How to download the NHS COVID-19 app
More than six months after the UK was put into lockdown, the coronavirus pandemic shows no signs of abating. Alongside testing, a key method in slowing the spread of the virus is […]
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A free Windows app makes me use my standing desk
It’s been over ten years since I found out that my spinal vertebrae are smashing together like an anatomical ten-car pileup. Since then I’ve used standing desks to try to limit the […]
How to fight the new Windows Outlook app and keep Mail…for now
Microsoft has threatened to take away Windows Mail and replace it with a new Outlook app. Now it’s already doing so, trying to wrest it away from you before its end-of-the-year self-imposed […]
Samsung is discontinuing its DeX app for Windows PCs
Back in 2017, Samsung released the first showing of DeX (short for “desktop experience”) that allowed high-end Samsung Galaxy phones to plug into a special dock and be used like a desktop […]
How to use Samsung’s Separate App Sound
Samsung has included a number of useful audio settings in its Galaxy smartphones, one being Separate App Sound. This feature allows you to stream the sound from one of your phone’s apps […]
Unlock the potential of Windows File Explorer with this free app
Windows File Explorer has changed over and over again across the years, but even when it’s been revamped it hasn’t ever felt groundbreakingly new, neither visually nor functionally. That seems to be […]
The classic Sticky Notes app is broken on Windows due to login bug
If you’re still using the old Sticky Notes app on Windows, you may have run into an issue recently where you can’t log into the app anymore. The problem is affecting many […]
How to lock any app on iPhone or iPad
Despite constant requests for a guest mode and the ability to make certain folders or apps off-limits, Apple has repeatedly ignored its users’ pleas in successive iOS updates. It sees iPhones and […]
How to use Windows 11’s camera app to take photos and videos
1. The camera app in Windows Foundry The camera app is one of the most frequently used apps on smartphones — and Windows also has a camera app. Microsoft has greatly improved […]
How to use the Lensa app to make AI selfie images
You may have seen lots of photos from Lensa flood your social media recently. Lensa is an AI image generator app that can create what it calls ‘magic avatars’. These are artistic […]