How-To

10 quick productivity tips for Microsoft 365 mobile apps

Think you can’t get any real work done on your phone? Think again. The mobile versions of Word, Excel, OneNote, and other Office apps are full of clever features to help you do more on the go.

By Howard Wen

May 4, 202615 mins

Microsoft 365Microsoft OfficeMobile Apps

8 ways to protect your Windows laptop’s battery health

With these simple, easy-to-follow steps you can keep your PC laptop’s battery healthy and can squeeze out more time when on the road.

By Chris Hoffman

Sep 11, 2024 10 mins

Windows Windows 10 Windows 11

How to manage Chrome automatic browser updates

Google's Chrome browser is the most popular web browser in use today. Here's how to make sure you have the latest version and can easily manage future updates.

By Gregg Keizer and Dan Muse

Sep 7, 2024 8 mins

Browsers Google Internet

How to use slicers in Excel

Slicers provide an intuitive, user-friendly interface for filtering data in a spreadsheet. Here’s how to create slicers, format them, and use them to filter data in Excel.

By Shimon Brathwaite

Sep 6, 2024 12 mins

Collaboration Software Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office

How to set up Windows 11 Hyper-V virtual machines

You can create Hyper-V VMs in Windows 11 using a built-in Windows app or a new developer-oriented tool. Both come with gotchas. Here’s how it all works.

By Ed Tittel

Sep 4, 2024 32 mins

Desktop Virtualization Microsoft Windows 11

How to protect your privacy in Windows 10

Worried about privacy in Windows 10? Here's what you can do.

By Preston Gralla

Aug 30, 2024 19 mins

Privacy Small and Medium Business Windows 10

5 ways to control Windows with your voice

Your Windows PC has powerful tools for typing with your voice — and speaking commands aloud.

By Chris Hoffman

Aug 28, 2024 9 mins

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 11

5 steps to repair Microsoft Office

If one or more Office apps is acting glitchy, work your way through this series of repair maneuvers, starting with the simplest.

By Ed Tittel

Aug 23, 2024 14 mins

Microsoft Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office

Download our remote IT support tools enterprise buyer’s guide

With the increased reliance on technology for everything from personal computing to point-of-sale transactions, the ability to rapidly resolve problems on remote devices — PCs, smartphones, and more — can boost profits as well as wor

By Robert Mitchell

Aug 22, 2024 1 min

Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Remote Access Tech Support

The complete BitLocker encryption guide for Windows PCs

BitLocker and Device Encryption are critical tools for protecting a PC’s data from thieves. Here’s everything you need to know about the encryption technologies built into Windows 10 and 11.

By Chris Hoffman

Aug 21, 2024 11 mins

Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Security

How to bring Google’s Pixel 9 Call Notes feature to any Android device

You don't need Google's latest Pixel to get on-demand call recordings and transcripts. You just need a little creative thinking.

By JR Raphael

Aug 20, 2024 7 mins

Android Android Phones Google

Enterprise buyer’s guide: Remote IT support software

Buying for the first time? Know what your options are. Considering replacing what you have? You might just save 25% or more on licensing costs. Here's what to look for and 12 leading remote support tools to consider.

By Robert Mitchell

Aug 19, 2024 20 mins

Collaboration Software Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Small and Medium Business

The 5 best ways to print and save web pages on Windows

There are ways to improve your printing and saving experience in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and other modern browsers running on Windows.

By Chris Hoffman

Aug 14, 2024 8 mins

Browsers Windows 10 Windows 11

Microsoft Loop cheat sheet

Microsoft’s Loop app provides shared workspaces where you and your team can collaborate, and also powerful integrations with Microsoft 365 apps. Here’s how to use it.

By Howard Wen

Aug 7, 2024 20 mins

Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office Small and Medium Business

7 steps to a lean, clean Windows machine

Performing a regular disk-cleaning regimen frees up precious storage space and helps keep Windows 10 or 11 operating smoothly. Follow some or all of these steps to get yourself a lean, clean machine.

By Ed Tittel

Aug 2, 2024 19 mins

Small and Medium Business Windows 10 Windows 11

Download our unified endpoint management (UEM) platform enterprise buyer’s guide

For many enterprises, unified endpoint management (UEM) is the platform of choice for managing endpoints like smartphones and PCs and keeping them from becoming security, privacy, and regulatory compliance risks. Here’s how to choose the right

By Bob Violino

Jul 26, 2024 1 min

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Unified Endpoint Management

How to repair Windows 10 or 11 in 4 steps

When Windows gets wonky, try this series of repair techniques — in this order — to attempt to set things right.

By Ed Tittel

Jul 26, 2024 18 mins

Small and Medium Business Windows 10 Windows 11

The best new Slack features for business

Slack keeps rolling out new features that make the chat app even more useful for collaboration. Here’s how to get the most from them.

By Howard Wen

Jul 25, 2024 14 mins

Collaboration Software Generative AI Slack

8 ways to prep your Windows PC for disaster

Always hope for the best — and prepare for the worst.

By Chris Hoffman

Jul 24, 2024 9 mins

Endpoint Protection Windows 10 Windows 11

How to replace Edge as the default browser in Windows — and why you shouldn’t

Here’s how to make Chrome, Firefox, or another browser the primary one in Windows 10 or 11. (But are you sure you want to?)

By Preston Gralla

Jul 23, 2024 9 mins

Microsoft Edge Small and Medium Business Windows 10

Download our desk-booking software enterprise buyer’s guide

Having fewer office workspaces due to remote work has created a musical chairs situation in offices. Employees need a way to reserve workspaces and associated resources they need to do their jobs. That's where desk booking software comes in.

By Keith Shaw and Robert Mitchell

Jul 19, 2024 1 min

Business Services Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Hybrid and Remote Work

13 fast fixes for common Android problems

Solve annoying issues and get any phone in tip-top shape with these easy-to-implement, expert-approved solutions.

By JR Raphael

Jul 19, 2024 20 mins

Android Smartphones

Download our Android smartphones enterprise buyer’s guide

Android dominates smartphone usage throughout the world. Even where Apple’s iPhone dominates or is comparable in market share, businesses are likely to support Android devices as well. But only a few Android phones support enterprise needs.

By Galen Gruman

Jul 12, 2024 1 min

Android Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Smartphones

What to do when Windows won’t boot

After a restart or cold start, Windows sometimes won’t boot up. Here’s what to do next.

By Ed Tittel

Jul 12, 2024 16 mins

Windows Windows 10 Windows 11

10 ways to boost your Windows laptop’s battery life

You don’t have to buy a new laptop to get longer battery life.

By Chris Hoffman

Jul 10, 2024 12 mins

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 11

Handy Excel keyboard shortcuts for Windows and Mac

Get work done more quickly by using keyboard shortcuts in the Microsoft Excel desktop app for Windows or macOS.

By Preston Gralla

Jul 9, 2024 6 mins

Microsoft Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office

What is Contact Key Verification and how is it used?

Apple’s iMessage offers a secure identity verification system that enterprise professionals might want to use. Here's everything you need to know about Contact Key Verification.

By Jonny Evans

Jul 5, 2024 6 mins

Apple Messaging Apps Privacy

Download our business projectors enterprise buyer’s guide

Whether it’s a sales meeting in the executive conference room, a training session for new employees, or an annual meeting for franchisees in an auditorium, nothing gets the point across like a powerful projector. Here’s how to choose the

By Brian Nadel

Jul 3, 2024 1 min

Computers and Peripherals Enterprise Buyer’s Guides

Download our unified communications as a service (UCaaS) enterprise buyer’s guide

Does your phone system date back to the last century? If so, you’re missing out on new technologies that can increase productivity and support a more distributed workforce. That’s where unified communications as a service, or UCaaS, comes

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 28, 2024 1 min

Cloud Computing Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Unified Communications

30 out-of-sight Android app shortcuts worth surfacing

These out-of-sight Android shortcuts can make you meaningfully more efficient — if you (a) figure out how to tap into their full potential and (b) remember to use 'em.

By JR Raphael

Jun 27, 2024 13 mins

Android Google Mobile Apps

Make Slack’s design update work for you

Slack’s updated user interface is easier to navigate and can make you more productive — if you know how to use it and customize it to your liking.

By Howard Wen

Jun 27, 2024 10 mins

Collaboration Software Productivity Software Slack

Download our business PC enterprise buyer’s guide

When it’s time to replace your users’ aging PCs — or maybe to rationalize your PC fleet after a series of acquisitions — the decision on what PCs to buy doesn’t start with the machines themselves. Here’s how to cho

By Galen Gruman

Jun 21, 2024 1 min

Apple Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Mac

Excel basics: Get started with tables

Placing spreadsheet data into a table quickly formats it and makes it easy to work with and analyze. Here’s how to use this basic yet powerful Excel tool.

By Shimon Brathwaite

Jun 21, 2024 12 mins

Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office Office Suites

How to use iCloud with Windows

If you have an Apple ID, you can use iCloud with Windows. Here's how to get started.

By Jonny Evans

Jun 17, 2024 10 mins

Apple Small and Medium Business Windows

Download our AI as a service (AIaaS) enterprise buyer’s guide

AI as a service (AIaaS) provides customers with cloud-based access for integrating and using AI capabilities in their projects or applications without needing to build and maintain their own AI infrastructure. Here are your options.

By Andy Patrizio

Jun 14, 2024 1 min

Cloud Computing Enterprise Buyer’s Guides

Troubleshooting Windows with Reliability Monitor

Built right into Windows 10 and 11, this old-school tool helps diagnose crashes, hangs, and other issues.

By Ed Tittel

Jun 13, 2024 9 mins

Computers and Peripherals Small and Medium Business Windows

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations are on the rise. And increasing pressures around ESG concerns have organizations across industries turning to their CIOs to revamp their strategies for ESG reporting.

By Stephanie Overby

Jun 12, 2024 1 min

Compliance Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Sustainable IT

Download the password managers buyer’s guide

While it may seem counterintuitive to entrust security to a single password manager app accessed by a single password, using a password manager is in fact a very good idea. Here’s how to choose a password manager for your business — or fo

By Josh Fruhlinger and Tim Ferrill

Jun 6, 2024 1 min

Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Password Managers Security

Enterprise buyer’s guide: Desk booking software for the hybrid workplace

The hybrid workplace is here to stay, so you need the right tools to help employees secure a workspace when they’re in the office — and to help you optimize your office space. Here’s what to look for and 25+ desk booking platforms t

By Keith Shaw and Robert Mitchell

Jun 6, 2024 24 mins

Employee Experience Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Human Resources

Google Spaces cheat sheet: How to get started

Google Spaces lets you create collaborative workspaces where your team can chat about projects, share files, assign tasks, and more — all within the Google Chat interface. Learn how to use Spaces in 10 steps.

By Howard Wen

Jun 3, 2024 23 mins

Collaboration Software Google Workspace Office Suites

Microsoft OneDrive cheat sheet: Using OneDrive in Windows

If you have Windows 10 or 11, you have OneDrive. With this quick guide, you can learn how to sync, back up, and share files in OneDrive with built-in Windows tools.

By Howard Wen

May 31, 2024 15 mins

Cloud Storage Collaboration Software Microsoft 365

Buyer’s guide: How to buy PCs for your enterprise

IT has several judgments to make in deciding which Windows PCs — and other business computers like Macs and Chromebooks — should make up its computing fleet. Most aren’t about the PCs themselves.

By Galen Gruman

May 30, 2024 34 mins

Apple Enterprise Buyer’s Guides Small and Medium Business

The best way to run private AI chatbots on your Windows PC

You can get up and running with a local, privacy-focused chatbot for Windows 11 — or even Windows 10 — in just a few quick clicks.

By Chris Hoffman

May 15, 2024 8 mins

Generative AI Windows 10 Windows 11

10 ways to turn off Windows’ worst ads

Windows will let you use your PC in relative peace. You just have to flip the right switches.

By Chris Hoffman

May 1, 2024 11 mins

Microsoft Windows 10 Windows 11

A new Windows 11 backup and recovery paradigm?

If used properly, new features built into Windows 11 offer safe, nearly complete backup, restore, repair, and recovery operations without third-party tools — but there are some caveats worth knowing.

By Ed Tittel

Apr 29, 2024 17 mins

Backup and Recovery Windows Windows 11

30 keyboard shortcuts Mac users need to know

This collection of keyboard shortcuts for macOS can help users get the most from their iMacs, MacBook Pro and MacBook laptops.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 24, 2024 10 mins

Apple MacOS iOS

How to fix iCloud sync in seconds

Here's what to do when your contacts or calendar events don't sync between devices.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 23, 2024 7 mins

Apple Cloud Storage File Sharing

11 top productivity tips for Microsoft Edge

Take advantage of these handy tricks to save time, use fewer system resources, and get more done with the Edge browser.

By Preston Gralla

Apr 18, 2024 21 mins

Browsers Microsoft Edge Productivity Software

The webcam privacy guide for Windows PCs

Modern Windows PCs are packed with webcam privacy tools. Here’s what you need to know to get the most from them.

By Chris Hoffman

Apr 17, 2024 9 mins

Privacy Windows 10 Windows 11

20 iPhone tips you might not have seen

Most people now know that the way to get rid of the last number you typed in Calculator is to swipe a finger right or left in the number display to get rid of it. Here are 20 other useful tips you might not have come across.

By Jonny Evans

Apr 16, 2024 6 mins

Apple iOS iPhone

How to use PivotTables and PivotCharts in Excel

Using Excel’s PivotTables and PivotCharts, you can quickly analyze large data sets, summarize key data, and present it in easy-to-read format. Here’s how to get started with these powerful tools.

By Shimon Brathwaite

Apr 11, 2024 10 mins

Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office Office Suites