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Sometimes you try to take a screenshot, but it turns out blank, or your phone freezes for a second and shows you a toast that it couldn't take the screenshot. It's a feature, not a bug.

The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) is not a very uncommon sight on a Windows PC. While most of the time you will be able to get rid of the BSOD with a simple restart, at other times you might require expert guidance. To make it easier for you, Microsoft has introduced Quick Machine Recovery, a new feature that quickly recovers your Windows 11 PC if it fails to boot properly.

Google Maps is mainly used to navigate from one place to another, but what if I told you that you could use it for many other purposes as well? Here are seven ways I use Google Maps besides navigation.

There's always a bunch of new content coming to Netflix. So much, in fact, that it can be hard to keep track of what's worth putting a pin in your calendar for. The good news is that Netflix puts out trailers for its upcoming and newly released shows and movies almost constantly.

This was another busy week in tech, with new Pixel devices from Google, updates to Thunderbird Mail and Excel, price hikes on PS5 consoles and Apple TV+ subscriptions, a new major LibreOffice release, and much more. Here are the biggest stories you might have missed.

While most USB-C hubs follow a similar design trend, Hyper went a different route with its HyperDrive Flex MagCharge USB-C Hub. Featuring a built-in MagSafe charger as well as 4K60 HDMI output and 100W USB-C Power Delivery passthrough, this hub found a permanent home in my on-the-go setup.

The Insta360 Go Ultra is a larger, upgraded version of Insta360's smallest camera. Like previous models, this is still a pricey way to record video, but for those who aren't put off by the excessively busy Insta360 app, this is a worthwhile upgrade.

I dislike change as much as the next person, more actually, according to my psychiatrist, yet it seems it's fans of the popular tabletop game Dungeons & Dragons that hate it most of all. My social media is flooded with complaints about changes to the rules and lore of the game, so clearly there are some pretty deep schisms in the hobby.

Between now and the end of November, many residents in the Southeast United States are focused on one concern: the potential for hurricanes. The beginning of hurricane season creates significant stress and uncertainty for everyone. People in coastal and inland regions begin preparing for potential effects when tropical storms and hurricanes intensify as they pass over warm ocean waters.

AOL has recently announced that it will discontinue dial-up internet services, including its associated software, before the end of the year. This announcement left many shocked that dial-up internet hadn’t been completely phased out over a decade ago. It may be easy to assume that the only remaining customers are those who forgot to discontinue their subscription or weren't able to. As surprising as it is, however, there are still people and businesses actively accessing the internet in this antiquated fashion.

For those who put a lot of effort into managing their eBook library, the latest Calibre update (8.9) is here to make your life a little bit easier. It might not be a major overhaul, but it brings some quality-of-life improvements you’ll appreciate the next time you dive into your book collection.

You may have heard people on social media platforms use terms like "unalive" when they mean "kill" or "Yahtzee" when they mean "Nazi". These are euphemisms for words that are related to sensitive topics, and if you stumble upon one of these videos it can feel like you're hearing another language entirely.

If you're sick and tired of too much clutter on your iPhone's home screen, you can hide the app names by using a hidden iOS 18 feature that not a lot of users know about. I made the switch several months ago, and I absolutely love how it makes my iPhone's screen look less busy.

Ever find yourself looking for a recently downloaded file or trying to find that screenshot you just took? It’s not always easy depending on which operating system your device uses.

We're still living in a world of individualization, along with a thirst for technology among younger buyers. Sports sedans like the Elantra N slot in nicely to cater to that thirst, and Hyundai has done well to seize that opportunity. The Sports Sedan occupies a ever-shrinking slice of the car market; does it still warrant focus from manufacturers?

FFmpeg is the powerful open-source media encoder, decoder, and all-purpose framework for media files. Even if you haven’t used it directly, you’ve probably used an app that relies on it. Now, it has received a major update with the release of FFmpeg 8.0.

I'm pretty sure Ryan Reynolds could make a root canal fun and entertaining. And if you needed more proof beyond the actor's sassy, foul-mouthed antics as Marvel's Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool, then do yourself a favor and check out Underdogs.

As some movie franchises evolve, the creators behind them decide to fill out the story in a nonlinear way. Newer movies might be prequels, and sometimes you get movies like Rogue One which isn't meant to be a mainline Star Wars film, but slots neatly into the continuity anyway.

Steam is the most popular and well-regarded game launcher in the world, though we were all pretty skeptical when it first arrives. Up to that point, each game would have its own individual "launcher" or simply start up from its shortcut icon. Steam unified the store and game library into one seamless experience.

We've all shared a password on a post, or in a text chain, but that can seriously compromise your security. Here's a safer way to do it.