Tushar Mehta / Digital Trends Amid the rise of third-party messaging apps, texting remains a popular means of messaging in the U.S. If you own an Android phone, you’ve likely used or heard of Google Messages, which is positioned as the default text messaging app for Android. It is the culmination of Google’s long history … Read more
A printer’s IP address is a group of four sets of numbers separated by periods that allows wireless access to your printer’s settings and information via a web browser. A WPS PIN (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is an eight-digit number that lets you connect your printer to the Wi-Fi network without a password. At some point … Read more
Unsplash Sony added a bunch of great functionality to PS5, but one thing that’s missing is a web browser. Unlike its predecessor, PS4, there’s not a standard web browser you can access from your home screen. That’s a bit of a letdown, as it feels like a huge step back from what was available years … Read more
If you’re looking to clean up your Gmail inbox, but you don’t want to delete anything permanently, then choosing the archive option is your best bet. Whenever you archive an email, it is removed from your inbox folder while still remaining accessible. Here’s how to access any emails you have archived previously, as well as … Read more
Instagram is amazing, and many of us use it as a record of our lives — uploading the best bits of our trips, adventures, and notable moments. But sometimes you can lose the original files of those moments, leaving the Instagram copy as the only available one . While you may be happy to leave it … Read more
One of the best parts about owning an Apple computer is the massive ecosystem of superb Mac apps it gives you access to. There are apps available to Mac users no matter what you are looking for, whether that’s productivity, photo and video editors, security suites, and more. You can get them from Apple’s own … Read more
You’ll probably eventually come across a webpage that you’d like to save for later, and if you save a webpage as a PDF it will stay the same as it is today when you access it again. As a result, converting a webpage to PDF format is an excellent way to record web data as … Read more
Chromebooks are great alternatives to MacBooks and Windows 10 laptops, but they aren’t perfect. Any laptop computer is bound to have issues, and some of the most common problems faced by Chromebook users can feel difficult or even impossible to solve on their own. From issues with updates to internet connectivity, troubleshooting common Chromebook problems doesn’t … Read more
Netflix is one of the most popular streaming platforms for all things movies and TV shows. Home to an immense library of titles, the Netflix archive is constantly changing and evolving, and so are the many ways you can use your Netflix account. For instance, did you know you can access region-locked Netflix shows and … Read more
Microsoft’s history is littered with the discontinuation of once-beloved applications. Most recently, WordPad, the renowned text editor app, was conspicuously absent from the latest beta build of Windows 11, indicating an end to its 28-year-long journey. I have fond memories of using the app back in my college days when Microsoft Office was too pricey … Read more
