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What does it mean to use technology productively? Which apps and gadgets make your work easier? How to personalize the computers and other gadgets you’re using?

How to enable the Dark Mode Theme on your Mac

How to enable the Dark Mode Theme on your Mac

Diana Ann Roe
19.03.2019

With macOS Mojave, Apple introduced what seems to be its most popular new feature: the Dark Mode theme. While personal preference definitely comes into play when choosing Dark Mode for your Mac, there are other benefits, like its higher contrast

Review ASUS VT229H: A monitor with touch and a frameless design

Review ASUS VT229H: A monitor with touch and a frameless design

Codrut Neagu
18.03.2019

In this article, we are testing and reviewing a touch monitor called ASUS VT229H. The manufacturer says that it is a 21.5-inch monitor with a frameless design, 10-point multi-touch, a beautiful IPS panel, and wide viewing angles. We were curious

How to set your Windows 10 location for apps, and why is it useful?

How to set your Windows 10 location for apps, and why is it useful?

Daniel Parchisanu
14.03.2019

When you run an app in Windows 10, you may need a location for the app to run properly, or to produce relevant information for you. Windows 10 tries to find your device's location, but it may fail to get

Google Chrome for Mac: How to get it!

Google Chrome for Mac: How to get it!

Diana Ann Roe
12.03.2019

Installing new software on your Mac can be a confusing process when it comes to programs unavailable in the App Store, like Google Chrome. While the pre-installed Safari is perfectly adequate, some users prefer using Chrome as their web browser.

Review ASUS Mini PC PB60G: A small, powerful, and stackable PC

Review ASUS Mini PC PB60G: A small, powerful, and stackable PC

Codrut Neagu
08.03.2019

We recently received in testing one of ASUS' latest mini-PCs, called PB60G. Even if it is a small form factor PC, that does not stop it from being powerful. It comes with 8th generation Intel processors, up to 32GB of

How to change the keyboard input language on your Mac

How to change the keyboard input language on your Mac

Diana Ann Roe
06.03.2019

Do you use your Mac to type in more than one language? Perhaps your keyboard layout does not match your chosen display language, or maybe you are just looking for another more comfortable input layout for your preferred language. Either

How to use Windows 10's Timeline with Google Chrome

How to use Windows 10's Timeline with Google Chrome

Codrut Neagu
05.03.2019

The Timeline is one of the most useful features added in recent versions of Windows 10. It offers an excellent way to continue your work from one device and onto another. However, one of the main flaws of the Timeline

How to reset the views in File Explorer or Windows Explorer

How to reset the views in File Explorer or Windows Explorer

Daniel Parchisanu
28.02.2019

Some Windows users personalize the views in File Explorer or Windows Explorer to make the app more useful for the way they navigate files. We can get carried away and make so many changes that we want to get rid

Change the display language on your Mac from English to another language

Change the display language on your Mac from English to another language

Diana Ann Roe
27.02.2019

Like most operating systems, macOS supports multiple display languages you can choose from. While you are prompted to choose a default system language on the initial system start, you can change this at any time and have the system display

2 ways to convert PNG, SVG, JPG files to ICO files in Windows

2 ways to convert PNG, SVG, JPG files to ICO files in Windows

Codrut Neagu
25.02.2019

If you are a fan of desktop customization, you might want to make your folders and files look unique, by setting different icons instead of the defaults found in Windows. Although you can find a massive amount of free icons

How to configure the default viewing templates in File Explorer

How to configure the default viewing templates in File Explorer

Daniel Parchisanu
22.02.2019

One of the changes often performed in Windows is to customize the way File Explorer displays files. We show you how to make these changes once, and make sure they re-apply automatically for all the other folders that contain the

Clear recent files in Windows 10, and stop showing frequent folders

Clear recent files in Windows 10, and stop showing frequent folders

Daniel Parchisanu
19.02.2019

Windows 10 shows you the frequently accessed folders and recent files in the Quick access view when you open File Explorer. While this feature can be useful if you need quick access to your frequent resources, it might also be

How to make desktop icons smaller (or bigger) in Windows - 4 methods

How to make desktop icons smaller (or bigger) in Windows - 4 methods

Codrut Neagu
13.02.2019

If you are a Windows user, it is almost impossible not to use desktop icons. They are one of the easiest ways to open apps and files, without having to dig into the file system. However, that is true only

How to use Diagnostic Data Viewer to learn what is not working in Windows 10

How to use Diagnostic Data Viewer to learn what is not working in Windows 10

Ciprian Adrian Rusen
12.02.2019

Windows 10 has made the headlines with the fact that it sends all kinds of data to Microsoft. To alleviate suspicions of wrongdoing, and increase transparency, Microsoft released the Diagnostic Data Viewer app which anyone can use to see what

How to resize tiles in Windows 10, on the Start Menu

How to resize tiles in Windows 10, on the Start Menu

Codrut Neagu
11.02.2019

In Windows 10, the Start Menu lets you use it to arrange apps and shortcuts just like you want, so that you can quickly access the apps you use more often. In this article, we show you how to

What is a folder? Why do I need folders?

What is a folder? Why do I need folders?

Daniel Parchisanu
07.02.2019

The folder term that is present in all modern operating systems was used for the first time more than 60 years ago in a computing device. Initially, folders were called directories. But, once graphical user interfaces became the norm, the

2 ways to see which Windows 10 apps drain the most battery

2 ways to see which Windows 10 apps drain the most battery

Codrut Neagu
30.01.2019

Most smartphones and tablets offer ways of finding out which apps drain their batteries. However, Windows devices did not have this feature in the past, and there was no easy way to discover which apps consumed the most power on

How to defragment and optimize hard disks and partitions in Windows

How to defragment and optimize hard disks and partitions in Windows

Daniel Parchisanu
28.01.2019

The good old Disk Defragmenter tool that went through a series of changes in Windows 7 has been changed again in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. It has a new name - Optimize Drives - and some new inner workings

7 ways to tell how many cores your processor has

7 ways to tell how many cores your processor has

Codrut Neagu
22.01.2019

Unless you own an old computer, and by that we mean a computer that's from the nineties, you probably have a multicore processor inside it. Do you know how many cores and logical processors your CPU has? Do you want

How to use the Resource Monitor in Windows

How to use the Resource Monitor in Windows

Daniel Parchisanu
17.01.2019

When Windows slows down or freezes, we usually turn to the Task Manager to figure out what is going on. If you need a better understanding of the way Windows and its apps use the resources of your computer, Resource