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February 1, 2022

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Complete color blindness—achromatopsia (monochromacy), total grayscale vision—is the rarest form of color blindness. The majority of people with color blindness really have color vision deficiency in the form of difficulty distinguishing between red/green colors (most common) and blue/yellow colors (less common).

We’re kicking off February 2022 with a new release of Google Chrome. Version 98 of the popular browser brings a new “Privacy Guide” for checking up on some important settings, cleaner emojis, and a new screenshot tool. Let’s take a look. Read More »

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There’s an annoying thing that happens if you use Google Photos on non-Pixel phones. You have to give the app permission to delete photos every single time you do it. Thankfully, you can put a stop to this. Read More »

Android users have long hated when iPhone users utilize the Tapback feature in text messages, but Google’s fix is rolling out now to beta users. However, Google made some odd choices in the emoji translations. Read More »

If you’re like many spreadsheet application users, you might feel intimidated by pivot tables. But if you start with the basics and learn how to build a pivot table in Microsoft Excel, it can become your favorite feature. Read More »

Vinyl is making a resurgence, and while it doesn’t put a dent in streaming numbers, records are outselling CDs. If you’re building a vinyl collection, you’ll need a great turntable, and these are some of the best. Read More »

Google is making some significant changes to Gmail with Workspace. With this tweak, the company will make it easy to move between Gmail, Chat, and Meet from one screen. Read More »

Microsoft has announced its intention to purchase Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, ushering in the largest single acquisition in video gaming history. So what could the deal ultimately mean for people who enjoy games? Read More »

The Linux cut command lets you extract portions of text from files or data streams. It’s especially useful for working with delimited data, such as CSV files. Here’s what you need to know. Read More »

How do you know whether a stalker has slipped an AirTag into your possessions? If you have an iPhone, you’ll quickly get an alert that an AirTag is following you. If you’re an Android user, the AirTag will just start beeping three days after it begins tracking you. Here’s how to scan for AirTags. Read More »

A new month means a new full moon. If you missed January’s Full Wolf Moon, you can catch the new one in just a few weeks. Read More »

February is filled to the brim with monumental events in tech history. Three services you probably use daily launched this month, along with two of the most beloved game series of all time, plus a seminal moment in the development of artificial intelligence. Keep reading to learn the details. Read More »

Wordle is a simple word game that’s positively blown up recently. It was only a matter of time before a big company moved in, and The New York Times has purchased the web-based game for somewhere “in the low seven figures.” Read More »

The new Craob X changes one thing we’re all accustomed to with laptops—it removes all of the ports in favor of creating an incredibly thin device. Whether that tradeoff will be worth it is up to each person, but it’s an interesting design choice. Read More »

Do you often fill in spreadsheet cells by hand? Google Sheets can recognize your data pattern and automatically fill your cells with sequential data, saving you time and energy. Here’s how to use it with numbers, month names, formulas, and more. Read More »

Whether someone isn’t worthy of your connection anymore, or you are close to hitting your connection limit, it’s easy to remove connections from your LinkedIn profile. Here’s how to do that on desktop and mobile. Read More »

Microsoft and Sony seem to be on a purchasing spree, and Sony is set to add Destiny 2 developers Bungie to its crew. Sony will spend a whopping $3.6 billion to bring Bungie to its collection of first-party developers. Read More »

Did you accidentally delete an important text message on your Android phone? If so, you can try to recover your message using a Google Drive backup (if you have one) or a third-party method. We’ll show you the available ways. Read More »