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Microsoft ends support for Office 2010: What you can do
Microsoft Office 2010 support ends October 13, 2020. This means no more technical support, no more patches, and no more security updates. Here are your options, some of which are free.
How to connect your iPhone or iPad to your TV
Try these options when you want to mirror iPhone or iPad content on a bigger screen.
How Microsoft's Office app helps with schoolwork, PDFs, signatures and more
Your kids don't have to do all of their distance-learning schoolwork on Zoom calls and Google Classroom. Use the powerful tools within Microsoft's Office app for iOS and Android to help younger kids work on paper.
How to make your cheap Chromebook look and feel like a high-priced MacBook
Get the Mac experience without spending a bunch of money on a Mac.
Soundbar shoppers: Consider these 10 essential features
From Dolby Atmos to eARC, weigh these key features when choosing a soundbar.
How to turn off Outlook's horrible Top Results 'feature'
The Top Results feature in Outlook doesn't behave like email searches have for decades. Here's how to turn it off.
Fortnite Chapter 2 Season 4 isn't on the Play Store: How to get it on your Android phone
Fortnite might be gone from the Play Store, but you're just a few steps away from making sure you get the next update.
Hot-rod your home network with multi-gig wired ethernet—for far less coin than you might think
Falling prices for multi-gig (2.5/5/10GbE) equipment make upgrading your network to a faster standard very affordable.
Find storage space for Microsoft Flight Simulator with the free WinDirStat tool
Microsoft Flight Simulator and Call of Duty: Warzone each require 150GB+ of storage space to play. WinDirStat can help.
How to use Photoshop Blur Gallery for Bokeh effects and more
Photoshop Blur Gallery tools, plus three Effects tabs for Bokeh, Motion, and Noise, offer many options to fine-tune or transform your images.
7 ways your kids can have 'recess' while distance-learning from home
Distance learning may still be the unfortunate reality this fall, but there are ways for your kids to socialize with their friends and classmates, and get some exercise.
Cheap Chromebooks for distance learning: How to pick the best
Is a cheap Chromebook good enough for distance learning? We discuss the most important criteria, and suggest some affordable models you won't regret.
Distance learning: 4 smart tech solutions for keeping kids on track
Get some badly needed school-from-home help from Alexa, Google Assistant, your smart lights, and more.
How to speed up your home Internet and Wi-Fi on the cheap
You can speed up your home Internet and Wi-Fi for cheap if you're willing to buy used and do some things yourself. Here's how it worked in my home.
Photoshop Blur filters: What they are and how to use them
Photoshop Blur filters are designed primarily for retouching images—to soften, haze, cloud, fuzz, or distort specific areas of a picture or the entire image. Here's how to use them.
