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You Can Now Temporarily Snooze Facebook Friends

Facebook is adding a Snooze button to your timeline. This enables you to temporarily unfollow someone without having to unfriend them. And their updates will start appearing again automatically after 30 days. Which is perfect for those who have annoying Facebook friends. Facebook is all about friends. Not your real friends, of course, but “friends”… read more »

The Best Command Prompt Tricks and Tips

Microsoft wants users to move over from Command Prompt to PowerShell, but there are good reasons not to, the chief one being that PowerShell is more advanced and suited for power users. Command Prompt remains the better option for everyday users. Learn more in our overview of differences between Command Prompt and PowerShell. But just… read more »

How to Find and Share Your 9 Best Instagram Photos of 2017 in a Grid

It’s that time of year again, when social media is awash with reminders of how our years went. Nowhere does this work better than on Instagram, where you’re probably seeing your friends sharing their nine best photos of the year. If you want to create a similar grid, here’s how. How to Find and Share Your… read more »

Best Smart Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker for Techie Epicureans

Unless you’re a chef, or just enjoying cooking, coming up with interesting recipes on a daily basis can be a chore. That’s why you need a smart Instant Pot (or pressure cooker). But which one? Many of us are hampered by a lack of space in the kitchen. So that means along with not having… read more »

7 Arduino Christmas Projects You Can Make This Year

Maybe you received an Arduino starter kit as a gift recently, or maybe you keep hearing about this awesome hobby for tinkerers and you want to get a taste, or maybe you’re an Arduino pro who just needs some fun ideas for the holiday season. If so, you’ve come to the right place. Everyone should… read more »

Google Assistant Comes to Old Phones and New Tablets

Google is bringing Google Assistant to even more smartphones, and, for the first time, tablets too. This means that even if you own an older Android handset or budget Android handset you should still be able to start using Google Assistant. Unfortunately, it’s only coming to newer tablets. Assistant was initially only available on the… read more »

Best Gifts for Vlogging and Photography Hobbyists: Video Lighting

You’ve built yourself an epic camera rig, or YouTube studio, so what’s next? Besides story and audio, lighting is one of the most important considerations when making movies, and it can help to dramatically improve your image quality. Today I’ll show you how to assemble a lighting kit to make you the envy of YouTubers… read more »

How to Calculate Basic Statistics in Excel: A Beginner’s Guide

Despite not being as powerful as software specifically for statistics, Excel is actually quite adept at running basic calculations, even without add-ins (though there are some add-ins that make it even better). You probably know that it can do arithmetic, but did you know that it can also quickly get percentage change, averages, standard deviation… read more »

8 Gift Ideas for Linux Lovers to Fit Every Budget

Linux users are a discerning bunch. Part of the reason they choose this operating system is because they like things just so. Open source software allows them to tweak things to achieve that. It follows that they might be the same way in other areas of their lives, which means they’re probably difficult to buy… read more »

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