computers
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How to Wipe Your Mac Without Reinstalling the OS
Sometimes you need to reset your Mac to make things right. Maybe it’s running a bit too slow for your taste, or you’re dealing with a intrusive glitch with the software. Of course, the process of resetting and reinstalling the entire macOS operating system from scratch can sound daunting. In the ye older days, you’d…
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Always Get a Second Opinion on a Tech Repair
When your phone’s screen breaks or your laptop stops holding a charge, your first instinct might be to take it to the company that produced it — they made the thing, so they should be trusted to fix it. While that isn’t necessarily wrong, it’s not always the best course of action. Your repair experience…
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Why There Are Dots All Over Your Smartphone Photos (and How to Fix It)
Today’s smartphones take better photos and videos than the dedicated digital cameras of yore, but they aren’t without their issues. Over on Reddit, some smartphone shutterbugs report their photos are plagued by a recurring problem — weird blobs (or dots) scattered across every image. No matter what they do, they can’t seem to get the…
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Your Phone Isn’t Listening to You, Here’s What’s Happening Instead
Have you ever chatted with a friend about buying a certain item and been targeted with an ad for that same item the next day? If so, you may have wondered whether your smartphone was “listening” to you. But is it really? Well, it’s no coincidence the item you’d been interested in was the same…