Dust, smudges, and daily wear affect the look and performance of my Surface laptop. That’s why I clean it regularly and take the necessary precautions to help it run smoothly. If you want your device to stay in top condition and last for years, here’s how to clean and care for your Surface. 1Wipe Down the Screen The screen is the part of my Surface that attracts the most smudges, fingerprints, and dust....

Summary Are you sick of everyone else’s terminal prompt looking fancier than yours? They’re not just good-looking, but a well-customized prompt can increase your productivity too, and it’s easy to get started. Why Customize Your Terminal Prompt? This is more important if you’re frequently hopping between a bunch of different computers, either locally or remote, but a custom prompt can help you to quickly identify the computer you’re currently logged into....

Quick Links Summary Published writers can ask ChatGPT to emulate their style by referencing existing work; anyone can submit samples of their own writing for emulation, or you can simply describe a style using plain language. ChatGPTcan generate excellenttext on virtually any subject, but by default, it has a very bland (and obvious) tone. Instead of editing that text into your own style to use it, you can simply teach ChatGPT your style instead....

Quick Links Summary Whether you want to fix your image’s orientation or you think a photo will look better if it’s rotated a specific way, it’s quick and easy to rotate pictures on Windows 11. We’ll show you how to do that with your PC’s built-in apps. From File Explorer The quickest way to rotate an image to the left or the right is by using File Explorer. You can use this utility to rotate multiple pictures at once as well....

Quick Links I can’t say I’m a big fan of Amazon, but it’s hard to deny that Kindle eReaders are pretty great. Despite my feelings about the company, I have a Kindle Paperwhite. However, I don’t buy any ebooks from Amazon—that’s the line I draw. Thankfully, it’s pretty easy to do. Before I caved in and bought a Kindle Paperwhite, I tried a Kobo for a while. My goal was to have a completely Amazon-free reading experience....

Summary TheInfinacore T3 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Stationis the kind of user-friendly consumer tech I’d love to see more of. From its ultra-portable design to its small host of useful features, this is the perfect wireless charger for mobileApple devices and accessories. Infinacore T3 Wireless Charging Station Need a wireless charging station for your go-to Apple devices? Look no further than the portable and intuitive Infinacore T3 3-in-1: Wireless Charging Station....

Summary Apple unveiled its AI plans alongside the updates to macOS 15 andiOS 18at WWDC event today. Here’s a look at what you can expect to see from macOS 15, known as macOS Sequoia, and when you can try it out. macOS Sequoia Release Date macOS Sequoia was unveiled atApple’s WWDC developer eventon Monday, June 10. You can watch the big announcement on theApple Eventswebsite,Apple’s YouTube channel, or via the video below....

Microsoft’s Copilot AI assistant has been available in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint for months now, but it’s still not all that useful in many situtations. Microsoft is trying to fix that in Word with updated rewriting tools. Microsoft is rolling out an update to itsCopilotintegration in Word that improves its ability to rewrite and translate text. There’s a new “Draft on Selection” feature that allows you to refine, expand, or transform specific sections of text within a document....

Summer Games Fest—Geoff Keighley’s E3 replacement—brought a plethora of exciting game announcements across its various showcases, even if the main show was pretty ho-hum. Here’s a list of the reveals that defined this year’s show. Notably absent from the mix is Nintendo. The Switch 2 happened to launch during Summer Games Fest, meaning the company’s focus was elsewhere. A “Keigh3” without a Nintendo Direct is a bummer, so hopefully we get one soon to flesh out the Switch 2’s software lineup....

Nintendo Switch Online customers in Japan and South Korea will lose access toSuper Formation Socceron March 27th. This is a harsh reminder that subscriptions are not a replacement for ownership, and that legacy game publishers are not motivated by preservation. Super Formation Soccer, known asSuper Soccerin North America and Europe, was originally developed by Human Entertainment and published in the early 90s. The Super Nintendo (SNES) game was popular during its initial release and still enjoys a fanbase in Japan, where it was featured on the Super NES Classic Edition miniature console in 2017....

Samsung doesn’t have the extensive retail store network that Apple enjoys, so over the years it has partnered with uBreakiFix to offer device repairs for Galaxy devices. That hasn’t been a perfect solution, though, so Samsung is now looking to upgrade some uBreakiFix locations to improve the repair process. Samsung has announced that it will upgrade 50 existing uBreakiFix locations into “flagship Samsung repair locations” by the end of 2023. The company explained, " Samsung and uBreakiFix by Asurion soft launched the first five flagship locations this summer, during peak phone repair season, in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Orlando and Los Angeles....

Samsung has released the fourth One UI 8 beta update for the Galaxy S25 series, inching the phone closer to a stable release of Android 16. After nearly an entire month without an upgrade, the latest Samsung Galaxy beta is here and packed with bug fixes. Last week,we reportedthat Samsung could be gearing up to release the fourth and final One UI 8 beta this week. Now, it’s widely rolling out for Galaxy S25 models in the United States, Germany, South Korea, India, and other regions....

Summary Apple has bold plans for gaming on the iPhone, with console-grade experiences on the horizon for iPhone 15 Pro owners. So, is Apple’s high-end smartphone a smart buy for gaming? Why the iPhone 15 Pro is a Big Deal for Gamers At its September 12 iPhone event, Apple announced two new iPhone models for 2023: the iPhone 15 and the iPhone 15 Pro, each with larger Plus and Max models for those who crave larger displays....