Summary Every student needs some sort of larger device beyond a smartphone for their studies these days, and the two most popular choices seem to be Chromebooks or iPads. However, unless the school in question chooses for you, how should you make the decision? Let’s weigh up the key differences. Chromebooks Are More Affordable The base model iPad starts at around $350, though with an educational discount you can shave that down to around $330....

Quick Links Looking to start a podcast? If so, you’re probably wondering about the things you need to begin. What you need to launch a podcast depends on certain factors. This includes your budget, hardware, software, and hosting. In this article, we’ll show you all you need to get started with podcasting. Whether you’re looking to start podcasting as a hobby or as a career, you need the right gear and software to get you started on the right footing....

Quick Links Summary To go to the Windows 11 desktop, use the Windows+D keyboard shortcut. You can also hold down Windows+, (comma) to glance at the desktop, or click the “Show Desktop” button at the right-most edge of your taskbar. Whether you want to take a glance or find a specific item on your desktop, showing Windows 11’s desktop screen is as easy as pressing a keyboard shortcut or clicking a button....

Summary Many prioritize indoor smart lights, but outdoor lights are also important, and you can also make those smart, just like you would put a smart outdoor camera by your doorstep. Govee’s latest outdoor smart lights might be a good choice if you’ve been considering getting some to keep the lights on at night. Goveehas recently announced an expansion of its outdoor lighting collection with the introduction of three new products: the Outdoor Lamp Post Light, Outdoor Garden Lights, and Outdoor Clear Bulb String Lights....

Summary I speak faster than I write. It’s also easier for me to blurt out a thought than to write it down. If you also prefer to think out loud like I do, steal my system for transcribing voice notes and keeping them organized so you never lose track of your ideas again. My Free System to Transcribe, Refine, and Organize My Voice Notes I have a three-part system where I use free apps and tools to transcribe, refine, and organize my voice notes....

Summary As retro gaming continues to grow in popularity, so do cheap handheld retro gaming consoles from brands you’ve never heard of. Many of these devices are not worth your time or money. Here’s how you can separate the wheat from the chaff. How to Spot a Dodgy Handheld While there is no way to definitively decide that a retro handheld isn’t worth buying just by looking at it, there are a few red flags that make it easier to spot a lemon....

Quick Links Summary If you’re not sure you cantrust commercial VPNs, one alternative is to set up a VPN for yourself using a virtual private server, or VPS. With some know-how, you could be up and running in just a few minutes and for just a couple bucks. Why Build Your Own VPN? Setting up your own VPN is cutting out the middleman in a way: there’s no VPN service to pay, nor do you have to take on faith that they willdestroy your logs—the records that show which sites you connected to and when....

Summary Facebook trouble? Whether you have an account-related issue or you want to report a bug, you have a few ways to contact Facebook support. We’ll show you what your contact options are Can You Contact Facebook by Phone? When you think of contacting a company for help, you likely first think of placing a call to talk to a customer service representative. Unfortunately, reaching Facebook support by phone is nearly impossible and not particularly useful in most cases....

Quick Links Summary To turn off hibernation and delete the hyberfil.sys file, open a Command Prompt window with admin rights and execute the “powercfg -h off” command. you’re able to disable hibernation in Power Options too, but the hyberfil.sys file will continue taking up storage space. You can fix certain driver-related issues as well asfree up your storage spaceby disablinghibernationon your Windows 10 PC. Turning hibernation off is a cinch in either Command Prompt or Power Options, and we’ll show you how....

Quick Links Time and limited storage space can lead to situations where we no longer have certain apps or games on our Android devices. Fortunately, as long as the software is still available on Google Play, it’s pretty easy to reinstall everything or transfer it all to a new device. Sometimes It’s Automated Some situations, such as replacing or upgrading anold Android devicewith a new one, get around the need to hunt down owned apps by letting youtransfer everythingto the new hardware....

Quick Links Summary You can add games to your Steam library without paying by grabbing free-to-play and outright free titles, by keeping an eye out for promotions and giveaways, or by redeeming free games you get as part of other memberships. Steam is the world’s biggest online gaming marketplace, but that doesn’t mean you always need to open your wallet. There are plenty of opportunities to get games for free on Steam, you just need to know where to look and have patience....

Summary The Privacy Sandbox has been in development for years, first using a technology called Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC for short), which was panned by privacy groups and other browser vendors. The current version is made of several different technologies, includingShared Storage(a way to store data across sites),Fenced Frames, and thePrivate Aggregation APIfor site analytics. The most important components are theTopics APIandProtected Audience API, which tells Chrome to generate a list of topics you are interested in from your browsing history, and then gives that list to the sites you visit for use in targeting ads....

Quick Links Excel’s TAKE function will let you extract the first, last, or specific columns or rows from a table. For example, you might want to extract the data from the last three days or display the top ranked individuals. Let’s look into this in more detail. Excel’s TAKE function only works in Microsoft 365 or Excel for the web. Prepare Your Table in Excel Before you can use TAKE and CHOOSE, you will need toformat and name your table....