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All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product. They’re also tracking whether you’ve opened the email, when you opened it, and where you were at the time by…

How to prevent being tracked while reading your Gmail

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Let’s face it — if you’re using your Gmail account for more than occasionally contacting friends and relatives, it’s likely that it’s spinning out of control. Between work-related emails, online events,…

How to tame your Gmail inbox with labels

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Recently, a friend sent me a preview of a book that she was about to have published and asked me to read it. I was delighted — but unfortunately, the copy she sent was formatted as a PDF file. And as many…

How to convert a PDF file for your Kindle

Back in March, when it was recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold in the US, the IRS extended the filing deadline and the deadline for federal tax payments so that those of us who suddenly had to figure out how to work at home or…

How to file and pay your 2019 taxes online

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If you’re a weather geek, you probably already know that Dark Sky, one of the most popular…

Dark Sky alternatives for Android weather watchers

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You’d think that months of reading about overflowing hospitals and mounting death statistics would scare almost anyone into following the current Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommendations: wear a mask…

How do you deal with people who refuse to wear a mask?

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Many people are faithfully wearing masks in order to prevent others from being infected with COVID-19. But while…

How to stop your glasses from fogging up when you wear a mask

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is going to be entirely virtual this year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be some really interesting stuff to see. The keynote will start at 10AM PT / 1PM ET on Monday, June 22nd.
There are a lot of…

Apple WWDC 2020 keynote: how to watch today’s live stream online

Apple’s series of macOS (and iOS) devices aren’t just part of a technology ecosystem — they’re part of a lifestyle. From iPhones to iPads to Mac laptops, the constellation of tech devices, joined with the operating system and wide range of apps and…

The Verge guide to MacOS

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Many years ago, when I was studying ASL (American Sign Language), my teachers used to depend on separate devices that would hook…

Microsoft Teams and Google Meet both have closed captions, here’s how they compare

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As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to limit face-to-face association, most of us are relying on video calls to keep…

The best free apps for video calling

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The need for a home / office printer has increased as more of us are working or schooling from home. You could be a parent who needs to print out workbooks for your child. Or you may find that it’s easier to make notes on a business report using a…

How to choose the right printer for your home office

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When you’re stuck at home because of pandemics, bad weather, or just because you don’t…

The Verge’s 17 favorite kitchen gadgets

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If you’ve been participating in the recent protests and want to do more, or if you’re unable to participate and want to do something, one way to help is to donate your money or your time. There are a range of…

Here’s how you can donate to support the fight for justice right now

For the first time since 2011, a space mission carrying two passengers to the International Space Station will launch from US soil. It will also mark the first time a private spacecraft has carried astronauts into orbit — and you can watch all the…

How to watch SpaceX’s Crew Dragon launch live:

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A few years back, I was working as a freelancer for a company that was trying to develop a US market for its rather obscure hardware products and needed a native English speaker to tweak the text on its site.…

Windows 10 basics: how to use System Restore to go back in time

Microsoft’s Windows operating system has been a major presence in the computer industry for decades. Currently, PCs loaded with Windows 10 are being manufactured and sold by a variety of companies in an even wider variety of models.
This abundance of…

The Verge Guide to Windows 10

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Windows 10 is, on the whole, more trouble-free than its previous iterations — but sometimes, things just go wrong. A…

Windows 10 Basics: how to reset your system

These days, while many of us are working from home and quarantining, it’s become more important than ever to keep in contact with colleagues, friends, and family. And one of the best ways to stay connected involves using technology. Videoconferencing…

The Verge Guide to staying connected

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In a likely effort to stop the videoconferencing powerhouse that is Zoom, Google has expanded its Meet communications app to be…