How to Share Your Location on an iPhone or Android
You can review the list of people you are sharing your location with on that same Location sharing tab, and...
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How to Identify Any Song Using Your Phone
Music is everywhere. You could be in a cab or a café, or sitting on your couch, when a new...
How a Playlist Keeps My Family Connected to My Late Father
On a recent grocery run, my son, Jack, asked me to play Neil Diamond's "Beautiful Noise." Most 7-year-olds ask for...
How to Join FaceTime Calls on Any Device
Now that we're all spending more time on video calls, Apple has decided to make its FaceTime app available on...
How to Enable TPM and Secure Boot to Install Windows 11
The newest version of Windows is finally here, but there's a confusing new requirement if you want to upgrade from...
How to Build Your Online Support System
Instagram also lets people know who you are and the services you offer. I post photos of my life along...
How to Transfer Save Data From One Nintendo Switch to Another
Unfortunately, after this point, your data won’t be available on the source console anymore. You can’t have data on both...
How to Actually Remember People’s Names
Almost three years ago, my husband and I moved to a new neighborhood. One of the first people we met...
Want to Learn Music? Start With These Sites and Apps
Two decades ago, my drum teacher Marty told me he was jealous of the millennial generation. When sweaty, teenage Marty...
How to Change Your Web Browser in Windows 11 (It’s Not Easy)
If you’re getting started on a fresh install of Windows 11, you might notice a very important change: Setting your...
How to Get the Most Important New Features in Windows 11
Microsoft Is officially rolling out Windows 11, the next major version of its operating system (after announcing it back in...
How to Set up a Smartphone for Elderly Loved Ones
On an iPhone: Use the Shortcuts app. If you create a folder for the home screen, you can potentially add...
How to Get Google Search Results That Are Actually Useful
This can be handy when looking up results on Wikipedia, for example. Running a regular search might well bring up...
The Time to Buy Your Holiday Presents Is Now
In the history books, we will all be able to plot out each point of the pandemic by what essential...
How to Use the Focus Feature on iOS 15—and Get More Done
Sometimes it's hard to focus. When you have a dizzying number of screens pinging around you, they can be more...
Hiking 101: Everything You Need to Head for the Hills
There's a big, beautiful world out there: Don't let the only wild naturescape you see be the wallpaper on your...
How to Switch iPhones Without Losing a Thing
Losing all the stuff on your phone was no big deal before the smartphone age. These days, it's practically a...
Apple’s iOS 15 Is Here—These Are All the Top New Features
Perhaps a little stranger is an integration between Apple Music and the Photos app. When you open the Photos app...
