slow iPhone or iPad

You Can Speed Up Your Slow iPhone by Replacing the Battery

Source: Whitson Gordon, HowToGeek.com, December 20, 2017 All phones slow down over time. As hardware gets older and software gets newer, it’s inevitable. But there’s another reason your iPhone might be slow: the battery. This phenomenon was first proposed in a Reddit thread, and then subsequently in a blog post by John Poole at Geekbench. Now, Apple… Continue reading You Can Speed Up Your Slow iPhone by Replacing the Battery

Why Your Android Phone Isn’t Getting Operating System Updates and What You Can Do About It

Source: Chris Hoffman, HowToGeek.com, December 19, 2017 Back in the early days of Android, system updates were very random: they would roll out at different times, and often several times per year. Now, Google has taken a much more streamlined approach, releasing one major Android update per year and much smaller, security-focused updates once per… Continue reading Why Your Android Phone Isn’t Getting Operating System Updates and What You Can Do About It