How to Shop With Virtual Credit Cards to Protect Your Privacy

In the interests of privacy and security, the less information you give out about yourself, the better. You can hide your email addresses, you can hide your cell number, and as we’ll show you in this guide, you can hide your credit and debit card information too. The idea is the same as it is […]

How to Use an eSIM for International Travel

An international vacation is a nice opportunity to cut down on your excessive smartphone screen time and be present to soak up all those adventures. (Don’t let life pass you by!) But even if you’re spending less time doomscrolling and more time exploring a new city, you’ll probably still want to use that phone to […]

How to Turn Off Google Ads for Sensitive Topics

All you need to do to hide ads about a certain topic is to flick the relevant toggle switch on this screen. You can hide as many or as few topics as you like, and the changes are applied right away. If you decide that you’re happy to start seeing ads associated with a particular […]

How to install the iOS 18 public beta

Now that it’s available, you can test-drive Apple’s iOS 18 public beta before the software’s official arrival this fall. Here’s everything you need to know about setting up the iOS 18 (along with iPadOS 18 and watchOS 11) beta. First, remember that, as its “beta” name implies, this is pre-release software that will likely reveal […]

How to Properly Archive Your Digital Files

The original proposal for the World Wide Web, written by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989, is an important piece of internet history. It also can’t be opened on modern computers. John Graham-Cumming, a British software engineer and writer, attempted to open the Word document containing the proposal. Modern versions of Microsoft Word and Apple’s Pages both […]

How to Take a Long, Scrolling Screenshot on Android, iOS, and Desktop

Tap and hold on these arrows, and the screenshot will extend farther down the screen. When you lift your finger, or the bottom of the webpage or document is reached, the image is saved to your phone’s gallery. Scrolling Screenshots on iOS Use the Full page tab near the top to take a long screenshot. […]

How to Shop for a Smart Lock (2024)

You might already have a smart home hub if you have certain smart speakers like an Amazon Echo (4th Gen) ($100) or smart displays like the Amazon Echo Show 8 (3rd Gen) ($150). If you’re an Apple HomeKit user, you might have a HomePod or Apple TV to act as your home’s hub, but HomeKit […]

How to Fold (and Store!) Your Sheets

You need to fold the fitted sheet carefully to create nice clean lines. I like taking a few seconds to create pointed corners out of my fitted sheet before I start folding; you can use the corner seams to find the corner, and flatten it out for a sharper corner than you’d usually get when […]

How to Use Samsung DeX and Turn Your Phone Into a Desktop Computer

Your Samsung Galaxy phone doesn’t just work as a phone: Thanks to a feature called Samsung DeX, which has been around since 2017, you can plug your handset into a monitor or computer and use your phone in a similar way to a desktop PC. DeX is short for “desktop experience,” and that’s what the […]

What Model Year is your Samsung TV?

Don’t remember the year your particular TV model was released? Knowing the model year of your TV will help you on seeing whether certain features on our pages are available for your TV. It will allow you to learn more about your TV or other models you may be interested in. First you will need […]