Google is constantly rolling out new features and improvements for Chrome, usually outside of the actual version updates. Three features are now rolling out to the desktop Chrome browser to make it ever so slightly better. Google Chrome has included a Safety Check feature for a few years now, which scans your browser settings and saved passwords for possible security problems. For example, it will warn you if it finds a saved password that has been compromised, or if there’s a pending update for the browser....

Summary Gemini, Google’s very own AI chatbot, has received a slew of improvements recently. And it’s only getting better. Google has just announced a bunch of new stuff for Gemini—some of it for advanced users only, though you’ll also find additions for free users. Gemini has just launched its latest batch of updates, of which the biggest one is perhaps a new “Gemini with personalization” model. This new model is basically a further sweetened version of Gemini’s 2....

Summary While the Linux terminal is still a part of Linux, you can break your system with it if you’re not careful. Here’s how I stay safe in the terminal, and I show you how you can fix things if you do make mistakes. Why You Need to Be Careful in Linux Linux hasinherited much of its design philosophy from Unix, which was first developed at Bell Labs starting in the late 1960s....

Quick Links Summary Google Password Manager allows you to manage passwords of different services and websites on Android, but accessing it isn’t that easy—you have to dig into your phone’s settings or the Chrome app. However, to make it quickly accessible, you can add it to your home screen. Add Through the Settings App The quickest way to addGoogle Password Managerto your Android phone’s home screen is through your phone’s settings app....

Summary GIFs are perfect when a full video isn’t necessary. They’re fun to share but not as easy to make on your own, unless you have a handy tool that is. Google Photos has a nifty feature that allows you to string multiple photos together into an animation, no image editing expertise required. Google Photos simply calls the feature “Animation,” but that downplays how cool it is. you may select anywhere from 2-50 photos and generate a GIF from them....

Quick Links Summary You can easily locate all of your merged cells in Excel on Windows by using the Find tool. Or, you can unmerge all of your cells in Excel on Mac. Have you ever tried tosort data in Excel, only to receive an error about merged cells? It can be a pain to try and locate all of those merged cells manually. Luckily, there’s a simple way to find them....

Summary Arlo is a big name in smart home security. The company offers a wide variety of cameras and more to help protect the interior and exterior of your home, but getting the most out of these devices requires a subscription. Let’s take a closer look at what’s available, and which is best for you. What Can You Do without an Arlo Secure Subscription? Before taking a look at all of Arlo’s subscription options, let’s take a look at what you can do without any subscription....

Quick Links Summary Force Quit any crashing Mac apps by right-clicking the icon in the dock then holding the Option key and selecting “Force Quit” from the menu. You can also locate and quit apps that aren’t responding with Activity Monitor, restart your Mac, install outstanding updates, and completely delete and reinstall the app. macOS is a stable and productive operating system that, assuming you have enough free space and RAM available, should just keep on trucking....

Quick Links Summary Running Ubuntu but don’t know how to wipe a USB drive? It isn’t as difficult as you might think if you’re using GParted, which has been an important tool in the Linux user’s toolkit for about 20 years. I’ll show you how to use it to format a USB drive using GParted on Ubuntu below. Remember To Back Up Your Files First Let’s start with a warning that never gets old....

Quick Links Summary To make a Venn diagram in Google Docs, use the Insert > Drawing > New option to create a new drawing. Create multiple overlapping “Oval” shapes with the shapes tool to draw your Venn diagram. Use the “Textbox” tool to add text to it. A Venn diagram pictorially represents the relationship between two or more things. You can quickly create your own Venn diagram inGoogle Docsby using thebuilt-in drawing tool....

Quick Links Summary Want to downloadan Instagram Storyfor offline use on your iPhone or Android phone? If so, Instagram offers multiple ways to help you do that. We’ll show you how to use all these methods to save your favorite photos or videos from your Stories to your phone. You can save your Instagram Stories only on the iPhone or Android app; you can’t do it on Instagram’s website. Save an Instagram Story to Your Phone’s Camera Roll One way to download an IG Story to your phone is by using the app’s built-in save option....

Quick Links Summary After gathering your connection name, subnet mask, and default gateway, you can set a static IP address in the terminal using the nmcli command. Or, in the GNOME desktop, open your connection settings and click the + icon, then enter the info for your static IP address there. Your home network relies on IP addresses to route data between devices, and sometimes on reconnecting to the network a device’s address can change....

Quick Links Summary Google Assistant is the default digital assistant on Android smartphones. But if you ever wanted to give that job toChatGPT, you can with the help of a third-party app. We’ll show you how to set ChatGPT as the default assistant app on your Android phone so you can invoke it from any screen with the press of a button. How to Set ChatGPT As Your Default Voice Assistant To set ChatGPT as your default assistant app on your Android device, you’ll need to download a third-party app called VoiceGPT....