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December 21, 2021

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The invention of the rubber eraser trailed the invention of the pencil by two centuries; the first wood-and-graphite pencils were created in the 16th century, but rubber erasers weren’t invented until the late 18th century.

If you constantly close apps on your iPhone while attempting to speed things up or save battery life, you’re doing the opposite and making your iPhone perform worse. Here’s why. Read More »

An awesome tech gift doesn’t have to be expensive. You can buy a creative and memorable gift for less than a hundred bucks. From fun gadgets to useful tech, here are the best tech gifts for under $100 this holiday season. Read More »

Are you looking to make an operating system change? It might be time to give elementary OS a chance. Version 6.1 of the OS has arrived, and it brings with it some really exciting changes that make it more than worth a look. Read More »

Have you ever been tasked with combining spreadsheet data? Maybe you have your team’s expense sheets or sales counts that need to be consolidated into one. Here, we’ll show you how to combine data from spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel. Read More »

Rockstar Games has had an exciting month, as the company released Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy, which received mixed reviews and had some weird issues with extra files in the game at launch. To make things right, it is offering a free game or some in-game currency to anyone who owns the remaster collection. Read More »

Tech gifts don’t have to be big, pricey, and showy. Instead, you can find some fantastic little gadgets that make for great stocking stuffers. We’ve picked out some of the best to make your late-minute shopping that much easier! Read More »

Learn everything you need to know about Excel VBA and start customizing office solutions. With over 100 pages of knowledge, this eBook is compiled from Stack Overflow Documentation. Take advantage of the examples, strategic advice, and bring your Excel skills to the next level. Free Download!

Amazon Prime Video has a film library full of everything from classics to low-budget obscurities, and the same goes for the service’s holiday offerings. Here are the 10 best Christmas movies to stream on Amazon Prime Video. Read More »

Not too long ago, buying a gaming laptop was something only a small slice of users could justify. They simply cost too much for too little return. Modern gaming laptops are a different story and are actually a great deal. Read More »

The Google Chrome browser has tons of great features, but many of them are not available by default. Chrome “flags” can enable experimental and beta features if you know where to find them. It’s surprisingly easy to do. Read More »

Although one in seven people own some type of smartwatch—it’s a gadget I couldn’t really understand. The thought of dropping a couple of hundred dollars on one from Apple or Samsung wasn’t something I couldn’t understand. That is until I spent some time with a cheap smartwatch on my wrist. Read More »

EdrawMax is a cross-platform diagram software solution available for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Online. It offers a vast amount of templates, themes and vector images to get started making diagrams, infographics, presentations, and graphic design solutions. It covers a broad range of relevant needs from education, business, and engineering industries, meaning you’re covered with being able to present important info quickly and with ease. We had a go with EdrawMax and thought it warranted a closer comparison to a more familiar program like Visio. But first, let’s have a look and see what EdrawMax is like. Read More »

Gridlines make it easier to read through data tables, which is why Excel adds them by default. They aren’t always necessary in a spreadsheet, however, so we’ll show you how to easily hide them when you don’t need them. Read More »

Telegram is a feature-packed messenger app. When there’s something the app can’t handle, Telegram is quick to add it. One such feature is hiding spoilers, and it appears that it’s coming to the app shortly. Read More »

If you use Google Forms and want to make sure answers fall within certain parameters, you can use the Response Validation feature. When an answer doesn’t meet your criteria, you can display a custom error message. Read More »

Drawing a line crossing your text is easy with Microsoft Excel’s strikethrough option. You can use a keyboard shortcut or a graphical menu to strikethrough your text. We’ll show you both methods. Read More »

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