How Does Google Photos Know My Location Even When Location Is Off?

Quick Links Google Photos is an excellent service, but like all things related to Google,there’s a bit of creepines involved in how uncannily good it is at certain tasks. You may have noticed location information on your photos, even if you have location disabled in the app and camera. What’s up with that? Here’s the situation. You’ve denied the location permission for both the Google Photos app and the camera app on your phone, but you still see location information appearing in Google Photos....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Dan Martinez

How to Change the Date and Time Format in Windows 11

Quick Links Summary If you don’t like the default date and time format and prefer something more intuitive, changing it is simple. You can either choose from the available formats or create a custom one. This guide will show you how to do just that. Select From the Available Date and Time Formats The first option to change the date and time format is to pick from preset formats using the Settings app....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 349 words · Sara Perez

How to Collaborate on Google Drive Documents From Android and iPhone

Collaboration through mobile devices has never been easier, thanks to the Google Drive app. Whether you’re using an Android device or an iPhone, you can easily share, edit, and collaborate on documents in real time. You can also control access, customize permissions, and keep everyone on the same page. Share Google Drive Documents by Sending Invitations One of the quickest ways tocollaborate on a Google Drivedocument is by sending an invitation to others....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1081 words · Anna Burton

How to Create a Professional Cover Letter in Microsoft Word

Quick Links Your cover letter is one of the first things a recruiter sees when you’re applying for a job, so it’s important you get it right. In this article, I’ll show you how to create a great cover letter in Microsoft Word and offer you some other general tips as we go. Things to Consider Before You Begin There are a few key things you should think about before you start writing your letter to save yourself time revising it later....

June 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1290 words · Melissa Morris

How to Disable ChatGPT Memory (and Delete Saved Memory)

Quick Links Summary ChatGPT’s memory feature extracts and saves various pieces of personal information about you from your chats with the tool. If you don’t want the tool to save this information, it’s easy to toggle off the feature. I’ll show you how to do that. Turn Off ChatGPT Memory To prevent ChatGPT frommemorizing information aboutyouwhen you chat with the tool, simply turn off a toggle on ChatGPT’s website or mobile app....

June 24, 2025 · 5 min · 953 words · Elizabeth Smith

How to Find Favorites on TikTok

Quick Links Summary To find your Favorite TikTok videos, open TikTok, tap “Profile,” and select the “Favorites” tab. You can add as well as remove videos from your Favorites list. You can also make folders (known as Collections) to neatly arrange your Favorite items. Liked aTikTok video you watchedin the past and see it again? In a few taps, you can find your TikTok Favorites list, and you can also make folders to arrange your liked videos neatly....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 514 words · Eric Short

How to Repair a Corrupted ZIP File on Windows 11

Quick Links Summary Are you having trouble opening a ZIP file on your Windows PC? Possibly, the file is corrupted. The good news is that there are a couple of ways to repair a corrupted ZIP file on Windows and view its content. When you try to open a corruptedZIP file, Windows will display an error message like “Compressed (zipped) Folders Error: Windows cannot open the folder. The Compressed Folder is invalid....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 547 words · Shawn George

How to Smoothly Transition From Google Chrome to Safari (and Why)

Summary Jumping from an old browser to a new one can be intimidating, but there are lots of upsides to moving to Safari from Chrome. Here’s what to know to make the transition smoother. Why Make the Shift? Safari is Apple’s native browser that comes preinstalled on your Mac. Itcomes with a host of advantagesover Chrome for theaverage Mac user. The browser is highly optimized for Apple devices, which means it can run faster and requires less energy (perfect for MacBook users on battery power)....

June 24, 2025 · 7 min · 1310 words · Rhonda Wells

HTC VIVE Focus Vision Review: Blurring The Lines Between Virtual and Reality

Summary Virtual reality headsets aren’t new in the least. However, I recently took my first VR headset for a spin with theHTC VIVE Focus Vision. Let me tell you, after a few hours in the Focus Vision, HTC had me questioning what was real and what wasn’t. HTC Vive Focus Vision HTC’s latest VIVE Focus Vision mixed reality headset blurrs the lines between virtual and reality. With dual 2448 x 2448 90Hz displays (one for each eye), the VIVE Focus Vision provides an immersive virtual reality experience for both gaming and productivity....

June 24, 2025 · 11 min · 2140 words · Randy Brown

Instagram for Web Still Has a Chronological Feed—if You Know How to Find It

Quick Links Summary Do you often use Instagram in a web browser? If so, you might have noticed that it doesn’t display posts in chronological order—just like the mobile app. However,unlikethe mobile app, the web version doesn’t have a chronological option at all. There is a clever way to do it, though. Why Doesn’t Instagram Web Display Posts in Chronological Order? The Instagram app for iPhone and Android has a dropdown menu next to the Instagram logo that you can tap on....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 604 words · John Conley

Logitech G Powerplay 2 Review: Wirelessly Charge as You Mouse

Summary TheLogitech G Powerplay 2 Wireless Charging Systemis a mouse pad that frees you from worrying about keeping your Logitech G mouse charged. Unfortunately, that’s about all it does. Worse still, it’s a clear downgrade from the previous model. Logitech G Powerplay 2 Wireless Charging System While this mouse pad can seamlessly charge your Logitech G mouse, it does little else for its premium price. Price and Availability The Logitech G Powerplay 2 Wireless Charging System is available from Amazon, Best Buy, or direct from Logitech for $120....

June 24, 2025 · 6 min · 1118 words · Michael Mason

Meta Is Done Supporting Your Quest 1 VR Headset

The original Oculus Quest headset was released in 2019, helping kick off standalone VR headsets as a viable platform for games and applications. However, Meta is about to end full support for the model that started it all. Related:Should You Buy a Meta Quest Pro? Meta is sending emails to owners of the original Meta Quest (thanksEvan!), which was called the Oculus Quest at launch, informing them about future changes to software support....

June 24, 2025 · 2 min · 340 words · Tommy Scott

MSI's Latest Mac Mini Competitor Is Now Available

MSI has released the Cubi NUC AI 1UMG, a tiny PC with Intel’s latest hardware and enough power for demanding productivity work. If you need a Mac Mini-style computer that can run regular Windows or desktop Linux, it’s worth considering. MSI announced its new Cubi NUC AI Seriesback in January, and now the NUC AI 1UMG is finally arriving at retail stores. It’s a compact desktop computer designed to sit horizontally or vertically, with optional VESA mount support....

June 24, 2025 · 3 min · 459 words · Ashley Davis