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What’s a Podcast? Think of podcasts as internet radio or an audio series. They are shows that regularly release new episodes you can listen to via an app on your phone. Like blogs, podcasts (mostly) also live freely on their own websites. While this is great for independent creators, it can make podcasts confusing for first-time listeners. You can find the same podcast on hundreds of podcast apps and websites. However, some are exclusive to certain platforms (like Spotify) or apps....

With Continuity, your Mac and iPhone work pretty well together. You can seamlessly transition between the two platforms…including make phone calls right from your computer. Here’s how. RELATED: How to Make Macs and iOS Devices Work Together Seamlessly with Continuity For this to work, your Mac and iPhone need to be near to each other. Handoff uses the Bluetooth Low Energy protocol which has a maximum range of about 30 feet outdoors with a clear line of sight....

Your SSH config file allows you to define specific settings for each SSH host that makes connecting to that host far easier. By defining many of these common, or uncommon, properties within the file, it eliminates the need to remember this parameter set each and every time a connection is needed. Defining an SSH Connection If the file, ~/.ssh/config does not exist, you might go ahead and create this now....

The touchpad on top of the HomePod can be pretty sensitive, making it likely you’ll trigger something accidentally if you haven’t already. There is a way to prevent accidental touches, though. RELATED: How to Stop the HomePod from Reading Your Text Messages to Other People To do this, you’ll actually be taking advantage of some Accessibility features included with the HomePod. While they’re technically meant for disabled users, those features can be useful for just about anyone....

We’ve all had that moment where we need a file on our phone that happens to be on the computer. Now, there are a couple of ways you can do this: email it to yourself, put it in cloud storage like Dropbox, or even transfer it with a USB cable. But there’s a faster, easier way. Enter Portal. What Is Portal? RELATED: How to Use Pushbullet to Sync All Sorts of Stuff Between Your PC and Android Phone...

Just above your list of previous orders, you’ll see a search box. Enter your search terms in this box and click Search Orders. Your search results will appear in a list below the search box. On each result, you’ll find links to buy the product again, write a review, archive your order, and even get support for the product if it’s available.

Strong passwords are not enough anymore: we recommend using two-factor authentication whenever possible. Ideally, that means using an app that generates authentication codes on your phone or a physical hardware token. We prefer Authy when it comes to authentication apps—it’s compatible with all sites that use Google Authenticator, but is more powerful and convenient. Why You Should Generate Codes With Authy (and Not SMS) Two-factor authentication requires you have both the password for your account and an additional authentication method....

Most people think of Spotify as the mega-popular music streaming service, but it also has podcasts. Nearly all popular podcasts can be found on Spotify, including some exclusives. If you’re a podcast lover and music streamer, you may want to merge the two. Podcasts are available in all versions of the Spotify app. Progress in episodes is synced across devices as well, which is very nice. Mobile devices can also download episodes for offline listening....

Excited about macOS Mojave, but don’t want to wait until the Fall? The public beta is now available to try; here’s how to install it. We’ve shown you the new features in Mojave, coming Fall 2018. Highlights include Dark Mode, custom accent colors, and desktop stacks, but there are also a bunch of smaller features. If you want to try all this out, the Public Beta might be for you!...

If you’re using Windows 10 and need to free up some disk space, you can uninstall apps you no longer use straight from the Command Prompt. Here’s how it’s done. First, you’ll have to run Command Prompt as an administrator to uninstall a program. In the Windows Search box, type “cmd,” and then right-click “Command Prompt” in the results. Next, click “Run as Administrator” in the menu that appears....

Back many moons ago—like maybe two years—Google introduced a sort of picture-in-picture mode in the YouTube app. It’s such a cool feature, they company figured why not make this something you can use anywhere in Android? So with Oreo, they did that. It’s neat. But it doesn’t just work for YouTube. In fact, it works with a handful of apps right out of the box now. Here’s the skinny....

Over the past two years, Instagram has slowly been cloning Snapchat. Now, they’ve added Snapchat’s last great feature: Face Filters. Here’s how to use them. Open Instagram and swipe to the right (or tap the little camera icon) to get to the camera screen. Tap the small face icon on the right to bring up the Face Filters. Tap through them and find the one you want to use. They’re regularly updated and changed....

Adding numbers together in Microsoft Excel is a basic calculation that can use the SUM function. What if you want to add those values but only if they meet certain conditions? This is when the SUMIF function comes in. With SUMIF, you can add the values in the cells you specify as long as they meet specific criteria. Maybe you want to find the total sales but only for certain products or the total revenue but only for particular locations....

As summer turns to autumn, the leaves turn brown and the new iPhone is announced. At How-To Geek, we don’t get outside much, so we’re obviously more interested in the new iPhones than whatever trees are doing. Apple introduces the iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and the iPhone X. We’re not going to address the profoundly weird start to the keynote, so the big question is: should you upgrade?...

I was walking through the dorms in 2003 when I saw it: a desk with three computer monitors, all with a Matrix screen saver scrolling green text. It’s laughable in retrospect, but I thought it was just the coolest. Don’t lie, you would have too. These days I don’t use a screen saver, and you probably don’t either. There’s a reason for that: screen savers haven’t been truly useful for decades....

Social networks are fun, and even useful. But they’re a terrible primary tool for staying informed about the world. Here’s why—and what you should be using instead. I’m not saying social networks are bad! I got this job basically by tweeting, and I really value the relationships I’ve made online. I also find a lot of informative articles using these networks, which is awesome. But social media isn’t a great primary tool for learning about current events....

Bash is the default command-line shell on most Linux distributions, from Ubuntu and Debian to Red Hat and Fedora. Bash is also the default shell included with macOS, and you can install a Linux-based bash environment on Windows 10. The bash shell features a wide variety of keyboard shortcuts you can use. These will work in bash on any operating system. Some of them may not work if you’re accessing bash remotely through an SSH or telnet session, depending on how you have your keys mapped....

It wasn’t so long ago that Philips introduced its Hue smart lighting system, and since then, the company has expanded its lineup to include quite an arrangement of light bulbs and light fixtures to choose from. However, it can be a little confusing when shopping around for Philips Hue lights to add to your home, as there are a ton of different bulbs available. Here’s a rundown of what all Hue has to offer....

USB Type-C can handle storage, video, audio, and other types of data, but sometimes you need the right adapter. A DisplayPort adapter from Cable Matters is now on sale, making it a perfect option for hooking up screens or VR headsets to a USB-C device. The Cable Matters adapter is primarily useful for connecting laptops and other PCs to DisplayPort-compatible monitors, but it should also work with iPads that have USB-C ports (such as the new 10th-gen iPad), as well as Android devices that support DisplayPort (like most Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets)....