How to Use the SORT Function in Google Sheets

How to Use the SORT Function in Google Sheets Sorting data across a range of cells allows us to organize our sheets better. Through it, we can navigate the arranged data more efficiently, finding the required information more quickly. In Google Sheets, users can quickly sort data in a range of cells using the SORT function. Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number...

March 31, 2025 · 4 min · 677 words · Jason Dickerson

What Are the Pros and Cons of Cloud-Based Security Solutions?

What Are the Pros and Cons of Cloud-Based Security Solutions? Businesses and individuals are constantly looking for new ways to keep their data safe, such as cloud-based security solutions. But while there are some clear advantages associated with using the cloud to shore up your defenses, there are also some drawbacks that should be taken into consideration before committing to such a service. What Are Cloud-Based Security Solutions? Cloud-based security solutions are services that use the power of cloud computing to store and protect data from malicious actors....

March 31, 2025 · 6 min · 1104 words · Martha Alexander

Why You Need to Use DisplayPort for Gaming

Why You Need to Use DisplayPort for Gaming Most people connect their TVs or monitors using an HDMI cable. And while this is an excellent standard for watching movies or general office work, what if you’re on the cutting edge of gaming technology? If you have a 7900 XTX GPU driving a 4K 240Hz gaming monitor, your HDMI cable is holding you back. So, these are the reasons why you need to use DisplayPort (DP) if you want to maximize your gaming gear....

March 31, 2025 · 7 min · 1280 words · Larry Roman

You can now use your Apple iPhone to control your Android TV device

You can now use your Apple iPhone to control your Android TV device Google has been on a slow path toward its reimagined role in the media we watch and the software experience that comes with it. Back in 2020, the newly designedGoogle TV app replaced the old Play Movies & TV appon Android. The next step came just two months ago as thePlay Store app dropped the Movies & TV section....

March 31, 2025 · 3 min · 471 words · Kevin Hawkins

5 Must-Have Audacity Plugins You Can Download for Free

5 Must-Have Audacity Plugins You Can Download for Free Plugins are the best way to extend creative functions in Audacity, but if you’re new to this software, it’s hard to know where to start. With plenty of fantastic, free plugins to choose from, it’s worth starting with the essentials. We’ve rounded up a collection that includes an equalizer, compressor, and reverb, which are must-have effects for producing everything from music to audiobooks and podcasts....

March 30, 2025 · 6 min · 1264 words · Mariah Anderson

Avatar Generations opens Play Store pre-registration for this element-bending battler

Avatar Generations opens Play Store pre-registration for this element-bending battler Avatar: The Last Airbender caught the world by storm between 2005 and 2008, with the Nickelodeon show amassing all manner of offshoot content like books, movies, and games. Now there’s a new mobile title on the horizon, offering collectible characters that span the entire series. We already know it will play as an RPG, where you’ll get to explore a living map comprised of four nations in an effort to build the ultimate team....

March 30, 2025 · 3 min · 524 words · Wayne Baker

Fitbit recalls its first smartwatch due to overheating batteries

Fitbit recalls its first smartwatch due to overheating batteries Fitbit released its first true smartwatch in 2017, and it was solidly “okay.” I didn’t love it at first, but Fitbit provided some much-needed wearable progress at a time when Wear OS was dead in the water. The Ionic isn’t aging gracefully, though. Fitbit is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall the Ionic due to overheating batteries that have caused burns in some cases....

March 30, 2025 · 2 min · 263 words · Matthew Burch

LGA vs. PGA CPU Socket: What's the Difference?

LGA vs. PGA CPU Socket: What’s the Difference? CPU sockets might not be high up on your list of criteria for choosing a computer. However, they do have a bearing on cost and performance, so understanding the difference between the two most common forms is useful. Sign up forfree Forgot your password? Create an account *Required: 8 chars, 1 capital letter, 1 number By continuing, you agree to thePrivacy PolicyandTerms of Use....

March 30, 2025 · 4 min · 795 words · Tyrone Mcpherson

YouTube Music updates tablet UI, plans to base future improvements on user feedback

YouTube Music updates tablet UI, plans to base future improvements on user feedback Google continues to work on ensuringYouTube Musicis a worthy successor to Google Play Music with added features and improvements. There is work to do, after all — despite itshugesubscriber base, it’s still considered a blahalternativeto some of its big-name competitors. Recent UI tweaks have focused on overall usability and surfacing new content. In an update tothe app’s help page, the company also indicated more improvements are coming....

March 30, 2025 · 2 min · 346 words · Nancy Thompson

Facebook Messenger introduces Slack-like shortcuts so you can ping everyone all at once

Facebook Messenger introduces Slack-like shortcuts so you can ping everyone all at once Shortcuts are an important part of all thebest chat appsout there, andFacebook Messengeris no different. It has long given users the ability to tag a specific person in a group by typing “@” followed by their name. But the Meta-owned app is taking things to a whole new level with an “@everyone” option exactly like Slack, alongside several other new in-text shortcuts....

March 29, 2025 · 3 min · 560 words · Elizabeth Walker

Firefox extension developed with George Lucas's ILM ensures colors are consistent across devices

Firefox extension developed with George Lucas’s ILM ensures colors are consistent across devices Say you find the perfect shade of blue for your website while using your laptop, and then you see it on a new device like a tablet, and it’s completely different. That’s because browser color profiles can change across devices, which can make colors sometimes look very different. Usually, browsers are leveraging operating system color management to display colors and pictures with an optimal, but generalized user experience in mind....

March 29, 2025 · 2 min · 374 words · Joshua Lindsey

Gmail gets approval to move forward with plan to ruin its spam filter

Gmail gets approval to move forward with plan to ruin its spam filter Your inbox’s spam filter hasjust one job: don’t show you messages you’re not interested in reading. In the bad old days, that required tons of manual rule lists, and spammers were quick to adapt. The arrival of Gmail and its impressively low-effort spam filter was nothing less than a godsend. Earlier this summer, though, we learned ofa Google plan that would break the way Gmail’s spam filter operated, intentionally letting political emails slip through....

March 29, 2025 · 2 min · 327 words · Virginia Kirby

Google and Apple might be forced to open up their platforms for third-party app stores and payments

Google and Apple might be forced to open up their platforms for third-party app stores and payments The Open App Markets Act has advanced out of Senate Judiciary committee. In short, that means the bill — which would require Apple to allow sideloading of apps on iPhones, and force both Google and Apple to allow third-party billing on their app stores and third-party app stores on their platforms — is one step closer to becoming law....

March 29, 2025 · 3 min · 520 words · Kimberly Henderson