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How to help your parents with their tech over the holidays
Going home for the holidays isn’t all turkey, holiday decorations, and political arguments discussions. It also comes with requests for tech support and questions like “Why does my computer do this?” and “I read about this AI — what is that?” Think of it as an opportunity rather than a burden. If you’re like many people, you get tech support…
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How To Reset and Renew Final Cut Pro Trial
Final Cut Trial User Data Path (Select and Copy): ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.FinalCutTrial/Data/Library/Application Support/.ffuserdata Extending Your Final Cut Pro Trial Period: A Comprehensive Guide Final Cut Pro (FCP) is a powerful, industry-standard video editing application, and Apple generously offers a 90-day free trial to let users fully explore its capabilities before making a purchase. This extended trial period is a significant…
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How to shop like a pro during Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Despite Amazon and other retailers having filled the summer and fall months with more sales than ever before, Black Friday and Cyber Monday remain the biggest shopping days of the year. Thankfully, like in previous years, we’ll be working to highlight the best prices on phones, TVs, noise-canceling headphones, gaming gear, and other tech throughout the deal-packed week, whether you…
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How to safely maintain, use, and dispose of your power banks
The risk of a power bank causing a fire, which is the result of a chain reaction known as a thermal runaway, is low. But when it does happen, the fires are intense, occasionally explosive, and difficult to extinguish. Early in June, Anker recalled more than 1.1 million aging power banks, and while the company says it only received 19…
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Quick fixes: bring back Google Photos classic search instead of ‘Ask Photos’ Gemini AI
You just want to search your archived photos, instead of interacting with an AI assistant. Inside the app, tap the Google account button at top-right, then go to Photos settings > Preferences > Gemini features in Photos, and turn off either “Search with Ask Photos” or “Use Gemini in Photos”. When Google rolled out its new AI-powered ‘Ask Photos’ search…
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Instagram’s Map is here, and this is how you can turn your location off
Responses have ranged from being mildly annoyed that Instagram is ripping off Snapchat’s Snap Maps instead of offering a default feed that only contains your friends’ posts, to high alert outrage about possibly privacy implications and doxing, as well as how domestic violence victims or others could be put at risk of stalking via the app. Meta says the feature…
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How to make your iPhone homescreen icons clear using iOS 26
The process of customizing your icons works exactly the same as it did for the tint: And that’s it! Your homescreen icons will immediately assume the Liquid Glass design, letting you see through them to your wallpaper (which is kind of nice, especially if you’re really proud of your wallpaper). If you want to try something else, such as the…
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How to install the iOS 26 public beta
Setting up the public beta is slightly less involved than setting up the developer beta but just as free. And if you’re looking for help with the iPadOS 26 beta, you’re in the right place: the setup process is the same. You should understand what you’re getting when you try a beta, though. For one, you won’t get all the…
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How to wall-mount your TV (and why you probably should)
There is no better way to elevate your living room than by elevating that big TV from a stand and onto a wall. Wall-mounting a TV may seem daunting, but if your space allows it you can reclaim precious real estate on your entertainment center and help your living area feel more open and airy. It’ll also have the benefit…
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The best ways to digitize your documents
When you’re preparing to move, you can find yourself faced with a lot of paper documents. Holiday cards, leases, letters, tax documents, notes, doodles – whatever – can really stack up over time. If your choices are only “keep” or “trash,” it can be hard to let go, even if you choose one of the more responsible ways to get…
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