Planning a Trip? Try Out These 6 Chrome Extensions

Planning a Trip? Try Out These 6 Chrome Extensions Traveling can be a pretty stressful experience once you factor in all the planning, organizing, and fine details. Pretty quickly, what was meant to be a relaxing holiday can turn into a stressful event that is less enjoyable than just staying home. But it doesn’t have to be. There are a ton of different ways to take the stress out of travel, and Chrome extensions are one of them....

March 10, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Jeremy Williams

10 Common Procreate Problems and How to Solve Them

10 Common Procreate Problems and How to Solve Them As amazing as Procreate is, it doesn’t come without issues. Whether your work looks pixelated, you’ve run out of layer space, or you want to save time in your design process, there are ways to overcome those issues. With these fixes and workarounds, you’ll no longer have common problems hindering your creativity in Procreate. 1. Brush Size Changing When Zooming If your brush size keeps changing while zooming in or out, it can disrupt your workflow....

March 9, 2025 · 8 min · 1546 words · David Lara

Google wants to remind you that using 2FA doesn't have to be a... drag

Google wants to remind you that using 2FA doesn’t have to be a… drag In this day and age, usingtwo-factor authenticationto protect you accounts is somewhere between very important and an outright necessity. After all,data breaches keep happeningacross major platforms with millions of users, and while using a password alone might be quick, it’s definitely not as safe as having some backup. A reliable second authentication method adds much needed security — and in case you’re still not quite convinced, Google wants you to know that you’re able to totally use 2FA and stillslay, queen....

March 9, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Christine Watkins

How to Delete Pre-Installed Apple Watch Apps

How to Delete Pre-Installed Apple Watch Apps There are a number of built-in apps on your Apple Watch just like on the iPhone, iPad and Mac. And if for any reason you want to delete any of them, Apple offers two different options. We’ll show how to delete built-in Apple Watch apps. How to Delete Pre-Installed Apps on the Apple Watch As long as you have watchOS 9.4 or later, you can delete these built-in apps directly from your Apple Watch:...

March 9, 2025 · 3 min · 437 words · Rachel Montgomery

How to Install Docker on Windows 10 and 11

How to Install Docker on Windows 10 and 11 Windows is mighty, but it isn’t suited to application development and deployment. Container platforms such as Docker make it easy to develop and scale cross-platform applications. Read on to learn how you can get started with Docker on Windows 10 and 11. What Is Docker? Docker is an open-source platform that allows developers to efficiently build, deploy and run their applications within a container....

March 9, 2025 · 5 min · 951 words · Michelle Rodriguez

Proton Free vs. Premium: Is It Worth Your Upgrading Your VPN?

Proton Free vs. Premium: Is It Worth Your Upgrading Your VPN? Proton VPN is a trustworthy and secure VPN provider that provides industry-standard encryption technologies and complete online privacy. You can use it for free or subscribe to one of its paid plans, Proton VPN Plus or Proton Unlimited. Proton VPN Plus includes all of Proton VPN’s premium features. In contrast, Proton Unlimited is a bundle that includes Proton VPN Plus, Proton Mail Plus, Proton Drive Plus, and Proton Calendar’s premium features....

March 9, 2025 · 6 min · 1262 words · Amy Wu

Samsung rejects seamless Android updates on the Galaxy S23 because of course it would

Samsung rejects seamless Android updates on the Galaxy S23 because of course it would Smartphone makers have come a long, long way in their approach to handling Android updates, and we’ve seen companies like Samsung really rise to a point where they’re competitive with Google in terms of speed and release cadence. But for all the credit Samsung’s update program is due, there’s still been one glaring blind spot: thelack of support for seamless A/B updates....

March 9, 2025 · 3 min · 497 words · Stacy Perez

Synology vs. QNAP: Which NAS is right for you?

Synology vs. QNAP: Which NAS is right for you? The Synology DiskStation DS224+ is the successor to one of the more popular NAS enclosures from the company, rocking an Intel processor, upgradable RAM, and an excellent OS. The QNAP TS-262 offers a smoother experience with more powerful hardware. It has 2.5GbE networking and two M.2 slots to boot, although it is slightly more expensive. The network-attached storage (NAS) space is dominated by a handful of brands, including Synology and QNAP....

March 9, 2025 · 9 min · 1868 words · Michelle Henry

WhatsApp will let you know when you missed that call because you left DND on

WhatsApp will let you know when you missed that call because you left DND on WhatsApp may not always be the first messaging app in town to implement popular features likemulti-device support for tablets, but that’s not for a lack of trying, and a steady stream of new capabilities seems to have its users hooked. We’ve been following a bunch of features at various stages of development, includinggroup pollsand personalizedavatars for use as stickers....

March 9, 2025 · 2 min · 326 words · Robert Martinez

YouTube Music tries out a new look for smart downloads

YouTube Music tries out a new look for smart downloads Not every UI change has to be some big and bold reinvention of the wheel. Sometimes, in-app icons need to be tweaked to better represent a feature or match up with the current look and feel of the overall design. Google recently tweaked how its smart downloads look in YouTube Music, delivering a small change to an important icon in the app....

March 9, 2025 · 2 min · 258 words · Theresa Holland

YouTube's new gray progress bar is rolling out more widely

YouTube’s new gray progress bar is rolling out more widely If you’ve hung aroundYouTubefor long enough, you might’ve been bothered by the fact that the video progress bar turns from white to red as time elapses. That red really shows up in when you’re in fullscreen mode on mobile.But last month, we learned a less obtrusive gray or white color was in testing with some users of the Android app. This wasn’t going to be a big inclusion by any stretch, but it would make nighttime YouTube binging a little less straining on the eyes....

March 9, 2025 · 2 min · 415 words · Michael Mejia

4 Health and Fitness Gadgets That Your Smartphone Can Replace

4 Health and Fitness Gadgets That Your Smartphone Can Replace From smartphones to fitness gadgets, there seems to be a device for everything. While these gadgets can be helpful, it’s easy to get carried away and collect more than you need. If you’re trying to simplify your setup, look no further than your smartphone for a multi-tool that can take the place of many health and fitness gadgets. Further, by doubling up on your smartphone’s functionality, you can save money and reduce clutter....

March 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1118 words · Stephanie Hoffman

7 Reasons Why You Should Buy the M2 MacBook Air

7 Reasons Why You Should Buy the M2 MacBook Air The 13-inch and 15-inch M2 MacBook Air models are Apple’s newer entry-level laptops that come with a modern design, an M2 chip, MagSafe, and more. The MacBook Air has been Apple’s most popular laptop for many years, and many reviewers praised the M1 MacBook Air that came out in 2020 as the perfect notebook for most people. Apple silicon unlocked the MacBook’s potential, and we now see that taken to a new level with the M2 MacBook Air models....

March 8, 2025 · 7 min · 1279 words · Jessica Hill