More from Justin Pot (Page 3)

An iPhone on a wooden surface with the sign-in page for Mastodon on the screen.

How to see what’s happening on Mastodon without creating an account

A person holding a phone in landscape view, with a YouTube thumbnail on the screen, showing the exaggerated expression known as YouTube face.

The extension that will banish ‘YouTube face’ from your browser

A man wearing a purple sweater in front of a desktop computer with his hand on a computer mouse, looking intensely at the screen.

3 ways to generate a table of contents for virtually any website

A woman with black hair wearing a white shirt and standing in front of a body of water while looking very confused at her phone.

Apple is killing ‘My Photo Stream.’ Should you care?

Person with glasses working on computer in the dark, probably trying to find dark patterns on websites.

‘Dark patterns’ can ruin your online experience. Here’s how to avoid them.

Piles of music CDs

CDs are cool again. Here’s how to rip them.

A customized Google Chrome new tab page that uses Tabliss to change the display from the default into a lush mountainous landscape with a road, and the time of day.

4 ways to customize Google Chrome’s new tab page

A person sitting in a dark room playing video games with a two-monitor computer set up.

4 Discord alternatives for work and play

Person in a suit and tie sitting outside in front of their computer, looking frustrated.

How to get rid of the giant ads blocking your favorite websites

A MacBook sitting next to an iPad used as a second screen.

You should use your iPad as a second screen

Screenshot of MusicBrainz Picard sorting a music album.

Use MusicBrainz Picard to organize your sloppy music collection

A person putting a DVD or Blu-ray disc into a black laptop, potentially to back it up.

You should back up your Blu-rays and DVDs before they break

A Black woman with orange, braided hair sitting in front of a silver Surface laptop, possibly using Microsoft PowerToys.

Paste text without ugly formatting, and other ways Microsoft’s PowerToys can help you

By David Nield, Justin Pot

Screenshot of an image showing a cat opened on macOS with overlayed and selected text.

How to copy text from an image on any device

Screenshot of AppCleaner on MacOS deleting apps.

This is how to completely delete apps and any residual data off your Mac

Person sitting down with a mug on one hand and the other typing on an a windows computer

How to uninstall a bunch of Windows apps at once

The Windows 11 Start menu against a black background, showing a Bing search for "hot sauce recipe."

How to remove Bing results from your Windows Start menu

Screenshot of Joplin's app menu to import notes from Evernote.

Evernote is getting more expensive—here’s how to move to another app

Close up to a stack of AA batteries

How to turn AAA batteries into AAs

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Revive your old computer by turning it into a Chromebook

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3 ways to recreate the Winamp look and feel on your favorite devices

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How to set up F-Droid, the open-source alternative to the Google Play Store

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Get the Windows 10 taskbar back on Windows 11

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This macOS feature will streamline the way you manage and reformat files

A blonde woman wearing a white sweater and headphones while sitting on a couch or bed, taking notes while in front of a laptop computer.

Where to find the hidden transcription tool in Microsoft Word

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5 tasks you can easily automate using MacOS’ Shortcuts app

A Macbook laptop with a PS4 controller next to it on the table.

It’s surprisingly easy to connect your favorite video game controllers to your Mac

A woman sipping from a teacup while taking a break.

Improve your focus by taking more breaks every day

A man watching YouTube on a tablet while sitting in front of a desktop computer.

3 ways to avoid falling down a YouTube rabbit hole

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How to create a file transfer hub between your computer and your Android phone

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Your computer’s calculator app stinks. Here are 4 better alternatives.

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How to ditch the default Google TV home screen and build something better

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Macs are better at video gaming (emulators) than PCs. Here’s how to set up yours.

A person using an iPhone in front of a silver Macbook laptop.

With the right software, you can build your own cloud storage service

Hand holding a google tv remote

Remap the streaming service buttons on your Google TV remote

three glasses of beer on table

5 essential apps for brewing your own beer

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The Chocolatey solution to faster, safer Windows software installation

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7 things Safari can do that Google Chrome can’t

A person typing on a Windows keyboard while holding a clipboard.

Windows has a hidden clipboard manager—here’s how to find it

A young Black man wearing headphones and speaking into a microphone while sitting at a wooden table and using a laptop.

How to find online radio stations run by real human DJs

A person using a silver Macbook laptop on a gray wooden surface, while looking at a watch on their wrist.

There’s a better way to install software on your Mac

A man sitting in a dark room, his face illuminated only by the blue glow of a cathode-ray TV as he plays a retro Nintendo game.

Turn your old Wii into the ultimate retro gaming system

A person counting money.

How to avoid overpaying when an app’s subscription price goes up

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Why the web version of Instagram is better than the app

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