The Kwikset Kevo allows you to lock and unlock your door without the need for actual keys. However, what if you want others to have access to your house, especially family members? Here’s how to give “eKeys” to other household members, as well as guests. RELATED: How to Install and Set Up the Kwikset Kevo Smart Lock With the Kevo app, you can give unlimited access to family members that live under the same roof as you or provide a temporary 24-hour pass to a guest who might be staying the night....

Have you ever had your keyboard break down on you, or your computer simply refuses to accept its input? It’s especially frustrating if this happens while the computer is off, since you can’t input your password to get access to Windows. Thankfully, Microsoft has included a way to access your data (and hopefully fix your problem) using only a mouse or a touch screen. Turn on your computer normally. Assuming there are no deeper technical problems with Windows or your physical hardware, you should see the login screen as usual....

The iPad isn’t a laptop, but it’s creeping ever-closer. Apple’s latest tablets work with keyboards and mice and have USB-C ports, and some even share the same system-on-chip as the latest MacBooks. In many use cases, an iPad can now replace a laptop entirely. Which iPad Is the Closest to a Laptop? The iPad Pro is the most laptop-like tablet that Apple produces. It’s available in 11-inch (from $799) and 12....

At the time of writing, the “Holding Space” feature is only available as an optional and experimental Google Chrome flag. In our usage, though, we didn’t face any snags on Chromebook with “Holding Space.” To enable “Holding Space” on your Chromebook, you need to switch on its corresponding flag first. RELATED: How to Enable Google Chrome Flags to Test Beta Features Open Chrome and paste chrome://flags/#enable-holding-space into the address bar at the top of the browser....

You know how you can log in to services like Disqus, Best Buy, or Hulu, (or our very own comments) with your Facebook account? It’s a fast and handy way to avoid making a new account and password for every web service under the sun, but that free convenience sometimes comes with a price: access to your data. Companies treasure details of your personal life and the implicit right to send you messages....

A New Windows PC RELATED: How to Easily Reinstall Windows 10 Without the Bloatware Whether you’re unpacking a shiny new laptop or building yourself a kickass new gaming PC, we have you covered with everything you need to set it up. While we don’t recommend transferring your old Windows installation to your new PC, you can migrate the necessary files pretty simply. If your new PC comes with a lot of bloatware, you may want to start by reinstalling Windows without the junk—it’s much easier than it used to be thanks to Reset This PC....

More and more, your interactions with computers are dependent on your browser and the web at large. So it’s incredibly handy to have your browser history and settings follow you around to other computers. The various makers of your favorite browsers know this, and all of them (with one predictable exception) have built-in tools to help your web experience stay consistent. Google Chrome Google’s Chrome browser has been all about the syncing action since day one....

Your car needs a lot of routine maintenance, from changing your oil to rotating your tires, and a bunch of things in between that you forget about until they start to break. Fortunately, Dash makes it easier to keep track of when you need to perform basic maintenance. Here’s how to set it up. We’ve mentioned Dash before as a handy way to keep track of basic information about your car, like your license plate, VIN, and odometer read out....

Android, as an operating system, is great for power users—apps have the ability to do all kinds of stuff that other, more locked-down phones can’t do. Unfortunately, one of those abilities is disappearing soon, and many power user apps could lose features or disappear from the Play Store as a result. Update: Google has apparently put this decision “on pause” while it decides the best course of action. While the company could decide to move forward with its original plan, it could also decide to change the way it looks at accessibility usage....

It’s Probably a Hardware Problem; Here’s How to Check In our experience, most mouse left-click (or right-click) issues point to hardware failure. If the mouse’s left-click button doesn’t work, only sometimes responds, accidentally “unclicks” as you drag, misclicks, or double-clicks when you click once, that’s a pretty good sign there’s something wrong with the hardware in the left-click button itself. There’s an extremely easy way to check whether you have a hardware issue or a software issue: Unplug your mouse from your current computer, plug it into another computer, and test the left-click button....

In a quest for perfect security, the perfect is the enemy of the good. People are criticizing SMS-based two-factor authentication in the wake of the Reddit hack, but using SMS-based two factor is still much better than not using two-factor authentication at all. Over 90% of Gmail Users Aren’t Using Two-Factor Authentication Security professionals who talk about SMS verification not being good enough are getting too far ahead of themselves....

Macs include a Wireless Diagnostics tool that can help you speed up your Wi-Fi network and improve its signal strength. It also includes many additional tools for power users. This tool is useful for everyone from Mac beginners to experts, but it’s a bit hidden. It requires digging through your list of installed apps or just holding down the Option key as you click a menu. Opening Wireless Diagnostics RELATED: Access Hidden Options and Information With Your Mac’s Option Key...

Original Equipment Manufacturer OEM stands for “original equipment manufacturer.” This refers to the company that manufactured or created a product before being marketed through a retailer or used as a part of another product. People use this acronym in many different contexts, but when used in internet commerce, it usually refers to a product sourced directly from the original manufacturer instead of a retailer. An OEM product is often identical to a retail product without bells and whistles like retail packaging, documentation, or a warranty....

Look in the Task Manager on Windows 10 and you may see one or more “Broadcast DVR server” processes running. These processes have the file name bcastdvr.exe, and are part of the Windows 10 operating system. RELATED: What Is This Process and Why Is It Running on My PC? This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Task Manager, like Runtime Broker, svchost.exe, dwm.exe, ctfmon....

You hear your Mac’s fans running, so you check Activity Monitor. Turns out something called “installd” is taking up a bunch of CPU power. What’s going on? RELATED: What Is This Process and Why Is It Running on My Mac? This article is part of our ongoing series explaining various processes found in Activity Monitor, like kernel_task, hidd, mdsworker, and many others. Don’t know what those services are? Better start reading!...

Net neutrality is one of the biggest policy debates around the internet, and the government has voted to officially repeal the net neutrality regulations. Here’s what net neutrality is, and how it affects you. In short, “net neutrality” refers to the principle that all internet traffic should be treated equally, without discrimination. Net neutrality says that internet service providers should transmit data without giving preference to certain companies or types of data....

The High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) is used by Apple’s iPhone and is also coming to Google’s Android P. It’s a modern replacement for JPEG, and often has the .HEIC file extension. What is HEIF? RELATED: What Is HEVC H.265 Video, and Why Is It So Important for 4K Movies? The HEIF format produces images with a smaller file size and higher image quality than the older JPEG standard. In other words, HEIF is just better than JPEG....

If you’ve ever used both platforms—especially listening to audio through headphones—you probably noticed that iPhones generally have better sound and more volume than Android. But why is that? In short, it’s all about the DAC—Digital to Analog Converter. This little converter single-handedly decides how good your music sounds. Sure, headphones also come into play here, but you can have the best headphones on the planet and still get subpar sound if the DAC is crummy....

Starting with Chrome 68, Google Chrome labels all non-HTTPS websites as “Not Secure.” Nothing else has changed—HTTP websites are just as secure as they’ve always been—but Google is giving the entire web a shove towards secure, encrypted connections. In the future, Google even plans to remove the word “Secure” from the address bar. All websites should be secure by default, after all. How “Secure” HTTPS Websites Work When you visit a website that uses HTTPS encryption, you’ll see the familiar green lock icon and the word “Secure” in your address bar....

If you spend a lot of time working in Photoshop or another graphics app, a drawing tablet is almost certainly for you. Which Type of Drawing Tablet Is Right for You? Graphics tablets are distinct from tablet computers like the iPad (although you can use an iPad as a graphics tablet for a Mac) and Microsoft Surface Pro. Those are also computers, whereas graphics tablets are just peripherals for a computer....