How to Fix System Restore on Windows When It Fails to Recover

Quick Links If Windows has started misbehaving, perhaps after installing a new app or driver, using System Restore can resolve the issue. However, it can be frustrating when you fire up System Restore, only for it to keep getting stuck or not work. We’re going to show you how to fix that problem. 1. Use System Restore From Command Prompt Ifusing System Restore from the System Properties windowis giving you difficulties, try using Command Prompt instead....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 989 words · Dennis White

How to Like a Text Message on Android

Quick Links Summary Did you know you’re able to “like” and react with emojis like a thumbs-up to the incoming text messages on your Android phone? Thanks to Google’sRCS(Rich Communication Services) messaging, it’s possible to use rich features even for your text messages. How to Like a Text on Your Android Phone To like a text message on your Android phone,your message must be an RCS message. It’ll be an RCS message if the sender has enabled the RCS feature on their phone....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 479 words · William Oconnor

How to Play Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty in VR for Free

Quick Links Summary Cyberpunk 2077 had one of the mostdisastrousgame launches in recent memory. However, CD Projekt Red have redeemed themselves with the newest Phantom Liberty expansion. This is the perfect chance to revisit Night City and totally immerse yourself in the game with aVR headset. Play Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty in VR Using the VorpX mod Download the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod from theVorpX website. Once downloaded, extract the file and run CyberpunkVR_Setup....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Joshua Adams

How to See Other Devices Logged Into Your Facebook Account

Quick Links Summary Have you logged into your Facebook account on someone else’s (or public) computer and forgot to log out? Facebook allows you to review all logged-in devices, their locations, and when your account was last used. If you notice suspicious activity, you can log out of devices you don’t recognize. How to See the Devices Logged Into Your Facebook Account The process for checking the devices where your Facebook account is logged in is nearly the same on both the Facebook website and smartphone app....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 595 words · Eric Johnson

How to Take Spectacular Photos at Night Using Your Smartphone

Quick Links Night photos can be some of the most spectacular you’ll ever take, but shooting in low light does require a little bit of know-how to get the best results. In this piece, we’ll explain why night photography looks so good, the steps you need to take to prepare, and five key pieces of advice. Why Night Photos Can Be Spectacular Take the exact same photo in the exact same place during the day and at night, and it’s not unusual for the day shot to look very ordinary while the night shot looks spectacular....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1239 words · Deborah Carrillo

How to Use the tee Command on Linux

Quick Links Summary Theteecommand can save the output of your commands for later review. This command not only displays the output on screen but also records it in aseparate log file. Let’s say you want to save the output of thedfcommandto a file so that you can track your disk space usage over time. This command helps you to troubleshoot a process as it maintains a written record of processes....

June 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1450 words · Daisy Fischer

How to Wirelessly Transfer Files Between Windows, macOS, Linux, and Mobile

Summary Ever wish you could AirDrop between Android and Windows, or Linux and iPhone? Good news! With one free and open-source app, you can send files wirelessly between devices over Wi-Fi. Send Files Wirelessly WithLocalSend LocalSend is a completely free and open-source wireless file-sharing solution that’s available for almost everything. You can send and receive files as long as you have the LocalSend client installed on two devices that share the same Wi-Fi network....

June 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1315 words · Caitlin Rivera

How to Write a Great Essay With ChatGPT Without Cheating

Summary Like any tool, AI can be a big help to a writer. It can come up with an effective outline, suggest sources or a research topic, and help edit. However, it can’t write the essay for you. Not only would that be a violation of many honor codes and ethical guidelines, but it would also result in a terrible essay! Essays written by ChatGPT are often riddled with factual inaccuracies, comical misunderstandings, and a thesis with enough twists and turns to resemble a preschooler’s self-portrait....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 920 words · Catherine Alexander

How Useful Are Smart Speakers in the Kitchen? We Found Out

Summary Smart speakers have a lot of uses, but have you thought about using one in your kitchen? I’ve had a smart speaker in my kitchen for years, and I honestly couldn’t live without it. Here are some of the ways I use my kitchen speaker every day. With a Smart Speaker, I Never Use My Built-In Oven Timer While I primarily use a smart display in my kitchen, most of what I’m about to talk about works just as well on a smart speaker....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1071 words · Joshua Martin

I Can’t Justify an iPhone 16 Upgrade (For All the Right Reasons)

Summary Try as I might, I just can’t bring myself to buy an iPhone 16 or 16 Pro, and it’s all Apple’s fault. Best of all, I’m not even mad about it. My iPhone 13 Pro Still Flies My iPhone 13 Pro still feels like an absolute monster in terms of performance, and I’m happy to report that I haven’t noticed any significant slowdown since it was delivered on launch day in September 2021....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1261 words · Martha Reilly

I Spend More Time Watching Games Than Playing Them (and I'm Not Alone)

Summary One of the realities of adulthood is that I don’t have the time to spend on games like I used to. Yet, some games have epic storylines that I’d like to experience. The solution is watching gaming videos while I do other stuff. I used to think I was weird for this, but it turns out I’m not. Survey Shows Most Gamers Watch More Games Than They Play A recent study suggests that gamers spend, on average,around 7....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 978 words · Darin Willis

I Want iFixit's New Toolkit for My Family's Sanity

Quick Links I’ve never fixed an electronic device aside from replacing a battery, but I wish I knew how. iFixit has long provided guides and parts. Now it’s doing a better job of providing the tools. 2023 saw the release of the Pro Tech Kit. Now iFixit is releasing a more portable version, and as a parent, this is one purchase that could save me hundreds of dollars. My Kids Churn Through Electronics I have two young kids, neither of which is out of elementary school....

June 24, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Mark Richardson

I Won't Travel Without These 10 Android Apps

Quick Links Having the right apps on your phone can make travel so much easier. They help you stay connected and organized, and let you navigate new cities without difficulty. These are the 10 Android apps I won’t leave home without. 1Airalo Airalois a service that provides short-term eSIMs for travelers. It gives you mobile data almost anywhere without having to remove your regular SIM and losing your phone number in the process....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 948 words · Bailey Lee