The Best Bluetooth Keyboards of 2025

Read update Bluetooth keyboards can connect to your devices wirelessly, so you don’t need to worry about running cables through your setup or sitting on the ground. But, not all Bluetooth keyboards are created equal. UPDATE: 06-08-2025 We’ve reviewed our recommendations and these are still the best Bluetooth keyboards you can buy. Logitech K480 wireless keyboard What to Look for in a Bluetooth Keyboard To start, you’ll want to ensure your device and keyboard’sBluetoothversions match....

July 26, 2025 · 9 min · 1864 words · Patricia Miles

The Best Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 Cases of 2024

Your pricey Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 can use a phone case—just in case.Foldable phonesare fragile, especially at the all-important hinges. So, don’t let your new foldable get damaged and invest in a good case! CASETiFY Impact (Galaxy Z Fold 5) The CASETiFY Galaxy Z Flip 5 Impact Case lets you customize it with your name or initials. It also provides generous drop protection, hinge protection, and wireless charging support....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 580 words · Duane Hunter

The Best Under-Desk Treadmills of 2025

Under-desk treadmills (also known as walking pads) let you work out anywhere, promoting a healthy, active lifestyle. They’re typically more affordable, compact, and portable than regular treadmills, allowing you to use them during the workday. HCC Sport Treadmill With Desk What to Look for in an Under-Desk Treadmill Start by considering where you’ll be setting up your treadmill to determine noise level and the room needed for storage. For example, a compact or foldable treadmill under 48dB is perfect for dorm rooms, shared apartments, or quiet offices....

July 26, 2025 · 10 min · 1941 words · Brian Brown

Today's NYT Connections Answer and Hints for April 4 (#298)

Quick Links Connections is a game from the New York Times that challenges you to find the association between words. It sounds easy, but it isn’t—Connections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 434 words · James Reed

Ugreen PowerRoam 1200 Review: Going Off-the-Grid in Style

Quick Links Summary Some portable power stations will be there for you in an emergency. Others allow you to enjoy creature comforts while off-the-grid.UGREEN’s PowerRoam 1200is an attempted balance of both, providing enough power to keep food chilled during an outage while also catering to an off-the-grid lifestyle. There is a notable simplicity to the PowerRoam 1200 that quells the initial intimidation factor that may come with some larger units. Compared to theBLUETTI AC200MAX, UGREEN’s portable station is quite a bit smaller....

July 26, 2025 · 8 min · 1563 words · Alexis Miller

Want to Work on 2 Parts of a Word or Excel File Simultaneously? Use the New Window Tool

If you’re working on a large Word document or Excel sheet, it can be useful to see two parts or views of the file simultaneously, saving you from having to scroll back and forth or constantly flick between two or more tabs. The New Window tool lets you do just this. Here’s how to use it. I’m going to use Microsoft Word to show you how to use this tool, but you can follow the same steps in Excel to achieve the same outcome....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 436 words · Sarah Nelson

Waymo's Self-Driving Taxis Are Becoming Meteorologists

Among the cavalcade of issues self-driving cars are running into, chief among them is bad weather, not that human drivers are good at dealing with that either. To mitigate this, Waymo is hoping to turntheir autonomous robotaxisinto mobile weather gauges. The Alphabet company announced that the latest version of the sensor array on its autonomous vehicles – using a combination of cameras, radar, and lidar – is able to measure weather conditions the car may face, specifically the intensity of rain drops (or lack thereof), as well as fog....

July 26, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Yvonne Cox

What Are Discord Raids, and How Do You Protect Your Server?

Quick Links Summary A Discord raid is a sudden influx of trouble-makers on a server. You can use Discord’s built-in Raid Protection, reporting, and moderation tools or go further by requiring higher levels of verification and reducing basic permissions for new members. Moderator bots can prevent or weaken raids too. A raid could mean several things in online parlance, but a Discord raid often spells trouble. Here’s what you need to know about raids on Discord and what you can do to limit the damage and report the guilty parties in these cyberattacks....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 752 words · Melanie Pearson

What to Know About Over-the-Air Updates for Cars

Quick Links Summary Car over-the-air updates can fix problems on the fly and improve your vehicle over time. However, OTA updates come with pros and cons. Depending on the car you drive, you take it to the dealership for a repair when something breaks or if you get a recall notice. But on a newer car or an EV, you’ll get an OTA update, and the vehicle will update itself....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1174 words · Melanie Huang

Where Is the Alt Key on a Mac?

Quick Links Summary The Mac Option key is the closest equivalent to the Windows Alt key. You can use either the right or left Option key, but the AltGr key is accessible using Command+Option. Using a Mac keyboard in a Windows environment, or looking for Mac equivalents of Windows shortcuts? Here’s a quick guide to using Apple’s version of the Alt key and the shortcuts that depend on it. What is the Alt Key on Mac?...

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 742 words · Amanda Holder

Why Are My Christmas Lights Flickering?

Quick Links Summary Flickering incandescent Christmas lights indicate a problem with the lights or your electrical system. Flickering LED Christmas lights can also indicate the same, but many LED lights flicker because of their design and how the electric grid operates. You’ve strung your lights, be it across the roofline outside or around your tree inside, and they’re flickering. Here’s why and what you may do about it. You Have Traditional Incandescent Christmas Lights If you have traditional incandescent Christmas lights and they are flickering, you need to stop what you’re doing right now and unplug them before proceeding....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 714 words · Joshua Ford

Why I Never Buy Cutting-Edge Smartphones or PCs

Summary Chasing the latest tech feels like a never-ending sprint on a digital treadmill. But what if the smartest move is stepping off and still enjoying the overall benefits? As someone who has to evaluate technology for a living, here’s how I decide which gadgets to buy and why I avoid cutting-edge devices. The Hidden Costs of Cutting-Edge Technology When we purchase the latest devices, we’re not just paying for the hardware; we’re also paying for the extensive research and development, aggressive marketing campaigns, and the prestige associated with the brand....

July 26, 2025 · 5 min · 1014 words · Megan Wall

You Probably Don't Know About These Hidden Features in Windows 11 File Explorer

Windows File Explorer is a program that PC users are pretty familiar with. It’s fairly intuitive and unassuming and gets the job done. But it actually has a lot of nifty hidden little features that many users don’t know about. Windows doesn’t tell you about them, but I will. Using The Classic Windows 10 Context Menu There are a lot ofdifferences between Windows 10 and Windows 11, but some are more minor than others....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1128 words · Christian Torres