It’s not uncommon for internet service providers to cap the amount of data offered to home users as a way of getting them to pay more money for more bandwidth. If you find yourself within these artificial constraints set by your ISP, you have to carefully watch what you do online. Here are some tips to keep you under your cap and free from overage charges. Understand What Uses Data The first step to keeping your data usage in check is to understand what is using a lot of data and what isn’t....

If your MacBook is performing hotter than usual, the cooling fans and other areas might be blocked by dust, and that can prevent them from keeping the whole machine cool. Here’s how to clean out your MacBook so you can get back to intensive computer work in no time. RELATED: How to Diagnose and Fix an Overheating Laptop Opening up your MacBook to expose its internals sounds like a daunting task, but it’s actually pretty easy since we’re only taking off the bottom cover and nothing else....

Ghost is a popular content creation platform that’s written in JavaScript with Node.js. The open-source software comes with everything you need to author, theme, publish, and maintain your own blog. Ghost is open-source software supported by the official Ghost(Pro) hosted service. You can install it on your own server by adding Node.js and using the Ghost CLI to set up your stack. Ghost is also available as a Docker image which bundles all the dependencies for you....

We all know the autoplay feature in media apps can be a blessing and a curse, but it might be something you truly don’t enjoy. With the ESPN app, turning off that feature is quite easy. This way, you don’t have videos playing while scrolling through the app. RELATED: How to Disable Netflix’s Auto-Playing Previews With the ESPN app installed and opened, you’ll want to select the “Settings” button, symbolized by the gear icon....

So, what can you do about a problem web page? What Causes This Error? This error can be caused by a number of issues, and it’s hard to diagnose the exact cause. The most common causes are web pages that use significant resources, pages that consume a lot of physical memory, or incompatibilities with the current version of Safari you are running. Often these errors occur sporadically, never to return again....

Think you have the perfect combination of geek knowledge and writing skills? We’re always looking for a few experienced writers to join our team. What We’re Looking For We are looking for experienced freelance writers to cover how-to guides, product roundups and comparisons, and explainers across a myriad of topics, including, but not limited to, things like Windows, Microsoft Office, macOS, iPhone, Android, Google, Smart Home, Cloud Services, Small Business / IT, Gadgets, and many other topics....

Data security and privacy have increasingly become the central focus for Mozilla’s Firefox browser. While Mozilla continues to explore subscription-based services aimed at privacy, such as the Mozilla VPN, a number of tools are integrated into the browser for free. Below, we’ll go over how to use one of Firefox’s built-in security tools: A data breach monitoring service called Firefox Monitor. What Is Firefox Monitor? Firefox Monitor is a service provided by Mozilla, in conjunction with Have I Been Pwned, to monitor whether or not your data as been exposed in an online data breach....

Portainer is one of the most popular container management interfaces. Although Portainer began by focusing on Docker and Docker Compose, it also works with clusters managed by orchestrators including Docker Swarm and Kubernetes. In this article you’ll learn how to connect Portainer to a Kubernetes cluster. You’ll be able to use Portainer to view and interact with Kubernetes objects such as Pods, Deployments, and ConfigMaps. Portainer can deploy Helm charts and expose some basic cluster-level information too....

Choose Who Can Reply to Tweets on iPhone, iPad, and Android By default, Twitter allows everyone to reply to your tweets (if your account is public) or just your followers (if your account is private). The option to limit who can reply is set on a per-tweet basis while you’re composing a message. To get started, open the Twitter app on your iPhone, iPad, or Android. Next, tap the Compose Tweet button found in the bottom-right corner of the app....

Follow the life of Ray Barone as he and his wife move across the street from his parents and brother. With tons of family antics and hilarious moments, you’ll want to stream this show whenever you have the chance. These services make that possible, as long as you don’t mind paying a little bit of money for most of them. TVLand As long as you have a TV provider you can link to TVLand, you’ll be able to enjoy all of the content of Everybody Loves Raymond....

Minecraft 1.8 introduced a new feature map feature: the ability to permanently lock the map’s difficulty setting. While it’s a great way to encourage you to play without cheating it’s also frustrating if the difficulty is locked at a setting you don’t want. Read on as we show you how both permanently change the setting and unlock it. What’s the Difficulty Lock? Chances are if you’ve found this article via search query you know exactly what the difficulty lock is and you’re ready to get rid of it....

If you use Microsoft Edge on Windows or Mac, it’s easy to view and clear your download history with just a few clicks, which can help maintain your privacy. Here’s how to do it. First, open Edge. In any Edge window, press Ctrl+J on your keyboard. Or you can click the menu button (three dots) in the upper-right corner and select “Downloads.” Your download history will pop up in a special menu that extends from an area beside the address bar....

HDR tone mapping is everywhere these days; it’s sort of like Auto-Tuning equivalent of photography. Want to create High Dynamic Range images without the “HDR” look? Open up Photoshop or GIMP, and get ready to hack some images! If you remember from our previous article, HDR is a blanket term for drawing out lots of detail from multiple exposures and loads of artful techniques, all with the intention of creating images with detail beyond the capabilities of normal cameras....

Some Steam Sale Tips While we’ve done the legwork for you here to pick out some great games at great prices, before we dig in, let us share some tips on scoring good Steam deals. First, we can’t say enough good things about installing the Playnite game manager to help see your game collection across stores and platforms. What does that have to do with saving on Steam purchases? It stops you from purchasing a game on Steam you already got through an Epic Store giveaway or somewhere else....

If you’ve ever wanted to relive your Mario Paint days, scatter stars all over a picture, or draw with cats, today you’re in luck. Here’s a simple how-to and video that will show you how to make custom Photoshop brushes. Even if this isn’t the most useful method for most readers, we can definitely use it in a fun way. Keep reading to see how easy it is to make custom Photoshop brushes, and decipher the onerous Brush Panel to create fun effects....

How PowerPoint and Sway Are Similar Each of these Microsoft applications provide a workspace with tools for you to make presentations. They can both accommodate business and personal purposes, provide you with features for making attractive presentations, and let you present your final product without leaving the app. You can customize the text, add images and videos, and view your presentation as it progresses through the creation process. But this is pretty much where the similarities end....

Two main ways exist to manage employee access to your company AWS account—IAM users and AWS Organizations. Both have their uses, but it’s important to highlight the differences while planning your AWS permission structure. Short Answer: Both, Actually Which one should you use? The answer is both, because IAM Users and AWS Organizations do different things. While they’re similar on the surface, they are designed for different goals. IAM users are a great way to manage access for employees....

Daylight Savings Time ended at 2 a.m., but at least one of our Windows 10 PCs didn’t notice. Windows 10 is set to automatically update the time, but didn’t. We’ve seen a few similar reports online, too. Yes, It’s Yet Another Windows 10 Bug We noticed this problem on a PC that was powered off when the time changed. When we turned it on later in the morning, it never bothered updating the time....

We have previously written about how to take ownership of files and folders in Windows 7, but there may be times when you need to take ownership of or assign full permission for certain registry keys. This article shows you how to do this. NOTE: Before making changes to the registry, be sure you back up the registry. We also recommend creating a restore point you can use to restore your system if something goes wrong....

Image cropped from some wallpaper we had. Source unknown. So, You’re Considering 3D So the holiday season is upon us, and you’re considering getting or gifting a new display. 3D is everywhere now, and it’s getting cheaper, so it’s easy to just add that to the list of features you want. The world of 3D TVs and monitors is pretty wild and complicated, however. We’ve come a long way from anaglyph 3D and red/cyan glasses, and there are three main technologies that are competing right now....