Latest Entertainment How-To Stories SEE ENTERTAINMENT STORIES BY CATEGORY Entertainment Entertainment News Entertainment Best Picks Entertainment Reviews Entertainment How-To More Updated Use your TV as a computer monitor: Everything you need to know Will that big, sexy screen look as good on your desk as it does in your living room? Let's dig into the specifics of using an HDTV with your PC. By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal 2 months ago How-To How to save papers, photos, and analog music digitally If you still have analog media such as records, music cassettes, or paper prints of photos and other valuable documents at home, you can digitize them without much effort and expense. We show you how it's done. By Verena Ottmann 3 months ago How-To Upgrade your audio by knowing your microphone's 'polar pattern' Often the solution to getting clear and unaltered sound recordings lies in an aspect that is easily overlooked — the directional characteristic of the microphone. By Friedrich Stiemer 5 months ago How-To How to fix audio problems on your Windows PC If your computer audio abruptly stops working, you can try these simple steps in five minutes or less. By Alaina Yee and Christopher Null 9 months ago How-To Audacity turns your computer into a full-fledged sound studio – for free The free Audacity software is all you need to edit audio, whether it's podcasts or music. Here's how the latest version works. By Martin Appel 11 months ago Updated How to use Discord Discord has taken the gaming world by storm. Here's how to start using the popular messaging tool. By Marshall Gunnell 2 years ago How-To Out of Gmail storage? Reclaim space by moving emails to a new account How to free up Gmail storage space by transferring old emails to a new account By Jared Newman 2 years ago Tip How to clear unwanted autofill entries in Google Chrome Are you pestered by outdated autofill entries in Chrome? Here are some tips for getting rid of them. By Michael Connell 3 years ago How-To How to download all your pictures from Google Photos With Google's June 1 data cap looming, here's how to download all your pictures from Google Photos with just a few clicks if you're thinking about migrating to another service. By Ian Paul 3 years ago How-To How to upload your images to Google Photos now to avoid the June 1 data cap Here's how to upload images to Google Photos from your PC or phone so they won't count against the upcoming data cap. By Ian Paul 3 years ago Updated Fight Google’s data cap with a simple change to Google Photos In June, 2021, new photos and movies saved to Google Photos and the cloud will count against the Google One data cap. Exceed it, and you'll be charged for storage or Google will delete your photos. By Mark Hachman 3 years ago How-To Chrome can now caption almost any video or audio Chrome's new Live Caption is an excellent accessibility feature that adds closed captions to almost any video—online or offline. By Brad Chacos 3 years ago How-To How to tell if your password has been stolen How can you tell if your password has been stolen or compromised as part of a password breach? We'll discuss free and paid services you can use, from websites to your browser or paid password managers. By Mark Hachman 3 years ago How-To How to back up your Google Photos library and keep your metadata If you want to create a full backup of your Google Photos library, you're going to lose all of your metadata. Here's how to keep it intact. By Michael Simon 4 years ago Tip How to stop website notifications in Chrome If you never want websites to send you notifications in Chrome, here's how to turn off notification prompts forever. By Brad Chacos 4 years ago How-To How to share large video files on Android Videos sent directly through text message or a chat app often end up tiny, blurry, and difficult to view—here's how to share them in all their glory. By Alaina Yee 4 years ago How-To Windows 7 is dead: How to stay as safe as possible after the security updates stop Windows 7 is officially end of life, meaning it will no longer receive security updates. If you're going to keep using it, here's how to stay as safe as possible. By Brad Chacos 4 years ago Updated How to use a Chromebook: 10 must-know tips, tricks, and tools for beginners Chromebooks are dead-simple to use, but just like any PC a little tweaking makes your experience that much better. By Ian Paul 5 years ago How-To How to collaborate on Microsoft Office files in G Suite G Suite lets you edit Docs, Sheets, and Slide files with other collaborators, and you can do the same with Microsoft Office files. Here’s how to get started. By Michael Ansaldo 5 years ago How-To How to save money and scan your photos digitally using your phone and Google PhotoScan School photos and wedding photographers now offer you the rights to digital images for an additional fee. But using Google PhotoScan and your smartphone, you may be able to create your own digital images, for free. By Mark Hachman 5 years ago More stories
Updated Use your TV as a computer monitor: Everything you need to know Will that big, sexy screen look as good on your desk as it does in your living room? Let's dig into the specifics of using an HDTV with your PC. By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal 2 months ago
How-To How to save papers, photos, and analog music digitally If you still have analog media such as records, music cassettes, or paper prints of photos and other valuable documents at home, you can digitize them without much effort and expense. We show you how it's done. By Verena Ottmann 3 months ago
How-To Upgrade your audio by knowing your microphone's 'polar pattern' Often the solution to getting clear and unaltered sound recordings lies in an aspect that is easily overlooked — the directional characteristic of the microphone. By Friedrich Stiemer 5 months ago
How-To How to fix audio problems on your Windows PC If your computer audio abruptly stops working, you can try these simple steps in five minutes or less. By Alaina Yee and Christopher Null 9 months ago
How-To Audacity turns your computer into a full-fledged sound studio – for free The free Audacity software is all you need to edit audio, whether it's podcasts or music. Here's how the latest version works. By Martin Appel 11 months ago
Updated How to use Discord Discord has taken the gaming world by storm. Here's how to start using the popular messaging tool. By Marshall Gunnell 2 years ago
How-To Out of Gmail storage? Reclaim space by moving emails to a new account How to free up Gmail storage space by transferring old emails to a new account By Jared Newman 2 years ago
Tip How to clear unwanted autofill entries in Google Chrome Are you pestered by outdated autofill entries in Chrome? Here are some tips for getting rid of them. By Michael Connell 3 years ago
How-To How to download all your pictures from Google Photos With Google's June 1 data cap looming, here's how to download all your pictures from Google Photos with just a few clicks if you're thinking about migrating to another service. By Ian Paul 3 years ago
How-To How to upload your images to Google Photos now to avoid the June 1 data cap Here's how to upload images to Google Photos from your PC or phone so they won't count against the upcoming data cap. By Ian Paul 3 years ago
Updated Fight Google’s data cap with a simple change to Google Photos In June, 2021, new photos and movies saved to Google Photos and the cloud will count against the Google One data cap. Exceed it, and you'll be charged for storage or Google will delete your photos. By Mark Hachman 3 years ago
How-To Chrome can now caption almost any video or audio Chrome's new Live Caption is an excellent accessibility feature that adds closed captions to almost any video—online or offline. By Brad Chacos 3 years ago
How-To How to tell if your password has been stolen How can you tell if your password has been stolen or compromised as part of a password breach? We'll discuss free and paid services you can use, from websites to your browser or paid password managers. By Mark Hachman 3 years ago
How-To How to back up your Google Photos library and keep your metadata If you want to create a full backup of your Google Photos library, you're going to lose all of your metadata. Here's how to keep it intact. By Michael Simon 4 years ago
Tip How to stop website notifications in Chrome If you never want websites to send you notifications in Chrome, here's how to turn off notification prompts forever. By Brad Chacos 4 years ago
How-To How to share large video files on Android Videos sent directly through text message or a chat app often end up tiny, blurry, and difficult to view—here's how to share them in all their glory. By Alaina Yee 4 years ago
How-To Windows 7 is dead: How to stay as safe as possible after the security updates stop Windows 7 is officially end of life, meaning it will no longer receive security updates. If you're going to keep using it, here's how to stay as safe as possible. By Brad Chacos 4 years ago
Updated How to use a Chromebook: 10 must-know tips, tricks, and tools for beginners Chromebooks are dead-simple to use, but just like any PC a little tweaking makes your experience that much better. By Ian Paul 5 years ago
How-To How to collaborate on Microsoft Office files in G Suite G Suite lets you edit Docs, Sheets, and Slide files with other collaborators, and you can do the same with Microsoft Office files. Here’s how to get started. By Michael Ansaldo 5 years ago
How-To How to save money and scan your photos digitally using your phone and Google PhotoScan School photos and wedding photographers now offer you the rights to digital images for an additional fee. But using Google PhotoScan and your smartphone, you may be able to create your own digital images, for free. By Mark Hachman 5 years ago