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Learn About Locations With Google Maps Q&As

Google has added a Questions and Answers feature to Google Maps. This means you can ask businesses questions (and hopefully receive answers) before you visit them. You can also see questions other people have asked, and learn more about different locations as a result. Result! As shocking as it may sound to younger generations, there… read more »

Windows 10 Is No Longer Supported on Your PC? Here’s What You Can Do!

Does your PC have the Windows 10 Creators Update yet? The latest free update to Microsoft’s continually evolving operating system (OS) packs plenty of new features. But despite releasing in April 2017, many users haven’t been offered the update even months later. If you decided to run the update yourself or just saw the prompt,… read more »

How to Play Music That Fits Any Mood or Situation With Amazon Echo

Alexa recently got a huge update that might have you playing a lot more music on your Amazon Echo. The latest native feature gives Amazon Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited users access to certain playlists using over 500 specific phrases. With this new feature, not only can you ask Alexa to play a curated playlist, you can add super-specific information to get… read more »

Instagram Is Finally Adding Threaded Comments

Instagram is finally adding comment threads. This should put an end to those disorganized threads where everyone is talking to everyone and no one at the same time. Instagram’s parent company Facebook has offered threaded comments for years, but it’s better late than never. Comments sections are a strange beast. That’s true whether they’re on… read more »

MoviePass Now Offers Unlimited Movies for $10

MoviePass has gone insane. That’s the only conclusion to draw from the company lowering its prices to just $ 9.95-per-month. For that small outlay you can watch one movie a day at a theater near you, with few restrictions. See, I told you MoviePass was two sandwiches short of a picnic. A trip to the… read more »

Google Shares Your Data, But Is It All Bad News?

You might have heard about Google’s intention to give worldwide authorities wider access to the personal details of account holders. This is supposedly an effort to counter terrorism. Giving secret services better access to everyone’s private data means an increased chance of catching terrorists and stopping atrocities. Or at least that’s how it appears. Because… read more »

10 Sites to Send Free Text Messages to Cell Phones (SMS)

Even though users are slowly moving away from SMS text messages to other forms of text messaging, SMS text messages still have their uses. For example, if you have a family member with a dumb phone, they may only be able to receive SMS text messages. We’ve already covered various ways to improve your SMS… read more »

Blizzard Saves Battle.net From the Chop

What’s in a name? Everything, according to fans of Blizzard. The game developer, most famous for World of Warcraft, was planning to transition away from using the Battle.net name for its online services. However, fans resisted such a move, and Blizzard has now decided to meet them halfway. In September 2016, Blizzard announced that it… read more »

How to Install Linux in Windows With a VMware Virtual Machine

You’ve tried Linux from a live CD. Now you want to install it, but you’re unsure about dual booting. The sensible option is to install your chosen Linux operating system in a virtual machine (VM). This means that a software environment replicates the conditions of a hardware environment: a personal computer. The environment is based… read more »

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