How to Fix a "System UI Isn't Responding" Error on Android

Quick Links Summary To resolve a “System UI Isn’t Responding” error on Android, reboot your phone, reinstall your app, roll back Google app’s updates, reset your default apps, update Android, update all your apps, remove faulty home screen widgets, remove suspicious apps, or reset your Android phone. Do you get a “System UI isn’t responding"error while launching or using apps on your Android phone? Worry not, as resolving this issue isn’t as difficult as you might think....

July 4, 2025 · 6 min · 1273 words · Zachary Fleming

How to Make Your Own Custom Passes in Google Wallet

Quick Links Google Wallet allows you to add a huge variety of passes and cards to it, making it easy to keep track of all of your things. But you can also make your own passes if you need to. Doing this in Google Wallet isn’t particularly difficult, but it’ll go even faster if you know the steps. What is a Custom Pass? We should probably start with what a custom pass is and why you might want to make one in the first place....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 816 words · Aaron Perez

How to Set Minimum and Maximum Values in Excel

Quick Links When using Excel, you can create formulas that produce a minimum value or maximum value in a calculation. In this article, we will show you the potential uses of this simple Excel formula and how to implement it in your spreadsheet. Finding Minimum and Maximum Values in Excel A more well-known function of Excel lets youfind the highest and/or lowest valueswithin a range of numbers, handy if you are keeping track of bills in your budget....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1001 words · Andrew Potts

How to Transfer Files Between Systems Using scp and rsync

Summary There are plenty of tools for transferring files between two computers on the Linux command line, but the scp and rsync commands will cover almost any use case. Here’s how and when to use them. What is the Difference Between scp and rsync? Both the scp and rsync commands move files between two computers, and both will can do so very securely. The main difference between the two commands comes not in what they do, but instead in how they do it....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 1033 words · Alexander Hatfield MD

How to Use Stage Manager on iPad

Quick Links Summary To turn on Stage Manager on iPad, open Control Center and tap the Stage Manager icon. To switch to a recent app, tap the app on the left side. To group apps, drag an app onto the active window. Stage Manager is Apple’s multitasking featureintroduced with iPadOS 16. It lets you use several apps at one time and group apps for specific tasks. To help you get started multitasking, here’s everything you need to know about usin Stage Manager on iPad....

July 4, 2025 · 5 min · 972 words · Travis Erickson

I Didn't Know You Could "Animate" iPhone Emojis Until I Tried This

I use my iPhone’s stock Messages app all day, every day, to communicate with my partner, friends, and family. As such, I’m always messing around with features like stickers, animated GIFs, and Apple Intelligence-powered custom emoji abominations. Sometimes, I’ll discover something “new” that I’ve never stumbled upon before, which is what happened last week when I managed to “animate” an emoji while playing around with text effects. Use Text Effects for Simple Animations Not to be confused with message effects which have been available since 2016, text effects were added to the iPhone with the release of iOS 18 (and also work on any Mac with macOS 15 Sequoia or later)....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 776 words · Patrick Griffin

I Install These Linux Terminal Apps on Every System

When I use Linux, I practically live in the terminal. As with any living space, I like to add my own touch when I move into a new place. Here are the apps I install on a new system to make it feel like home. 7Vim If you use the Linux terminal, you’re going to need an editor. My favorite happens to beVim. It was the first “Unix” editor (though it didn’t start out that way) that I learned....

July 4, 2025 · 7 min · 1386 words · Caitlin Murphy

I Stopped Using Desktop Icons on Windows, and You Should Too

The Windows desktop is iconic. Some of the backgrounds, the green rolling hills featured in Windows XP, have even become a bit of a meme. However, I do one thing very differently: I have completely removed all desktop icons from my desktop. So Many Icons Cluttering Things Up Most every application you install on Windows will ask you a few things: where do you want it installed, do you want to install it for all users, do you want to add it to the Start Menu, and do you want a desktop icon?...

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 737 words · David Brooks

I Upgraded My PC’s RAM, and I Wish I’d Done It Years Ago

Recently, the Windows machine I’ve been using for nearly a decade began to slow down. My apps were slow to load, my boot times increased, and multitasking was sluggish. My initial thoughts were, “This PC has had a good run. It’s probably time for a new one,” but after looking through the PC specs, I decided to investigate new RAM. After a little research, I discovered that upgrading the RAM on my PC was not only possible, but it would also cost about a tenth of what it would cost to replace the PC entirely....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 820 words · Christopher Gonzalez

If the Switch 2 Screen Isn't an OLED, That's Actually Fine!

Summary A new generation of Nintendo console is releasing in 2025, and speculation is rife about this device, which has only a few confirmed details. A big question on everyone’s lips is whether the new Switch will debut with an OLED screen, but if it doesn’t that’s not a big deal! Rumor Has It There’s No OLED at Launch You’ll see plenty of folks online talk about the Switch 2 screen being an LCD model as if it’s a done deal....

July 4, 2025 · 3 min · 637 words · Tina Marshall

Intel's Thunderbolt Share Will Make Using Multiple PCs a Breeze

Thunderbolt is important if you want to connect large external monitors, external GPUs, high-speed storage, or multiple monitors, but not much else. Intel is trying to change that with Thunderbolt Share, a new way to use the technology for multi-device setups and device migrations. Intel has just unveiled Thunderbolt Share, which Intel says will greatly change the way you use your peripherals across multiple PCs. Thunderbolt Share leverages the lightning-fastThunderbolt technologyto enable seamless sharing of screens, keyboards, mice, storage, and files between two PCs....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Karen Hill

I’m Worried Nintendo Is Repeating a Big Mistake With the Switch 2

Summary The Switch 2 sees Nintendo playing it safe and following up its best-selling console with more of the same. This is good news on the whole, but there’s one part of the plan that has me worried. As a tall adult man with tall adult man hands, playing a game likeBreath of the Wildfor hours on the original Switch feels like speed-running arthritis. It’s not so bad in casual experiences likeTownscaperor when playing turn-based games likeMario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, but in games that might make you lean forward and assume the “gamer position” the ergonomics feel like a cramped mess....

July 4, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Jessica Miller

LEGO Upgrades Its 'Star Wars' Ghost Ship for the New 'Ahsoka' Series

To celebrate the newStar Wars: Ahsokaseries on Disney+, LEGO is launching a Ghost & Phantom II set. It’s an impressive set with plenty of moving parts, and Star Wars fans will be delighted to see that the small Phantom II shuttle can detach from the Phantom ship’s backside. The Ghost & Phantom II set contains 1,394 pieces, including five minifigs of popular characters from Ahsoka. You’ll find a full cockpit and cabin on the Ghost ship, plus spring-loaded blasters, and a decorative turret with a seat for a minifig (to be clear, this turret is just for show)....

July 4, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Steven Barry