Quick Links Summary If you’re a Google, Microsoft, or Apple customer, you’re used to logging in once to access every app from that provider. For example, if you’re using Gmail, you don’t need to log in separately for Google Drive. Single sign-on (normally written SSO) aims to make life easier, but how does it work? What Is SSO? From the user’s side, single sign-on is pretty simple. You sign in to one service and all related services unlock for you, too....
Quick Links Summary Linux Mint 21.1 brings several interface changes including a cleaner desktop with more vibrant colors. Vera also sees the arrival of more controls in the update, driver, and software managers. New system sounds, ISO tools, and mouse pointers round out this update to the popular Linux distribution. Linux Mint 21.1 “Vera” wasreleasedon July 06, 2025, a full 14 days after the beta appeared. The popular Ubuntu-based distribution’s intuitive desktop environments make it especially popular among newcomers to Linux....
Quick Links When Visual Studio Code (VS Code) was released in 2015, it revolutionized code editing. But it can do so much more for the average person who doesn’t write code (yet). Let’s explore how it can be useful to you, even if you can’t tell your HTML from your C#. The Text Editing Features Are Great VS Code shines inscenarios that need a plain text editor, making it better than Notepad in many ways....
Quick Links YouTube’s Time Watched feature shows how much time you spend on the platform—but does it really? When I checked mine, the numbers seemed off. But after looking closer, I realized a big chunk wasn’t even screen time. Here’s why YouTube’s watch time stats don’t tell the whole story. My YouTube Watch Time Surprised Me—But Here’s the Catch When I checked my YouTube watch stats for the past week, I was surprised—17 hours and 3 minutes of total watch time, averaging 2 hours and 26 minutes per day....
Summary Pine64, the creator of the PinePhone line of Linux-focused smartphones, is apparently killing off the Pro edition of the PinePhone. You can still get the original PinePhone though. Pine64’s store listing for the PinePhone Proshows it’s currently out of stock, and according to reports byLiliputing, the PinePhone Pro is officially being discontinued thanks to low interest. It was always meant to cater to enthusiasts and tinkerers, and evidently those folks were not enthused enough to justify continuing to manufacture this specific Linux phone....
There are certain TV shows I always return to. I must have watchedFuturama,Parks & Recreation, orSeinfeldfrom start to finish dozens of times. But I could have saved myself a pretty penny—and had a better experience—if I’d just bought them instead. Most of My Streaming Is Comfort Shows I love having access to a huge library of content on streaming services, but if I’m honest with myself I know that I barely use it....
Quick Links Nobody wants to spend money on wasted electricity. Here are some simple ways to cut back on the waste around your home and lower your electric bill. Learn About Energy Vampires The easiest way to successfully cut back on energy vampires and thewasteful phantom loadsthey introduce to your home’s power consumption is to know more about them in general. Related:How to Identify and Measure Phantom Loads in Your Home...
Quick Links Windows computers come with pre-installed manufacturer bloatware and built-in apps I rarely use, while missing some tools I rely on heavily. Without the right apps, my device feels incomplete and unfamiliar. So, whenever I get a new Windows machine, here are a few apps I install right away. 5IObit Uninstaller One of the first things I do on a new computer isuninstall the unnecessary appsthat come pre-installed by the manufacturer or Windows, which I know I won’t use....
Did you know that many of the tools you use every day have free, open-source alternatives that are just as good as—or even better than—their expensive commercial counterparts? Open-source software is built by communities of developers who believe in making tools accessible to everyone. It’s usually free, regularly updated, and more transparent than commercial software. Best of all, it puts you in control. You’re not tied to expensive subscriptions or locked-in ecosystems....
Quick Links Some games are just misunderstood when they first hit the public eye. There might be weird stories surrounding their development, or early reviewers may just not “get” what makes a game special. It happens! However, there are many absolutely amazing games that players avoided or didn’t stick with, because of these misunderstandings, and if one of these games below is one you’ve been avoiding because you had the wrong idea about them, it might be time to give them a fair chance....
The Google Glass seemed like the future when they were first revealed, but sadly, it crashed and burned before it could even land on store shelves as a consumer product. Since then, a few companies have thrown at us their take on “smart glasses” with varying degrees of smartness. Amazon also gave it a shot with the Echo Frames. Now, the company is introducing its third-gen Echo Frames, which look like an improvement over the company’s previous attempts...
Quick Links Summary If the App Store is not working on your Mac, possible fixes include: Force quitting it, disabling any running VPNs, restarting your Mac, using Safe Boot mode, updating macOS, signing out, checking the linked Apple ID, and resetting default keychains. It’s also possible that Apple’s Mac App Store servers are down. Some apps can only be found on Apple’s storefront, which makes it all the more frustrating when the App Store is not working on your Mac, and it’s not clear why....
New iPhones updates are automatically enabling AI-powered Apple Intelligence functionality, even for people who already switched it off. It’s not clear if this is a bug or intended behavior, but either way, it’s getting to be annoying. Apple just released the iOS 18.3.2 update for iPhones, which is mainly a bug fix update to addressa security vulnerability in Safari’s WebKit rendering engine. However, the update also has an unintended side effect....
