The Best Ways to Watch the Super Bowl Since Roku and Fox are Jerks

Streaming box (and stick, and TV, and soundbar) maker Roku and TV network Fox are arguing about stuff, which means the Fox Sports streaming app isn’t working on Roku right now. That might put a real damper on your weekend since the Super Bowl is in two days and Fox’s free stream is one of the most popular ways to get it.

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How to Enable Microsoft Edge’s New Crapware Blocker

Microsoft Edge has a new crapware blocker, but it isn’t enabled by default. It’s currently available in the beta version of Edge, but should arrive for everyone using the Chromium-based Edge browser with the stable release of Edge 80 in early February.

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How to Disable Clipboard Sync Across Devices on Windows 10

Windows 10’s Clipboard experience lets you access a history of items you’ve copied, pin frequently used items, and sync items across all devices. However, if you don’t want Microsoft to sync any sensitive data to the cloud, you can disable it completely.

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How to Draw Online Using the Google Chrome Canvas App

If you’re looking for a cross-platform drawing tool, look no further than the Google Chrome Canvas web app. It links to your Google account, allowing you to save and edit your drawings on multiple devices. Here’s how to use it.

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Fox and Roku Are Fighting, Which Might Ruin Your Super Bowl Plans

Yesterday, Roku dropped a bombshell on its users. It sent out an email explaining that today, two days before the Super Bowl, all Fox apps would disappear. Without Fox Sports, you won’t be able to watch the biggest NFL game of the year in 4K HDR on Roku TVs and streaming sticks. What’s going on?

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How to Create Multilevel Lists in Google Docs

In Google Docs, you can create and customize multilevel lists in your document with ease. You can format your lists with bullets, numbers, or even alphabetized them. Let’s take a look at the process.

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Why YouTube Videos “Made for Kids” Have Restricted Features

If a YouTube video is “made for kids,” it now has restricted features—even for adults. You can’t play “made for kids” videos in the miniplayer, save them to a playlist, or even like or dislike them in YouTube Music. Here’s why.

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The ThinkPad X1 Yoga Was a Flexible (but Pricey) Companion at CES

For the second year in a row, I took a brand-new laptop to CES (the largest technology trade show in the world), so I could review it under the harshest, most unpredictable conditions. I did this because I hate myself, and I like to channel that into buying advice for consumers.

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Ryzen 4000: Will Your Next Gaming Laptop Be AMD Instead of Intel?

AMD is making strides against Intel on the desktop with its Ryzen 3000 line of desktop processors. Now, the company is aiming its sights on ultrathin and high-performance laptops with new Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs (CPUs with an integrated GPU).

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Geek Trivia: Which Popular 1980s Children’s Toy Started Off As A Greeting Card Character?

He-Man Strawberry Shortcake Care Bears Smurfs

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Samsung's Galaxy S20 Will Likely Slide Into Your Home on March 6th

Samsung’s Unpacked event is coming up quickly, and soon we should know all the details about its upcoming phones. While we have a pretty good idea of what to expect, thanks to a series of leaks, the latest information comes straight from the horse’s mouth. Or Samsung’s website, as it were. According to a registration page, Samsung is promising to deliver preordered phones on March 6th.

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Apple's Newly Rebuilt Maps App Is Here---At Least in the U.S. Anyway

When Apple decided to build its own Maps app years ago, it didn’t go well at first. But the company has worked hard to improve on that initial offering, constantly improving its accuracy and adding new features. Now, the company says it has rolled out a redesigned Maps to all U.S. users, with Europe to come later.

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How to Remove Hyperlinks from Google Docs

Whenever you copy text from the web and paste it into Google Docs, any hyperlinks it contains transfer with it. Here’s how to paste text without hyperlinks or remove links already embedded within a document.

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Samsung's Sleek ARM-Powered Galaxy Book S Arrives on February 13th

Samsung announced an interesting laptop way back at the Galaxy Note 10 launch in August. The Galaxy Book S combines the premium materials of the Galaxy line with the mobile ARM hardware and LTE connections of…well, the Galaxy phone line. Galaxy Galaxy Galaxy. The laptop missed its launch date last year but is finally going on sale on February 13th.

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How to Enable and Use Collections in Microsoft Edge

Web research just got a little easier, thanks to the Collections feature in the new Microsoft Edge browser. This built-in feature allows you to take snippets from web pages and store them in a notebook you can access in Edge itself.

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The Untitled Goose for Your Desktop is a Terror You Have to Download

When we reviewed Untitled Goose Game, we had more fun than we’d like to admit bullying villa—hang on, the little bugger stole my cursor. Come back here! Sorry about that. Anyway, if you loved Untitled Goose Game, an unofficial spin-off might be just the ticket. Aptly titled Desktop Goose, it invites the well-known character onto your computer to cause mayhem. I hate that I love it.

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How to Save Google Slides Objects as Images

While it is possible to export objects like images or slides from a Google Slides presentation, you might need to use a few workarounds to do it. Of course, the process changes depending on the type of object you’re trying to save. Here’s how.

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5 Fascinating Ways Reading Benefits Your Body

When you pick up a book, you might look forward to the intellectual benefits it will bring you: new knowledge, an expanded vocabulary, or even a chance to get more in touch with your feelings. But did you know that reading is good for your body, too?

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How to Use the grep Command on Linux

The Linux grep command is a string and pattern matching utility that displays matching lines from multiple files. It also works with piped output from other commands. We show you how.

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How to File Your 2019 Taxes Online For Free

The IRS is now accepting 2019 tax returns, which are due by April 15, 2020. As usual, most Americans are eligible to file for free through the IRS Free File Program—and, as usual, most Americans don’t know this.

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How to Buy True Wireless Earbuds: Understanding the Features That Really Matter

With features like active noise canceling (ANC), transparency modes, and aptX, it’s hard to figure out what you should actually look for in a set of true wireless earbuds. So, we’ve wrangled together all of the wireless earbud features that actually matter, and explained why they might (or might not) be useful to you.

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Geek Trivia: The Very First U.S. Dollar Bill Featured A Portrait Of?

Abraham Lincoln John Rockefeller Salmon P. Chase Paul Revere

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Your Nest Thermostat Can Now Warn You About Potential HVAC Issues

Plenty of smart thermostat options exist, but what separates the Nest Thermostat from the rest of the pack is its capacity to learn. Given time, Nest will learn your habits and anticipate them, making your home more comfortable when you’re there and saving money when you’re not. Now, Google is taking the concept further—starting today, Nest thermostats will try to warn you about potential HVAC issues.

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How to Add Rolling Credits in PowerPoint

If you need to give credit to multiple people who contributed to your PowerPoint presentation, you can add rolling credits to the final slide by using the scrolling text animation. Here’s how to do it in your next presentation.

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Roku's Smart Audio Accessories Will Support Wireless Surround Sound Next Month

Once you get a surround sound system set up, it’s a fantastic upgrade to your home viewing experience. But the setup part is a pain, and expensive. You’ll need a stereo receiver, speakers galore, and what feels like miles of wire. But, an upcoming update to Roku’s smart soundbar will enable surround sound without the wires or the receiver.

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How to Cancel Your Xbox Game Pass Subscription

Xbox Game Pass is a great way to play over 100 games for a monthly fee. If the library gets boring and/or you want to drop the service, this guide shows you how to cancel an Xbox Game Pass subscription.

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Android's Phone App May Gain Native Recording and Transcribing Features

Recording phone calls on Android may get a whole lot easier in the future. According to 9to5Google and XDA-Developers, Google is working on implementing recording and transcribing features into its Phone app. The tricky part, of course, is keeping everything legal and kosher.

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How to Print a Specific Selection of Cells in Google Sheets

By default, when you print in Google Sheets, all data in the spreadsheet is used. Should you only want to print a specific set of cells, there’s a simple method to specify selected cells. Here’s how.

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How to Enable Dark Mode in Microsoft Edge

Microsoft Edge has a dark theme, but you have to enable it in Edge’s application settings. Even if you enable Windows 10’s dark theme, Edge will keep using its light app mode until you go out of your way to select dark mode.

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There's Nothing Wrong with Vertical Video

We’re taught that vertical video is amateurish, unnatural, and a crime against humanity. But there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the format. It plays a bigger role in life than you’d imagine, and it feels so natural we hardly ever think of it.

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Is Your Antivirus Really Spying on You?

Avast is collecting its users’ browsing histories and selling the data to third parties, according to a joint investigation by PCMag and Motherboard. This is just the latest example of free antivirus software harvesting data. After all, that free antivirus has to make money somehow.

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This Futuristic 1970s House Had Automated Features We're Just Getting

In the 1970s a Frank Lloyd Wright-trained architect created a sophisticated home of the future that had features we’re just now getting comfortable taking for granted and others, in some cases, still waiting on.

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Geek Trivia: Calves Are Fed What Non-Nutritive Substance To Protect Them From Later Disease?

Chalk Magnets Marbles Coal

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Filmic's DoubleTake Enables Dual Camera Recording on iPhones

Back in September, Apple showed off an upcoming iPhone app that would let you record from two cameras at once. The idea was simple: using the DoubleTake app, you could use your front-facing and back-facing camera to talk with someone and show them something at the same time. Now, four months later, the app is ready for you to download.

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How to Easily Change the Case on Text in Google Docs

If you type a line or paragraph in Google Docs and then realize the capitalization of words needs to be different, you won’t have to retype it all out. Instead, easily format any text with these helpful tools.

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Updated: Ring's Doorbell App May Be Sharing Identifiable User Data With Third Parties

It’s not bad enough that Ring blames its users for its security problems, now, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), it turns out the company is sharing vast amounts of data about its users with third-party trackers. And while you can always expect some loss of privacy with smart home tech, the amount of personally identifiable information (PII) the company shares is appalling, if true.

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How to Make a Curved Graph in Excel

When you create a line graph in Excel, the lines are angled and have hard edges by default. You can easily change this to a curved graph with nice, smooth lines for a more polished look. We’ll walk you through the process step by step to convert your graph.

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How to Stop WhatsApp from Auto-Saving Images on Your Phone

WhatsApp automatically saves media to your gallery. That sounds like a good idea, but when you’re part of multiple groups, this can take up a lot of storage space. Here’s how you can stop WhatsApp from auto-saving images.

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How to Use the tail Command on Linux

The Linux tail command displays data from the end of a file. It can even display updates that are added to a file in real-time. We show you how to use it.

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The Best TV Deals for a Superb Owl (or Super Bowl)

It’s that time of year again, when the best of the best nocturnal birds gather to determine the champion. Also I guess there’s some kind of football game going on. But if you really want to see 49 owls battle to determine which one is the Chief, you should do it with the best TV you possibly can.

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Wi-Fi 6 Is Here: Should You Upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 in 2020?

Wi-Fi 6 hardware is here. You can buy routers, smartphones, and laptops that support the latest generation of Wi-Fi today. At CES 2020, we saw many more Wi-Fi 6 devices announced. You might actually get some Wi-Fi 6 hardware this year—but is it worth the upgrade?

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You Still Probably Shouldn't Buy a Smart Fridge

LG and Samsung’s newest smart fridges sport some fancy new features, and they’re a lot more affordable than older models. Still, smart fridges aren’t worth buying, even if you can afford one.

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Geek Trivia: Which Iconic Sci-Fi Character Is Immortalized As A Grotesque On The Washington National Cathedral?

Darth Vader Godzilla Doctor Who RoboCop

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PSA: Google Homes Are Being Bricked by a Recent Update

You may not realize it, but your smart speakers and smart displays receive frequent firmware updates. These upgrades typically happen overnight, so you probably won’t notice a change until Amazon, Google, or Apple implements a noticeable new feature. Unfortunately, some users are finding that a recent update has made their Google Home speakers unresponsive.

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How to Create and Use AutoText Entries in Word

Creating and using custom AutoText entries for frequently used phrases is a great way to speed up the content creation process in Microsoft Word. And the good news is you can set up these time-savers in just a few clicks!

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How to Set Up a Chromecast with Your iPhone

If you want to stream content to your TV without an expensive set-top box, Google’s Chromecast is an awesome option! You can even control playback with your iPhone. We’ll walk you through the setup.

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How to Format Superscript or Subscript Text in Google Docs or Slides

Whether you’re citing content that requires footnotes or discussing chemical or mathematical formulas, knowing how to use superscript or subscript text is extremely important. Here’s how to format text in Google Docs or Slides using a couple of different methods.

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This RavPower Battery Saved My Ass at CES

I love using CES as a time to not just get ideas of what to expect in the coming year, but also to test new products. And what better place to test a big-ass battery? I submit that there is none. This year, I went with a 20100 mAh pack from RavPower, and man did it deliver the power.

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How to Set Up a Mac for Your Kids

Providing children with access to a computer and the internet is increasingly important, but so is protecting them. Setting boundaries and fostering a healthy relationship with technology can seem tough, but macOS has built-in parental controls that can help.

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Here's Everything Coming To Netflix This Week

While The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina may have been one of Netflix’s most anticipated releases this January, there’s still plenty left to round out the month. If you want to end the first month of 2020 with a quality binge-watch, here’s everything coming to Netflix this week.

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