How to backup Gmail: The ultimate guide
Want to make sure you have a local or backup copy of all that mission-critical business and personal history in your Gmail archives? David Gewirtz takes you through an array of options.
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Private browsing: 16 good reasons to use incognito mode
Also known as private browsing or porn mode, your browser privacy setting has all sorts of useful applications that have nothing to do with hiding the consumption of adult content.
Storage, servers and more: We found 24 cloud services for your business
When it comes to cloud services and software-as-a-service (SaaS), we're all familiar with the usual players. But there's a huge world of opportunity and available resources beyond Google, Dropbox, Salesforce, Amazon, Microsoft and even beyond storage and server services.
No internet: The unbearable anxiety of losing your connection
David Gewirtz had things under control: No landline. No cable TV. No regrets... until the internet failed. Is always-on connectivity making us all a little crazy?
The growing divide between work and consumer computing
While consumers and students can get by using mobile and cloud-based alternatives to the traditional PC (or Mac), workers and enthusiasts often can't. These pro users need power, flexibility, and options. How will computing change to meet their needs?
No new Mac hardware leaves me feeling pretty dark mode myself
In a world filled with the latest bleeding edge technology, one company has dedicated itself to promising nothing and delivering less, at least when it comes to what was once its flagship line of computers.
Technology that changed us: The 2010s, from Amazon Echo to Pokémon Go
In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad. (Previously: The 2000s)
12 great Father's Day gifts: Unique, geeky, affordable and sure to thrill
You say your dad already has a $50 smartphone-controlled drone? No problem: Here are 11 more tech toys you won't find at your local Walmart.
How to make sure your Alexa will never accidentally send recordings to friends
Did you read about how an Alexa sent a recording of a husband and wife's private conversation to someone on their contact list? Here's how to make sure that doesn't ever happen to you.
Technology that changed us: The 2000s, from iPhone to Twitter
In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad. (Previously: The 1990s)
Technology that changed us: The 1990s, from WorldWideWeb to Google
In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad. (Previously: The 1980s)
Technology that changed us: The 1980s, from MS-DOS to the first GPS satellite
In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad. (Previously: The 1970s)
Technology that changed us: The 1970s, from Pong to Apollo
In this 50-year retrospective, we're not just looking at technology year by year, we're looking at technologies that had an impact on us, paved the way for the future, and changed us, in ways good and bad.
Why even the best free VPNs are not a risk worth taking
Here's a question. If you're not paying for your VPN service, where is the provider getting the money to run it? The answer might cause you to lose some sleep.
Take home along: How a VPN can help travelers connect wherever they go
It can be difficult to access your home Internet services and resources when you travel out of the country. Here are six ways a virtual private network can help.
