Alison DeNisco Rayome

How to Avoid 7 of the Most Common Zoom Mistakes

Offices are reopening across the country, with many employees returning to their old workspaces, but that doesn’t mean the age of Zoom is over. Some companies have shifted to a hybrid workforce combining remote and in-office work, which means many of us will still be spending time on video chat, regardless of where we’re working.  Whether …

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Canceling Netflix or Peloton? Try One of These Free Alternatives

With the cost of living going up everywhere, groceries, fuel and rent have become less affordable, and people are looking at their monthly spending to see where they can make cuts. The streaming and subscription landscape keeps changing as well, bringing price fluctuations and new options. It’s a good idea to audit your subscriptions every once in a while to …

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This Google Chrome Trick Organizes All Those Open Tabs

If you’re looking for a way to clean up your many, many open browser tabs, Google has a helpful grouping feature in its set of Chrome tools. The feature, called tab groups, lets you group open websites together with one click, and label them with a custom name and color. You can even move and reorder the groups to your …

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Apple TV Plus Review: Small Library but the Quality Is Topnotch

Apple made its official entry into the streaming wars in November 2019. Apple TV Plus debuted weeks before Disney Plus, putting both streaming services in the competitive spotlight. At $5 a month, Apple TV Plus is the lowest-priced premium, ad-free streaming platform around, but it still packs high-end features like 4K resolution, HDR and mobile downloads — as well as some …

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Apple Fitness Plus: Our Guide to Setting Up Apple’s Subscription Exercise App

If you’ve got an Apple Watch ($349 at eBay) strapped to your wrist, Apple’s workout service Fitness Plus can help you pump up your heart rate from the comfort of your home. In addition to displaying exercise metrics and guiding you through workouts, Fitness Plus also offers some cool quirks — like the Time to Walk feature, in which celebrities like Dolly Parton will tell …

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iOS 15: What’s in Apple’s Latest iPhone OS and Its Updates

Apple’s iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are here. Both followed the tech giant’s “California streaming” event in September, 2021, where Apple announced four iPhone 13 models, new iPads and the Apple Watch Series 7. If you haven’t downloaded Apple’s new operating system yet, you can do it now for free and get access to upgrades for FaceTime, iMessage and more. (Here’s how to get …

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iOS 15 Lets iPhone and Android Users FaceTime

If you’re on the lookout for an alternative to Zoom or Microsoft Teams, you may want to check out this new FaceTime feature in iOS 15. (Here’s how to download the OS if you haven’t already.) Widely seen as the tech giant’s answer to Zoom video calls, Apple has made it possible for people who have Android phones or Windows …

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Secure Your Microsoft 365 Account and Keep Hackers at Bay by Doing These 5 Things

Late in 2020, news broke that foreign hackers had been for months secretly monitoring the email accounts and communications of US government officials in charge of identifying foreign threats to national security. In the now-infamous SolarWinds hack, the attackers executed their intrusion via malicious code in the SolarWinds Orion software system, which helped them breach high-level government officials’ Microsoft Office 365 accounts.  As the …

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You Don’t Need Windows 11 to Use Android Apps on PC

Microsoft is finally bringing Android apps to Windows 11, after months of anticipation. The feature will be available through the Amazon Appstore in the Microsoft Store, which is currently in preview. This is where you can download apps like Audible, Kindle and other mobile apps and games. But, there’s another way to use Android apps on your PC, even if …

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The Best Windows 11 Features: Android Apps, Widgets and More

Microsoft began rolling out Windows 11 in the fall of 2021 with new features and a redesigned interface, bringing with it all sorts of tools to boost productivity. Now, a long-waited feature has arrived: Android apps for Windows 11.  Keep in mind, though, that Microsoft Windows 11’s update is rolling out in phases. This means the update has hit newer …

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