Google Photos’ hidden sharing feature replaced texting photos to my family entirely – howtogeek.com
Like most people, I mainly share photos with friends and family by texting them. This works fine if you just quickly want to share a moment. However, it’s a fragmented process, and Google Photos offers a better way—more than one, in fact.
I’m saving $120 a year with this Amazon Prime benefit most people ignore – makeuseof.com
Amazon Prime is not just free shipping anymore. It includes over 15 other benefits, many of which you probably do not know about, including one that saves me $120 per year which almost cancels out the annual fee.
Google Messages has one advantage no rival can easily copy – makeuseof.com
Android messaging needed an overhaul, and the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard delivered it.
Your SSD backup is only half a strategy—here’s the other half you’re skipping – howtogeek.com
Having a backup on an SSD is great and all, but you’re missing a key step—checking if said backup is actually good.
The Easy-to-Avoid Two-Factor Loss Risk – youtube.com · by Ask Leo!
5 Powerful Features To Enable On Your Chromebook – AOL – aol.com
Chromebooks carry a reputation as simple, budget-friendly laptops, which is well earned as they cost a fraction of what a comparable Windows machine goes for.
The tiny dots in your Android phone’s status bar are trying to tell you something – howtogeek.com
Have you noticed a tiny green dot lighting up in the upper-right corner of your Android phone from time to time? If you own a Pixel, you have probably noticed a blue dot as well. These dots don’t appear randomly.
I never considered YouTube Premium until Peacock changed everything – howtogeek.com
YouTube Premium has never piqued my interest. While I use YouTube daily, I’m content with ad-supported videos.
I didn’t realize Google Photos could do this — now I use it completely differently – makeuseof.com
Google Photos does more than you think. Lately, I use it as a personal knowledge base that I can query at any time and from any device.
Set Up Bitwarden Password Manager: 13 Steps, 75 Min [2026] – Tech Insider Canada – tech-insider.org
Bitwarden crossed a real milestone this summer. On July 23, 2026, the company confirmed that its Android app can now send and receive passkeys using the FIDO Alliance’s Credential Exchange Protocol (CXP), matching the iOS rollout from earlier in the year.
Google starts rolling out Tap to Share for Pixel 6 and newer – 9to5google
While Tap to Share was announced with the Pixel 11 series, it’s also beginning to roll out for the Pixel 6 and newer today in a redux of Android Beam.
Your phone replaces 5 tools you probably still have in a drawer – makeuseof.com
Somewhere in your house you probably have a drawer that contains certain household tools such as a bubble level, document scanner, a magnifying glass and maybe some others.
QR code scams are stealing from 26 million Americans — here’s the ten-second check that stops them – makeuseof.com
QR codes are cool, and they were supposed to make our lives convenient. Just a quick scan sends you to the intended destination, whether it’s a URL or media.
A Simple Guide To Protecting Yourself Online – aboutchromebooks.com
Online life comes with real risks. According to a 2025 report from AARP and Javelin Strategy & Research, American adults lost $47 billion to identity fraud and scams in 2024 alone.
A One-Step Way to Lose Your Account Forever – Ask Leo! – askleo.com
Most people who lose an account never get it back, and it’s usually their own fault. I’ll discuss why alternate email addresses and phone numbers are the key to account recovery
A One-Step Way to Lose Your Account Forever – youtube.com · by Ask Leo!
Is Using the Cloud Safe? – youtube.com · by Ask Leo!
How To Protect Your Phone at the Border: 7 Steps To Take Before You Travel – allaboutcookies.org
You have an exciting trip abroad coming up, but you’ve seen headlines about phones getting searched at the border.
This is how I use Google Wallet without giving Google my credit card number – howtogeek.com
As implausible as it may sound, I rarely give websites my actual card numbers when I shop online.
Warning: Your Old Browser Extensions May Be Secretly Exposing Your Data – PCmag
A bad browser extension can be a security nightmare. If it’s been hijacked by a bad actor, your personal data may be at risk. Here’s how to nuke the add-ons you’re no longer using.
How to Set Up Passkeys: 13 Steps, 90 Min [2026] – tech-insider.org
Roughly 5 billion passkeys are now in active use worldwide, according to the FIDO Alliance, and the prompt to “skip password, use a passkey instead” now shows up on Google, Apple, Microsoft, GitHub, Amazon, and PayPal sign-in screens.
Phone lost, account locked: what really helps now – notebookcheck.net
Your phone is gone. You still know the password, but the second factor lived on that exact device. We read the recovery procedures at Google, Apple and Microsoft, and the ones at 1Password, Bitwarden and Dashlane. All six come down to the same thing.
Your Samsung phone is draining battery to collect data—these two settings stop it – howtogeek.com
It’s safe to say everyone wants a little more privacy and battery life when it comes to our smartphones.
One Google Drive setting gave me 60GB of SSD space back without deleting anything – makeuseof.com
The whole point of adding Google Drive to File Explorer is to take pressure off your SSD. In my case, though, the opposite was happening. My SSD was getting packed with files I was saving in the cloud, all because of how the Google Drive app was set up.
How to Schedule an Email in Gmail – Quick Tutorial – youtube.com · by Simpletivity
You can finally move passkeys between password managers – makeuseof.com
Tashreef’s fascination with consumer technology began in the school library when he stumbled upon a tech magazine, CHIP, which ultimately inspired him to pursue a degree in Computer Science.
Why Is It So Important to Have Different Passwords on Different Accounts? – Ask Leo! – askleo.com
It’s one of the most important things you need to do. Using one password for every account doesn’t save time; it adds risk.
7 Excel tricks that are offensively simple (but surprisingly effective) – howtogeek.com
Some Excel features are buried in menus and settings.
My 140 reused passwords finally came back to bite me. Here’s how I fixed it: androidauthority.com
It’s famous online security lore that you shouldn’t reuse the same password across multiple accounts.
Gemini’s image extraction in Google Photos finally made my camera roll useful — and I’m not going back to typing
makeuseof.com
Gemini is now fully integrated across your Android devices, and there are several features you should be using to make your life a bit easier.