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10 Tricks That’ll Make You an Outlook Master

Outlook on desktop was starting to look outdated, but the colossus of email clients has found new life on mobile and web—and there’s more to the software than you might think. Whether you use the desktop client every day or have been dabbling in the new apps for iOS and Android, here are our favorite…

Gadgets David Nield Jan 21

Search Your Bookmarks in Chrome With This Hidden Feature

If you find yourself drowning in an ocean of unorganized bookmarks, then Chrome’s recently revamped bookmark manager has one or two tricks that may help. One is the option to search through your bookmarked pages right from the browser’s address bar at the top of the interface. Here’s how to set up and use the…

Gadgets David Nield Jan 18

TrayStatus Instantly Adds Extra Info to the Windows 10 System Tray

Free Windows utility TrayStatus does exactly what its name suggests it might, cramming a whole host of useful extra status icons into the familiar system tray (known officially as the notification area). It gives you at-a-glance readings for Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock and the main modifier keys (Alt, Ctrl, Shift and the Windows…

Gadgets David Nield Jan 4

Intel Plans to Put Its Insane 8-Teraflop Supercomputer Chips Into a Desktop

Yesterday, Intel announced that it’s putting its insane 72-core Knight’s Landing’ supercomputer chip—its fastest ever—into production. But perhaps more exciting is the fact that it has plans to ship desktop workstations that contain the face-melting computational powerhouse. PC World reports that Intel plans to ship a “limited number of workstations” that pack the powerful slab…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Nov 17

How to Use Gmail and Inbox Together

Google developed two very good email clients for the web, Android, and iOS, but you don’t have to choose between them. It’s possible to use the two apps together, taking advantage of the best features from both to power through your overflowing inbox. Here are some tips on how to do it without getting in…

Gadgets David Nield Nov 10

Cortana Can Be Your Own Personal Translator in Windows 10

One of Cortana’s capabilities that you might not noticed yet is the quick translation feature. Microsoft’s engineers recently upgraded this part of Cortana’s functionality, so you can now get multilingual help with words, phrases and sentences, assuming Cortana is supported in your part of the world (U.S. English and Chinese editions of Windows 10 are…

Gadgets David Nield Nov 6

Send Maps from Your Desktop to Your Mobile Device

Many of us go through the process of looking up a route on a desktop or laptop and then switching to a phone for the actual journey. Apple and Google are wise to this process because sending directions from one platform to another is way easier than you think.. Here’s how to do it. Google…

Gadgets David Nield Nov 3

Hunt Down and Remove Duplicate Files from Your PC

Duplicate files can cause all kinds of problems on your computer, taking up precious storage room, confusing your photo or media manager apps, and generally getting in the way of searches and other operations when you’d rather they didn’t. You don’t have to accept duplicate files as an inevitability of running a PC, though: Here’s…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 2

HP Stream Mini: A Cute, Cheap Windows Desktop For Just $180

The $200 HP Stream is the bargain-basement laptop to beat. But what if you want a desktop instead? Take a peek at the new HP Stream Mini. At just over 2 inches tall, 1.6 pounds light, and a mere $180 out of your wallet, this tiny pastel blue nettop packs a surprising amount of value…

Tech News Sean Hollister Jan 5

Skype Just Fixed the Single Most Annoying Thing About Notifications

Skype just announced a great new feature that should be part of every single app, plugin, or digital service you use: When you’re actively Skyping, the app’s notifications will only go to the device you’re currently using. Why didn’t this kind of setup become a universal standard, like, five years ago? This update solves a…

Tech News Bob Sorokanich Aug 20

How To Finally Get Your Desktop Under Control

It’s easy to dump shortcuts, files and other miscellany on to your desktop for quick access or for convenience’s sake, but before long you can be left with a forest of icons and thumbnails obscuring the wallpaper beneath. If your desktop could use a clean up, we’re here to tell you how to go about…

Gadgets David Nield Jul 10

Google Now Just Took Its First Steps Onto the Desktop

Google Now is great, but it’s only on your mobile devices. We’ve been waiting on a desktop version for what feels like forever. Now, finally, it’s just starting to poke its head out in the beta-est of Chrome’s beta builds. So far, the Now integration is a far cry from the redesigned Google homepage you…

Tech News Eric Limer Jan 16

The New Mac Pro Finally Goes on Sale Tomorrow

It’s sleek, black, looks a little bit like your waste paper bin, and could just be your ultimate workstation. The Mac Pro is an amazing piece of hardware and, finally, it goes on sale tomorrow. https://gizmodo.com/apples-mac-pro-is-a-the-ultimate-workstation-1450137449 As of Thursday December 19th, you’ll be able to piece together your dream machine, chock full of Xeon processors,…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 18

How to Spread Your Music Across the Web

Cloud storage has transformed the way digital music collectors access their media. But with so many competing hosting services, which should you choose? How about: All of them. Here’s how to sync your music collection throughout the cloud. iTunes Apple’s supplemented its ubiquitous media management program in 2011 with iCloud, a 20,000 track music locker.…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola Dec 1

How to Run OnLive’s Remote Microsoft Office on OS X, For Free

Even if you’re a Microsoft Office hater, sometimes it’s extremely useful to have access to its features. Well, here’s a quick way to achieve that on OS X, for free, using OnLive’s Desktop service. OnLive offers a free service through which iOS and Android users can access an install of Office running from its servers.…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Jul 10

Are iMac and Mac Pro Redesigns in Our Future, After All?

Today was like an Apple ChristmaHanuKwanzaakah, with a bounty of dreamy new machines and upgrades unveiled in all their slim, retina-displaying, functionally superior glory. Not included among the redesign group, however, were the iMac and the Mac Pro (though Mac Pro did get a quiet, unannounced internal upgrade, in three configurations). There’s been lots of…

Tech News Molly Oswaks Jun 11

The Mac Pro Is Half-Dead: Apple Has Kind of Updated One of Its Most Venerable Lines

Apple defied expectations by introducing an updated Mac Pro today. But it didn’t warrant a mention at the WWDC keynote, which falls in line with the earlier indication that Apple would kill it off. While this is the first refresh the super-powerful computer of choice of creative professionals has gotten in two years, it’s not…

Tech News Leslie Horn Jun 11

Greatest Case Mod Hyrule Has Ever Seen

Taking inspiration from Lego, Minecraft, and good old-fashioned building blocks, the 8-Bit Builder goes slightly against his namesake with this 16-bit case mod honoring Hyrule’s most-diminutive hero. But seriously, why is it a kid who’s always saving the day? The timelapse video of this PC build is worth watching just for the soundtrack alone, but…

Gadgets Andrew Liszewski Feb 23

This Beautiful Red Plume Is Your Next Desktop Background. But What Is It?

Is it a wonderful new Christmas decoration come too late? Blood plunging into a pool of bath water? Or has someone just dropped the ketchup in the sink? Turns out it’s actually nothing quite as excitng. It’s just boring old red ink dropped into water. But it is beautiful red ink, lit wonderfully and captured…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe Dec 26

Good News: Windows 8 Tablets May Not Get Traditional Desktop Apps After All

According to Paul Thurrott, Microsoft may discard its original plans to include support for desktop applications in their tablets. Instead, they would go for Metro-only apps, like the ones found in Windows Phone 7. I’m not surprised. If they want to make their tablets competitive with the iPad in terms of size, battery life and…

Tech News Jesus Diaz Dec 2

10 Tricks That’ll Make You an Outlook Master

Search Your Bookmarks in Chrome With This Hidden Feature

TrayStatus Instantly Adds Extra Info to the Windows 10 System Tray

Intel Plans to Put Its Insane 8-Teraflop Supercomputer Chips Into a Desktop

How to Use Gmail and Inbox Together

Cortana Can Be Your Own Personal Translator in Windows 10

Send Maps from Your Desktop to Your Mobile Device

Hunt Down and Remove Duplicate Files from Your PC

HP Stream Mini: A Cute, Cheap Windows Desktop For Just $180

Skype Just Fixed the Single Most Annoying Thing About Notifications

How To Finally Get Your Desktop Under Control

Google Now Just Took Its First Steps Onto the Desktop

The New Mac Pro Finally Goes on Sale Tomorrow

How to Spread Your Music Across the Web

How to Run OnLive’s Remote Microsoft Office on OS X, For Free

Are iMac and Mac Pro Redesigns in Our Future, After All?

The Mac Pro Is Half-Dead: Apple Has Kind of Updated One of Its Most Venerable Lines

Greatest Case Mod Hyrule Has Ever Seen

This Beautiful Red Plume Is Your Next Desktop Background. But What Is It?

Good News: Windows 8 Tablets May Not Get Traditional Desktop Apps After All

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