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5 steps to fixing your business's top security risk Weak or compromised passwords pose the greatest security risk to companies, according to a new report from password manager 1Password.

Weak and compromised employee passwords pose the greatest security risk to businesses, says a new study. But there are steps you can take to build toward a passwordless future. zdnet.com/article/5-st... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Bored With Your Smartwatch? Liven It Up By Switching Out Your Apple Watch Face You can change your watch face to fit the moment and customize the display with different styles and complications. Here's how to give your Apple Watch display a personal touch.

You can create and swap out different faces for your Apple Watch. Here's how. pcmag.com/how-to/chang...

Want better ChatGPT responses? Try this surprising trick, researchers say A study by researchers from Penn State University found that rude prompts garnered more accurate results than did polite ones.

Being rude to an AI could actually result in more accurate responses. But that doesn't mean you want to hurl F-bombs at it. zdnet.com/article/want... via @zdnet.bsky.social

How to send and receive iPhone iMessages in Windows Nestled in front of your Windows PC? You don't have to pick up your iPhone or iPad when you get a new message. Microsoft's Phone Link works with Apple's iMessage, and setting it up is a snap - here's ...

I normally use my iPhone to send and receive text messages. But if my phone isn't handy, I can easily access my messages on my Windows PC. Here's how. zdnet.com/article/how-... via
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Not Loving Liquid Glass? Change These Settings on Your iPhone to Tone It Down If you're not a fan of Liquid Glass, or it makes you feel dizzy, here’s how to make Apple's new UI design work for you.

Not a fan of Apple's new Liquid glass design? You can't turn it off but you can tone it down. Here's how to do that on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. pcmag.com/how-to/how-t...

Windows 11 users hit with bizarre Task Manager duplication bug - here's how to avoid it Closing and reopening Task Manager now spawns extra copies, quickly eating up your system's memory and resources.

A new bug in Windows 11 causes Task Manager to keep replicating itself, hogging up more memory and system resources. But there is a workaround, at least until Microsoft fixes the glitch. zdnet.com/article/wind... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Your Apple Watch offers a variety of features to help you get fit and stay healthy. Here are 15 of them. pcmag.com/how-to/get-h...

How I unlocked God Mode in Windows 11 - and the wonders I can do with it God Mode puts an array of Windows settings in one window. Here's how to use it.

God Mode is a cool, hidden feature in Windows that shows you all the key settings on one single screen. Here's how to set it up and use it. zdnet.com/article/how-... via
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How to replace your Windows 11 Start menu with something better - try my favorite or this free option Hate the Start menu in Windows 11? Swap it for one of these infinitely more usable and customizable alternatives. Here's how.

Still don't like the Windows 11 Start menu even after the latest update? Why not try a Start menu replacement? My favorite is Start11, but there are other options available. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social

With Stage Manager, Multitasking on Your iPad and Mac Is Now a Breeze. Here's How It Works Stage Manager arranges open apps so that one appears at the center of the screen while the others become thumbnails on the side, letting you easily switch among them.

Using Stage Manager on your Mac, you can open and view more than one app on the screen at the same time and even drag and drop text and images from one to another. pcmag.com/how-to/declu...

Microsoft's revamped Windows 11 Start menu is rolling out - but I'll stick with my favorite alternative The new Start menu overhauls the layout to address long-standing complaints. But you have options if you don't like it.

Don't like the Windows 11 Start menu? Microsoft has revamped it to address some of the complaints. Here how to try the new (and improved) Start menu. zdnet.com/article/micr... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Your Apple Messages app is also a calculator - how use it for complex math Move over, Calculator. The Messages app can tackle advanced calculations and even convert numbers to different formats.

You can use Apple's Messages app as a calculator and converter. Here's how and why. zdnet.com/article/your... via @zdnet.bsky.social

How to get ChatGPT Go free for a year in India (and what it unlocks) Providing everything in a free plan and then some, a ChatGPT Go subscription normally sells for just under $5 a month in India.

ChatGPT Go is being offered free for a whole year in India. Here's what it offers and how to sign up. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social

This weird iPhone glitch is secretly making you look like a terrible texter - here's what's going on Think you're typing worse lately? It's not you - it's your iPhone.

Bumping into more typos on your iPhone lately? You're not alone. A strange software glitch could be responsible. zdnet.com/article/this... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Here's How You Can Upgrade to Windows 11, Even If Your PC Is Incompatible If you've been dragging your feet on an OS upgrade, there are a few ways to switch for free.

You can still upgrade your Windows 10 PC to Windows 11, even if it's not technically supported. Here's how. pcmag.com/how-to/heres...

Do you log into X with a security key? Re-enroll it by Nov. 10 - or else If you don't re-enroll your physical security key by the deadline, you'll be locked out of your account. Here's what to do.

Do you authenticate your X, aka Twitter, account with a physical security key? If so, you'll have to re-enroll it soon or you'll be locked out of your account. zdnet.com/article/do-y... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Google Gemini can generate slides and presentations for you now - here's how With the Canvas tool, you can devise a slideshow presentation based on your prompt or an uploaded file.

Google Gemini AI can now generate a slide show presentation for you if you're having trouble getting started. zdnet.com/article/goog... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Try These 20 Hidden Tricks Inside Apple's Safari Browser for Better Browsing Safari offers a variety of features and settings to help you navigate and use the web. And you’ll find a couple more handy options in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26.

Apple's Safari is capable of a lot more than just just basic web browsing. Here are 20 cool features to try pcmag.com/how-to/hidde...

Go Beyond Texting With These 18 Cool Tricks for Apple Messages Apple regularly adds new capabilities to its messaging app, and iOS/iPadOS 26 kicks in several helpful new features. Here’s how to tap into them all.

The Apple Messages app can do a lot more than just exchange simple text messages. Here are a bunch of tricks up its sleeve. pcmag.com/how-to/cool-...

Windows 11's Snipping Tool just got a Google Lens-like feature - here's how to use it The Snipping Tool's new visual search engine can analyze and identify the object that you've selected. See how it works.

The Snipping Tool in Windows 11 lets you take screenshots of text, images, and other items on your screen. Now the tool's new visual search feature uses Microsoft Bing to find information about the items you capture. zdnet.com/article/wind... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Microsoft's Notepad, Photos, and Paint Apps Are Now Powered by AI. Here's What They Can Do Here's how I use Copilot for AI-powered help in several built-in Windows 11 apps.

Microsoft has added AI to several built-in Windows apps, including Notepad, Photos, and Paint. Here's how to use their latest AI skills to refine text and images. pcmag.com/how-to/micro...

Write This Down: 25 Things You Didn't Realize Apple's Notes App Could Do Apple enhances the Notes app with each new release of iOS and iPadOS. Here’s how to take advantage of the latest upgrades, from locking down notes to tapping into Apple Intelligence.

Apple's Notes app has a lot of features and skills you may not know about. Here are 25 cool things you can do with it. pcmag.com/how-to/thing...

Perfect Shot Ruined? Not If You Know This Trick for Editing Out Photobombers Google’s Magic Eraser can get rid of unwanted items in a photo, but Apple and Microsoft also offer tools that will perform the same trick. Here's how they work.

Frustrated by unwanted people and other elements ruining your photos? Here's how to easily remove them. pcmag.com/how-to/perfe...

Major new Windows 11 update redesigns the Start menu - what you need to know Now rolling out to Windows 11 insiders, the latest update tries to make the Start menu more usable and flexible.

Don't like the Windows 11 Start menu? Microsoft is rolling out a new update that promises to fix some of its flaws. Here's how. zdnet.com/article/majo... via
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Long YouTube video? This free AI tool finds the good parts for you - here's how Why sit through YouTube videos when TLDW finds the best parts in seconds.

Ever need to watch a long YouTube video just to get to a specific moment? The free AI-based TLDW tool saves time by finding all the key moments in a video for you. zdnet.com/article/long... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Want to upskill in AI for free? Google has 3,000 new courses for you - and certificates to go with them With the new Google Skills online platform, you can sign up for different courses and labs to learn AI.

Want to learn AI for free? You can now try out Google’s new virtual classroom with thousands of AI classes and labs. zdnet.com/article/want... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Liquid Glass too clear for you? iOS 26.1 has a new switch that fixes it - here's how Apple's next iOS update will make Liquid Glass a little easier on the eyes.

Apple's Liquid Glass design looks cool but can make icons and other screen elements hard to see. The next update to IOS 26 aims to remedy that with a way to make Liquid Glass less transparent. zdnet.com/article/liqu... via
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Running Windows 11? Install this emergency patch before you use recovery mode - here's why Most Windows bugs are annoying, but this one was serious enough for Microsoft to rush out an emergency fix.

Microsoft has patched a bug in Windows 11 that prevented people from using the recovery environment to resolve boot-up problems. Here's how to download the patch ASAP. zdnet.com/article/runn... via @zdnet.bsky.social

Windows 11's October update causes a serious recovery mode glitch - but there's a workaround A strange bug is stopping Windows 11 users from using recovery mode.

A glitch from the Windows 11 October update prevents you from using your mouse and keyboard with the Windows Recovery Environment. But Microsoft promises a fix very soon. zdnet.com/article/wind... via
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Can't sign up for Windows 10 security updates? Here's the fix Microsoft will continue to provide security updates for Windows 10 through its ESU program, but signing up isn't always easy.

Microsoft will continue to provide critical security patches for Windows 10 through its extended updates program. But signing up isn't always easy. Here's what to do if you run into trouble. zdnet.com/article/cant... via @zdnet.bsky.social