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My productivity almost always falters when my Mac has a messy feel to it. If you're like me, cleaning up your Mac can go a long way in creating some much-needed focus. Here are a few ways to declutter your Mac and boost productivity.

This winter, my wife and I decided it was time to invest in a home energy backup plan. Instead of a built-in home battery like a Tesla Powerwall, we decided to buy an abundance of Anker portable power stations instead.

VyprVPN has been around for over a decade and has always been a solid choice for almost any user. However, in the last two years, its app has undergone a facelift, and performance has further improved, making it a real contender for your dollars.

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.

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.

Notification summaries might be a useful feature for AI to tackle, but the true star of Apple Intelligence is Genmoji. Creating your own emoji pictures on the fly is fun and could even be helpful in communication. However, its speed is its major flaw.

If you’re a Linux gamer, you’re probably used to all your more graphics-intensive games needing to “process Vulkan shaders.” There’s a button right there, though, that allows you to skip, should you hit that and skip this tedious process?

Did you just buy a new Windows device and want to transfer data from your old computer? Or perhaps you have multiple laptops or PCs and want to share files between them? You have plenty of options to get the job done.

FreeBSD has a reputation as a great server OS, but also as a difficult-to-install desktop. I decided to put that theory to the test with a modern version of FreeBSD in 2025. What is it like to install and use?

Love Linux? You'll want to get a laptop built with the open-source operating system in mind, instead of settling for a Windows laptop and having to do the installation yourself. These five picks work with Linux right out of the box.

Even if you grew up around computers, you may have no idea what the Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn keys actually do. I used to think of them as relics of the past rarely used today, like Pause/Break and Sys Rq. Not anymore.

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and hopefully, you've got a spectacular day planned, complete with chocolate and presents. But before you wrap things up, I have a few digital gift ideas that might be worth adding to your list.

You may think of PowerShell as the command-line interface and scripting language on Windows, did you know that you can use it on Linux? Here's how to take advantage of cross-platform commands and scripting

Samsung's Galaxy S phones get all the attention, but they're not for everyone. Many people gravitate toward Samsung's budget and mid-range phones—the Galaxy A series—which are better than you might think.

Meteors occur when Earth passes through grouped particles of space debris. When each particle hits our atmosphere—at speeds up to 46 miles a second!—it vaporizes and causes a silent, glowing streak of light.

Whether you're deleting your Instagram account or just want everything for safekeeping, it's easier than you might think to download all of your Instagram posts, Stories, and Reels.

Curved monitors enhance your overall viewing experience, particularly if you like sitting close to the screen. If you're in the market for a monitor upgrade, our handpicked recommendations can help.

Taking screenshots on the Steam Deck is relatively easy, but finding and sharing them can be a hassle. After some initial confusion, I’ve come up with a screenshot workflow that works for me.

Leaving your streaming account logged in on a hotel TV can expose your personal information and give others free access to your subscriptions. Here’s how to fix it.

If you experience an internet outage while working from home on Windows, your cloud files can become inaccessible. Luckily, many cloud storage solutions allow you to sync them locally and merge changes with the online version when internet connectivity returns.