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Here’s How Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ Works

We are all potential cyberattack targets. Calls, texts, and emails from scammers and bad actors can jeopardize our data and digital lives. However, a small percentage of us have cybersecurity issues that are far more serious. Journalists, politicians, and other...

April 7, 2026

Astronauts Need Tech Support Too

If you try to log into Outlook to check your email, and the service doesn't load, what do you do? Maybe you check your internet connection, but that's fine, so you make sure your password is correct, and it is....

April 7, 2026

What Is Spoofing?

When you receive a phone call, caller ID is supposed to tell you who's on the other end. And yet, you need to be careful: While the caller might match the identity that appears on screen, they might also be...

March 31, 2026

You Can Make Your Cursor Easier to Spot in Windows

It happens to the best of us: You're working on your computer, when all of a sudden, you can't find the cursor. You move your mouse or trackpad all over the place, but, for some reason, the cursor is just...gone....

March 31, 2026

Use Dark Mode to Extend Your Smartphone’s Battery Life

If you could squeeze some extra battery life out of your iPhone or Android with just the flip of a switch, would you? If so, you might want to use dark mode from now on. "Dark mode" changes the colors...

March 24, 2026

How to Paste Text Without Preserving Its Original Style

You're drafting up a Word document, and you need to incorporate text from another source. So, you move to the other document, copy the text you need, then paste it in your Word doc. But when you do, it suddenly...

March 24, 2026

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for March Fixes Two Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

Microsoft released its March Patch Tuesday update on Tuesday, March 10. The company releases an update on the first Tuesday of every month, which contains all of the security patches it developed since the last update. This time around, the...

March 17, 2026

Your Smartphone Keyboard Has a Hidden Trackpad

Modern smartphones are basically mini laptops—minus the keyboard, port selection, and trackpad. As it turns out, however, your smartphone actually has a hidden trackpad, and while it isn't as fully-formed as your laptop's trackpad, it can help you make edits...

March 17, 2026

Don’t Fall for PDF Phishing Schemes

Scams are unfortunately all too common these days. Part of the problem is that there are so many scams to watch out for. Take this one for instance: This “clever” scheme involves sending you malicious PDFs embedded with malicious links. Here's what to look out for....

March 10, 2026

You Can Schedule a Text Message to Send Later on Your Smartphone

Sometimes, you need to send a text message to someone, but it isn't the right time to do so. Maybe they're in a different time zone than you, and sending a text would disturb them. Maybe they need the information...

March 10, 2026