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Windows 10's Disk Cleanup is no longer the best tool to free up space
windowscentral.com - Mauro Huculak
It's time to embrace Storage sense on Windows 10 and let Disk Cleanup go.On Windows 10, Disk Cleanup has been a handy tool for freeing up space after …
Microsoft OneNote
OneNote October 2018 Update brings cloud file attachments, tag search, Emoji keyboard and more
mspoweruser.com
Microsoft yesterday announced the October 2018 Update for OneNote apps across Windows, Mac and Online. This is a major update with several new …
What’s new for OneNote in October 2018
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Smart Homes
Everything that works with Amazon Echo and Alexa
reviewed.com - Samantha Gordon and Daniel Wroclawski
This guide has been updated to include new devices with Alexa built in, such as the Echo Spot and Sonos One, as well as new devices that work with …
North Pole
The Top 10 New Roku Channels for October 2018
cordcuttersnews.com - Luke Bouma
By onOctober 16, 2018 in All News, News, Roku News Today we take a look at 10 new Roku Channels for October 2018. This list shows some of the best new …
Apple
How to Use the Preview Loupe Tool in macOS
MacRumors - by Tim Hardwick
All of Apple's Macs come with Preview, the powerful file viewer that's built into macOS. Preview is the default app that opens up whenever you double-click an image or a PDF, and features several annotation
Best smart home system
techhive.com - Christopher Null
From smart light bulbs and thermostats that think for themselves to Bluetooth door locks, wireless security cameras, and all manner of sensors, …
Beta Testing
How to Install the iOS 12.1 Public Beta
Lifehacker - David Murphy
I have seen the future, and it is Group FaceTime. Should you install a public beta of iOS on your primacy iPhone or iPad? Most people caution against …
Google Assistant
Logitech Harmony direct control is finally live on Google Assistant (and Home), but there are some limitations
androidpolice.com - Rita El Khoury
Article Contents Harmony's history with Google Home and Assistant goes way back. When support for the service first rolled out, it was an Actions on …
10 incredibly useful ways to use a USB drive you didn't know
komando.com - Amanda Kooser, Komando.com
Are you sitting at your desk? Go ahead, reach down, and open your desk drawer. You know the one. It’s the drawer that holds a couple outdated …
Windows 10
How To Reclaim Space On Your Windows 10 Hard Drive After the October Update
Lifehacker - Mark O'Neill
It feels like Microsoft is ramping up its major system updates for Windows, with one now coming every six months or so. But the problem, apart from …
Lifehacks
How to Hide Your App Folder Names in iOS
Lifehacker - David Murphy
If you’re the kind of person who uses a little creativity when organizing the apps on your iPhone or iPad—by icon color, for example—it might be time …
Apps
macOS Mojave: For app permissions, what’s the difference between Accessibility and Full Disk Access?
macworld.com - Glenn Fleishman
The Mac has avoided widespread malware, and Apple tries to keep ahead of the ways in which malicious software can gain a foothold in macOS. In 2015 …
Windows 10
Roam the internet securely with Microsoft Edge's hidden browser
komando.com - Francis Navarro
Microsoft Edge has a hidden browser that allows you to roam the internet with less worry as it can protect you from malware and Viruses.
Free tool to diagnose and fix USB troubles
komando.com - Toni Sutton
Most likely there's been a time or two where you've nearly lost your mind trying to figure out what the problem was. You've probably spent way too …
Android TV
You can now ask an Assistant speaker to play Netflix on Android TV
androidpolice.com - Corbin Davenport
Android TV devices are supposed to have all the functionality of a Chromecast, since they also act as Cast targets. However, there are still some …
Windows 10
9 Reasons It Might Be Time to Switch to Microsoft Edge
Gizmodo - David Nield
Years after we all jumped ship from Internet Explorer to Firefox and Chrome, we don’t really want to go back to a Microsoft browser, do we? While …
Apps
These macOS Mojave apps will help you get the most out of the Finder
appleinsider.com - William Gallagher
Feature By The updated macOS makes the Finder better than ever but once you've tried its new features, you'll want more. AppleInsider shows how you can …
Google Maps
The Best Tips for Using Google Maps with Apple's CarPlay
Lifehacker - David Murphy
The world might feel like a mess right now, depending on your technological, financial, or political interests, but there’s one thing I think we can …
How-To's
The easiest way to share iPhone photos and videos
CNET - by Matt Elliott
iOS 12 has introduced a slew of new features and hidden gems. And one seemingly small addition to the Photos app can make a huge change to the way you share photos and videos. Instead of texting or emailing
Google Home
Google Home Hub hands on: Is there an Echo in here?
techhive.com - Michael Simon covers all things mobile for PCWorld and Macworld. You can usually find him with his nose buried in a screen. The best way to yell at him is on Twitter.
With a 7-inch widescreen display, you’d think the Google Home Hub wouldn’t fit on your nightstand. It will. And it’ll leave plenty of room for a …
Smart Homes
Amazon Echo Show (2nd Gen) review: Better in every way, and better than every other smart display
techhive.com - Michael covers the smart-home, home-entertainment, and home-networking beats, working in the smart home he built in 2007.
The second-generation Echo Show is better than the first in every respect, ranging from its industrial design to its audio and video performance. …
Google Home
Google Home Hub: Top 5 features, and how it stacks up to Echo Show
techhive.com - Michael covers the smart-home, home-entertainment, and home-networking beats, working in the smart home he built in 2007.
Google keeps secrets when it wants to (e.g., the Google+ security flaw it discovered earlier this year), so all the “leaks” leading up to today’s …
Google Home
Google Home Routines: How to put them to use
techhive.com - Jared writes for PCWorld and TechHive from his remote outpost in Cincinnati.
Unless you’ve dug deep into the settings menu for Google Home, you might not know about the smart speaker’s most powerful feature. It’s called …
RemoteAccess
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idevicesinc.com
Wi-Fi And Network Setup Requirements Home Wi-Fi® (802.11 B/G/N) • None, WPA or WPA2 (AES) Network Security For more details on router compatibility and …
Google Home
The most fun and useful things you can do with a smart assistant
komando.com - Francis Navarro
Have you joined the "smart home" bandwagon yet? This, of course, means a home that is equipped with connected appliances and fixtures that can be …
Google Home
Pixel 3, Google Home Hub and Pixel Slate: everything Google just announced
CNET - by Lori Grunin,
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Google's annual fall hardware event proved to be not quite as jam packed as Amazon's recent surprise clown-car full of announcements, but the company did anounce the
Want to buy a smart plug? Read this first
CNET - by Molly Price
If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. Smart plugs are one of the most underrated smart home products out there. No, they aren't the flashiest, but they can automate dumb products in your
Smart Homes
Alexa's in-app smart home controls just got a makeover
CNET - by Ry Crist
With its latest deluge of Alexa devices, Amazon abandoned much of the black, utilitarian plastic that characterized its previous generation of gadgets in favor of softer, homier designs wrapped in posh
Smart Homes
12 new things to try with Alexa
CNET - by Taylor Martin
In September, Amazon announced 12 new Alexa-powered devices that included everything from a new Echo Dot and Show to a microwave and connected wall clock. Along with the new hardware, Amazon also announced

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Windows 10's Disk Cleanup is no longer the best tool to free up space

OneNote October 2018 Update brings cloud file attachments, tag search, Emoji keyboard and more

What’s new for OneNote in October 2018

Everything that works with Amazon Echo and Alexa

The Top 10 New Roku Channels for October 2018

How to Use the Preview Loupe Tool in macOS

Best smart home system

How to Install the iOS 12.1 Public Beta

Logitech Harmony direct control is finally live on Google Assistant (and Home), but there are some limitations

10 incredibly useful ways to use a USB drive you didn't know

How To Reclaim Space On Your Windows 10 Hard Drive After the October Update

How to Hide Your App Folder Names in iOS

macOS Mojave: For app permissions, what’s the difference between Accessibility and Full Disk Access?

Roam the internet securely with Microsoft Edge's hidden browser

Free tool to diagnose and fix USB troubles

You can now ask an Assistant speaker to play Netflix on Android TV

9 Reasons It Might Be Time to Switch to Microsoft Edge

These macOS Mojave apps will help you get the most out of the Finder

The Best Tips for Using Google Maps with Apple's CarPlay

The easiest way to share iPhone photos and videos

Google Home Hub hands on: Is there an Echo in here?

Amazon Echo Show (2nd Gen) review: Better in every way, and better than every other smart display

Google Home Hub: Top 5 features, and how it stacks up to Echo Show

Google Home Routines: How to put them to use

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The most fun and useful things you can do with a smart assistant

Pixel 3, Google Home Hub and Pixel Slate: everything Google just announced

Want to buy a smart plug? Read this first

Alexa's in-app smart home controls just got a makeover

12 new things to try with Alexa