How-to Articles

Amazon’s Echo series of smart speakers are some of the most popular options on the market, standing toe-to-toe with the Nest lineup of speakers. (Sorry, HomePod. You don’t count.) The […]

There are many ways you can spice up a video using editing techniques, and a popular effect used in countless projects is a video reverse. You may have seen this […]

Microsoft Publisher is a desktop publishing program that lets you create publications for web or print. However, not everybody uses Publisher these days. For example, you may want to send […]

As your email ages, it begins to accumulate a lot of junk. The reason? You’ve signed up with plenty of websites using your email as you go about your day. […]

If you’re using Google Docs to type up a letter or an article, you’ll start with a representation of a blank piece of paper on your screen. The size of […]

Apple’s AirPods are a feat of engineering — comfortable enough to wear for multiple hours at a time while still providing enough audio quality for you to hear every little […]

Many smartphones (particularly Apple devices) no longer ship with FM radio receivers. Surprisingly, some high-end Android phones with FM radio receivers lack a dedicated radio app to access content from […]

BlueStacks is one of the best Android emulators for Windows PCs, and the developers swear by its safety. However, some popular antivirus software often flag the program as malware, particularly […]

Despite Dropbox’s incredible popularity, you may have many reasons to get rid of it from your computer. Perhaps you find the basic plan too restrictive and want to switch to […]

Ad blockers work by blocking the source of the ad — typically a URL that’s different from the source of the video you’re watching. Twitch integrates its ads directly into […]

Occasionally, you find applications or games distributed as .jar files instead of the usual .exe file. You can’t just double-click on a JAR file to run the app. How, then, […]

7z is an archive file format. It works similar to the ZIP format, but with a number of key advantages, such as superior compression and support for massive file sizes. […]

The motherboard is the most significant component of your computer. It connects all of the other components and allows them to communicate. While motherboards don’t get as much attention as […]

Staying in touch with friends and family all over the world is easier thanks to a computer, a headset, and the right app. You can start making free phone calls […]

DirectX is a technology that uses a combination of APIs like DirectDraw, DirectMusic, Direct3D, etc. It improves your multimedia and gaming experience, but many games may even identify DirectX as […]

If you’ve come across a DDS file and realized that you can’t view it, this is because you need specific programs to open or edit DDS files. A DDS file […]

Roku is an excellent streaming device, and you’ll usually have a great time using it. However, the device has its fair share of issues. One common issue is when your […]