Take full control of your desktop alerts by sending yourself recurring reminders and custom notifications triggered by specific events.

Installing a large language model on your personal computer gives you a handy digital assistant that won’t compromise your data privacy.

Transferring files and data across platforms is more straightforward than ever.

It is possible to achieve your desired work-life balance on your smartphone. Just set up separate accounts using this built-in Android feature.

New fonts, better customization, and a whole new layout all make it worth dusting off your Instapaper account.

Tired of eye strain? These tips will help optimize your smartphone for marathon reading sessions.

These e-readers are more useful in their old age than you might think.

If you’re tired of sponsored and AI-summarized search results, Kagi gives you a curated—and human-centric—way to find what you’re looking for.

Now that Google has changed how its usage quotas are tallied, you might not get as many AI responses as you did before.

There’s more to Google’s messaging app than you might realize.

You can minimize the risk of films and shows being spoiled for you by muting comments, conversations, and keywords on various platforms.

Explore decades of incredible images and videos of stars, planets, moons, and galaxies—most of which are free to use and share.

Adjust your options for things like account recovery, ad personalization, and which parts of your Google profile are shared publicly.

Sure, anyone can use OpenAI’s chatbot. But with smart engineering, you can get way more interesting results.

You don’t need expensive software for basic PDF tasks. In fact, all you need is a handful of free web-based apps.

If you can’t—or don’t want to—upgrade to full Windows 11, consider this lightweight version of Microsoft’s operating system that works on a wide range of computers.

You can significantly improve the YouTube experience with these browser add-ons.

Break the pattern of unlocking your phone for one thing and then getting sucked into something else. Set up your lock screen to show all the information you need at a glance.

Go fully hands-free with these tips for Android and iOS.

The hotel staffer who calls you with an urgent request for payment isn’t necessarily who they say they are.

Find and remove newsletter subscriptions more easily using Gmail’s built-in tools for organizing bulk emails.

A recent case shows law enforcement can see incoming Signal messages by searching an iPhone, even after the Signal app has been deleted. Here’s what to know, and how to protect yourself.

Distractions? What distractions? Here are our recommendations for apps that help you stay focused on the task at hand.

You may have several recurring subscriptions you've forgotten about. These apps help you keep track of them—and cancel the ones you don't need.

All your snaps come with metadata containing more information than you might realize.

If you have a recent Apple device, you can translate live conversations. It’s impressive, and the new AirPods Pro Max just joined the party.

Change up the default keyboard in Android and iOS and feel the benefit.

Put bespoke commands on the Android Auto home screen with this little-known feature.

Can you really get a Windows PC running like new again? Using this free tool from Microsoft, you can get pretty close.

Make a recovery plan now to avoid losing access to your account in the future.

There are plenty of ways to customize Chrome to make it easier to navigate the web, manage your tasks, and make your workflow more efficient.

The app reads your email inbox and your meeting calendar, then gives you a short audio summary. It can help you spend less time scrolling, but of course, there are privacy drawbacks to consider.

If you have multiple email accounts, your Gmail setup may soon need some reorganizing.

Beyond mistakes or nonsense, deliberately bad information being injected into AI search summaries is leading people down potentially harmful paths.

Make your profile page look good—and make sure you’re not sharing more than you want to.

You have more access to your phone’s file system than you may think.

Log your steps, track your sleep, and measure your progress toward your goals using your phone alone.

Google's AI is now even smarter, and more versatile.

Our public spaces are now awash with wireless internet. Make sure you’re getting the most out of every connection.

Build a watchlist of all the movies and shows you want to watch, no matter where they’re streaming.

Proton Mail is an appealing alternative to Gmail, Outlook, and Apple Mail. It also comes with advanced privacy and productivity features, including a way to manage newsletter overload.

The AI’s latest trick is following the schedule you set for it.

Windows Recall is one of the biggest AI features Microsoft has added to Windows 11. It’s useful, but it comes with some privacy tradeoffs.

Meta’s messaging app offers free access to the AI chatbot, but only until January 2026.

Cloud storage is speedy, convenient, and simple—until it stops working.

Google offers a free, lightweight operating system that essentially turns any machine into a Chromebook. It's a great way to keep an aging computer in service longer.

Here’s another option to remove (most) ads on YouTube, if you pay up.

The newer eSIM technology, which is quickly becoming the standard on high-end phones, is safer and more convenient.

Think twice before you put anything in a form—even if it looks legit.