How to share your screen on Skype

Sharing your screen can be useful. This guide shows you how to share your screen on Skype in several easy steps on PCs and mobile devices, including the iPhone.

Jon Martindale     March 14, 2021

The best Google Docs alternatives for browser-based editing

Google isn't the only company that offers an online suite of productivity apps. Here are our favorite alternatives to Google Docs including OnlyOffice and Zoho.

Justin Pot     March 10, 2021

The best GIF-maker apps and websites for 2020

Ever wanted to make a GIF using your favorite video, or better yet, be the star of a GIF? Lucky for you, creating GIFs is a lot easier than you might think.

Kailla Coomes     May 6, 2022

The best free video converters

The best free video converters can render format issues a thing of the past. Converting video with these online or desktop video converters is quick and easy.

Jon Martindale     April 5, 2022

The best free drawing software

Drawing software doesn't have to empty your wallet. These free drawing web and desktop apps are as capable as Photoshop or Illustrator. Here are our favorites.

Kizito Katawonga     April 25, 2023

Tesla factories’ security cameras caught up in wider hack

A Silicon Valley startup offering cloud-based security camera services has had its systems breached in a major hack that accessed numerous live feeds.

Trevor Mogg     April 25, 2023

How to stay anonymous online

With regular privacy scandals, you're not the only one who wants to protect their identity online. Here's how to stay safe online no matter your tech skill.

Arif Bacchus     March 9, 2021

SpaceX plans to beam its Starlink internet to vehicles, not just homes

SpaceX wants to beam internet from its Starlink satellites to vehicles on Earth, including aircraft, ships, large trucks, and RVs.

Trevor Mogg     July 4, 2021

Jeep’s new Wagoneer will be first car with Amazon Fire TV

Jeep’s upcoming Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer SUVs will offer Amazon’s Fire TV streaming platform as part of the package when the vehicles hit the road in 2022.

Trevor Mogg     March 4, 2021

Facebook’s new image-recognition A.I. is trained on 1 billion Instagram photos

Facebook has developed a powerful new image-recognition A.I. that's trained on over a billion public Instagram images. It could be a game changer

Luke Dormehl     March 4, 2021

How to secure your Wi-Fi network

It's more important than ever to keep your work and home networks safe from prying eyes. We'll show you how to secure your Wi-Fi network so you can rest easy.

Daniel Martin     April 25, 2023

How to buy Bitcoin with PayPal

You can buy Bitcoin with almost everything right now, but if you want to use Paypal, it's not so straightforward. Here's how to do it.

Jon Martindale     April 25, 2023

Summon this amazing Twitter bot to colorize your black-and-white photos

Colorizing black-and-white photos used to require hours of skilled work from a trained human, but this A.I. powered Twitter bot can make it happen in seconds.

Luke Dormehl     March 2, 2021

How to increase your privacy and security in Zoom

Worried about Zoom's privacy and security concerns? Learn how to stay safe while using the videoconferencing service with software updates and settings changes.

Michael Archambault     April 25, 2023

Moore’s law is reaching its limits. Could graphene circuits help?

The number of transistors that chipmakers can pack into an integrated circuit is reaching the upper limit of what's possible. Wrinkled graphene could fix that.

Luke Dormehl     February 27, 2021

The startup world is stacked against Black founders. Let’s change that

Many believe that we live in a post-racial society where everyone is judged by their abilities and that race and sex are not factors. I know this to be false.

Joseph Heller     February 28, 2021

Elon Musk reveals upcoming internet speeds for Starlink service

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has been tweeting some interesting details on expected improvements to Starlink, the company's space-based internet service.

Trevor Mogg     April 25, 2023

Google has an ingenious plan to kill cookies — but there’s one big drawback

Cookies are a privacy nightmare for all of us, but Google's plan to eradicate them could cause just as many problems as it solves.

Shubham Agarwal     February 19, 2021

10 free online storage services to claim your space in the cloud

No need to pay for cloud storage when you can it for free. Here’s how to maximize your cloud capacity and organize your digital life without spending any money.

Simon Hill     April 26, 2022

How to use OBS

Need to learn how to use OBS? Just follow along with the steps in this guide and we'll have you ready for YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch primetime in no time.

Jon Martindale     March 23, 2022

Why the Jezero Crater is the most exciting place on Mars

Why is NASA landing a multibillion dollar Mars rover in Jezero Crater? What makes this tiny pockmark on the Red Planet so interesting?

Georgina Torbet     April 25, 2023

How to edit a Zoom recording for free using YouTube

If you have a YouTube account, you can edit your Zoom recordings with it for free. In this guide, we'll show you how to do just that, in just a few quick steps.

Anita George     April 25, 2023

Radio Garden offers a fun way to explore stations of the world

Radio Garden features an interactive map that lets you easily explore thousands of radio stations from around the world.

Trevor Mogg     April 25, 2023

The future of Facebook is Instagram

As Facebook itself slowly declines, Facebook Inc. is seemingly shifting its focus to Instagram and using the platform to test new ideas and approaches.

Shubham Agarwal     April 25, 2023

7 minutes of terror: A breakdown of Perseverance’s insane Mars landing sequence

NASA's incredible multipart landing sequence for the Perseverance rover involves a parachute, a jetpack, and a contraption called a skycrane.

Georgina Torbet     April 25, 2023

SpaceX expands Starlink internet service. Here’s how to pre-order

SpaceX started a low-key beta test of its Starlink internet service last summer, and now the company is expanding its reach to more customers.

Trevor Mogg     February 10, 2021

Zoom filter flub sees lawyer appear as a cat in virtual court session

Texas attorney Rod Ponton accidentally appeared as a cat during a virtual court session on Zoom this week after the lawyer was unable to turn off the filter.

Trevor Mogg     February 10, 2021

Inside job: Why Zoombombing isn’t as random as you might think

A recent study suggests that most zoombombing is carried out by insiders, not necessarily by nefarious outsiders looking to stir up trouble.

Luke Dormehl     February 7, 2021

Slack vs. Discord

Want to know the differences between Slack vs. Discord? We've pitted these two industry giants against each other to see which is the best tool for you.

Daniel Martin     February 6, 2021

SpaceX’s Starlink internet service now has more than 10,000 users

SpaceX's growing satellite constellation has enabled it to offer its Starlink internet service to more than 10,000 beta users to date.

Trevor Mogg     April 28, 2022

Game over: Google to shutter its in-house Stadia game development studio

Google has announced it is shuttering its internal game development studio for Stadia, the company’s cloud-based gaming platform.

Trevor Mogg     February 1, 2021

TikTok users are exposing realities of gig work, and Big Tech can’t stop them

Gig economy platforms like Uber, Instacart, and Postmates spend millions of dollars every year circumventing bad press. But they can't stop TikTok users.

Meira Gebel     February 2, 2021

Lab-grown wood? Sounds crazy, but it could be a game-changer for the planet

Growing wood in a lab might sound silly, but if we can figure out how to do it at scale, it could help cut back on deforestation in a big way.

Luke Dormehl     January 31, 2021

YouTube to finally get a video clipping feature

It's been a long time coming, but YouTube has finally gotten around to offering a clipping feature that lets you select a short piece of video for sharing.

Trevor Mogg     January 28, 2021