Now playing: Watch this: Tips for better browsing with Microsoft Edge 1:46 In an attempt to lure you away from Chrome, Microsoft has improved its Edge browser. If you set Edge up the right way and learn how to use some of its better features, then you might just ditch Google to begin browsing with …

In an effort to be all things to all people, Windows 10 throws a lot at you. It needs to work, for example, for both touchscreens and regular screens. Thankfully, there are two secret buttons on the desktop that can help you navigate Microsoft’s behemoth of an OS. Secret Start button Even when I’m using a touchscreen, I avoid Windows …

Now playing: Watch this: 5 reasons to switch to Firefox on your iPhone 1:38 I generally use Apple hardware and Google software. I use Chrome for my iPhone browsing needs, for example, but that has changed recently. I’ve dropped Chrome not for Apple’s Safari but a surprise contender — Firefox. At least at night. Nighttime screen dimmer With Firefox 8.0 for …

Depending on when it was put together, the new laptop or PC you just unboxed may or may not have Windows 10 Creators Update installed. It’s a major update that was released in April and one to which you should upgrade.  Microsoft isn’t so forward as to slap Creators Update branding all over Windows so you’ll need understand Microsoft’s numbering …

If you are like me, then your phone is your go-to music control device. Whether I’m using headphones or a Bluetooth speaker, I use Spotify on my iPhone and rarely touch the desktop app. After discovering playlist folders, however, when writing about 10 hidden features of Spotify, I wondered what other tricks the desktop app might have up its sleeve …

Now playing: Watch this: This app turns your Mac or PC into a super-cheap Apple… 2:18 Matt Elliott/CNET If you’ve got an old iMac lying around — or any Mac or PC for that matter — you can repurpose it as a cheap alternative to an Apple TV so you can stream your iPhone or Android phone to its larger …

Apple Music was redesigned in 2016 in an effort to streamline the app. While Apple did succeed in its efforts to make the app easier to navigate, it’s still quite easy to get turned around when hunting for music across Apple’s vast, 40-million-plus song catalog. Here then are some tips to help you keep track of which end is up …

Now playing: Watch this: How to get started with Google’s Backup and Sync app 1:28 Google’s new Backup and Sync app replaces both the company’s Drive and Photos desktop apps for Windows PCs and Macs. You can use the app to back up the contents of your entire computer — or just selected folders. Set up Backup and Sync First, …

Although we are both equipped with an iPhone, I take many more photos than my wife, which makes me the photo keeper of the family. When the occasion arises to show a photo of one of our two kids to a friend (that we have not already posted to Instagram), she asks me to dig through the photos on my …

Apple has released the public beta of MacOS High Sierra, which means that you don’t need a developer account to check out the next version of MacOS. All you need is an Apple ID. Before you go out and update your Mac with the beta, however, you should use some caution. As with any beta software, you may run into …