Macs were immune to the widespread WannaCry ransomware attack, the huge cyberattack last month that targeted older versions of Windows. Before Mac users become too comfortable or smug, you should know that although Macs are less frequently the target of cyberattacks than Windows PCs, they have been attacked in the past and will undoubtedly be …

Now playing: Watch this: 10 quick ways to speed up Windows 10 3:27 If your formerly shiny, new Windows 10 PC has begun to lose some of its luster, there are ways to put a little pep back in its step. Here are some quick, easy ways to improve its performance without swapping out any hardware.  1. Go opaque Windows …

If you are a numbers person, you may like this iPhone hack that replaces the five dots in the upper-left corner of your iPhone that indicate the strength of your cellular signal with a numerical value. It does not require you to jailbreak your phone — all you need to do is jump in and out of the hidden Field …

Since introducing a stories feature last year, Instagram has added a boatload of new features to its stories, most recently its Snapchat-like face filters last week. Now, it’s making it easier for you to find stories. Instagram announced on Tuesday that it has added two new ways to search for stories: Bubbling them up to the top of the Explore …

Drunken selfies. Photos of your ex. A poorly lit plate of food. There are many reasons why you might want to delete a photo from Instagram. And now, you have the option of either deleting or archiving unwanted or embarrassing photos. Instagram rolled out an update on Monday that introduced location and hashtag stories and also included an unannounced archive …

The iPad offers excellent battery life but after so many charges, battery life invariably begins to fade. How can you keep your iPad’s battery running for a good, long time on a single charge? Let us count the ways: 1. Lower screen brightness Apple states, “There are two simple ways you can preserve battery life — no matter how you …

At Google I/O 2017, the company unveiled a number of improvements for its photo app, putting more distance between Google Photos and the stock iOS Photos app. There are now five reasons why Google Photos is better. 1. Unlimited and free cloud storage I have been using Google Photos on my iPhone ever since Google introduced unlimited cloud storage. Sure, …

Now playing: Watch this: 3 ways to email photos in iOS 1:44 With Instagram, I email photos with less frequency than I used to. And I turn to Google Photos or Dropbox if I want to share an album’s worth of vacation photos or some other event. On occasion, however, I just need to email a photo to somebody, and …

Now playing: Watch this: 6 free apps to install on your new MacBook 1:50 Congrats on your new MacBook. Apple outfits you with a bounty of preinstalled software, but it doesn’t cover everything. Here are six free apps that I installed on my new new MacBook Pro and use regularly, from an uninstaller to a word processor, with four useful …

Spotify has made it easier to grab a friend’s kickin’ playlist or any song, album or artist that catches your ear for that matter. Similar to Snapcodes, Spotify Codes let you scan a QR-like bar code to start listening to something playing on another phone or save it for a later listen. Gimme that playlist If your friend has a …