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What to Do If Your Phone Gets Wet
Accidentally dropping your phone in water used to mean almost certain damage. These days, many phones are water-resistant — but that does not mean waterproof, and there are…
How to Get More Out of Siri, Google Assistant, and Alexa
Voice assistants — Siri on iPhones, Google Assistant on Android phones, and Amazon Alexa on Echo speakers — let you control your device and get information by speaking…
Keyboard Shortcuts That Save You Time Every Day
Keyboard shortcuts are key combinations you press to do things quickly — without reaching for the mouse or tapping through menus. Once you know a handful of them,…
What to Do When an Email Attachment Will Not Open
Email attachments — photos, documents, PDFs — are something almost everyone deals with regularly. But they do not always open without a fight. Here is a plain-English guide…
What the Lights on Your Router Actually Mean
The router in your home has several small lights on the front. Most of the time they glow quietly and you ignore them. But when your internet stops…
How to Reduce the Data Your Phone Uses Each Month
If you have ever had a message from your mobile network saying you are close to your data limit — or worse, been charged extra for going over…
How to Use Your Phone as a Hotspot When There Is No Wi-Fi
You are away from home or in a place with no Wi-Fi — a holiday cottage, a café with a dodgy connection, or a relative’s house. But you…
How to Connect Your Phone or Laptop to a TV
Whether you want to show holiday photos to the family, watch a video on a bigger screen, or play something from your phone through the television, connecting a…
How to Turn Off Notifications That Keep Interrupting You
Your phone buzzes. Then it buzzes again. A banner pops up on your screen, then another. If you feel like your phone runs your life rather than the…