How to Set Up Your New iPhone (2025)

Alternatively, you can simply select Set Up Without Another Device, and From iCloud Backup or From Mac or PC. Then enter your Apple ID and password, and go grab a peppermint mocha while your iPhone restarts with all of your settings, preferences, apps, and more in place. In other words,Continue Reading

How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging

(Note: Android users can access Signal’s Settings menu either by tapping their profile icon or selecting the menu under the three dots in the upper-right corner, then tapping Settings. iOS users will need to tap their profile icon and then Settings to access the full menu.) On Android, you canContinue Reading

How to Switch iPhones or iPads and Transfer Data (2025)

Losing all the stuff on your phone was no big deal before the smartphone age. These days, it’s practically a Netflix horror movie plot. Wondering how to switch iPhones or iPads successfully, without losing anything in the process? If you’re looking to upgrade (these are the best iPhones to buyContinue Reading

How to Clean Everything On Your Bed (2025)

If you use a duvet cover over your comforter instead of a top sheet, Holliday-Bell says washing it every two to four weeks along with your comforter is typically sufficient, depending on your personal preference and usage. I know it’s tempting to leave your duvet cover in place for monthsContinue Reading

How to Arrange Your Room for the Best Sleep

Rohrscheib also suggests keeping your sleeping area away from vents, since sudden temperature changes can make you too warm or too cool during the night, which can increase ”sleep fragmentation and restlessness.” When it comes to electronics, experts say you should consider removing them completely from your room. That includesContinue Reading

How to Clean Vinyl Records (2025): Vacuums, Solution, Wipes

Unless you’re buying them brand-new—and often even then—your vinyl records are probably filthy. New records are staticky and attract dust; old records have been sitting in boxes in other peoples’ basements. Take it from someone who has bought, sold, found, cleaned, and restored some dusty, oily gems: Your records probablyContinue Reading

How to Get Windows Games Working on a Mac

There are all kinds of reasons to prefer Macs over Windows-based PCs. Gaming isn’t one of them. That isn’t to say that you can’t game on a Mac—modern Apple Silicon computers are fairly powerful. The problem is that many popular games don’t offer downloads that will run natively on aContinue Reading

How to Create a Recovery USB Drive to Fix Your Computer

The process of creating the USB recovery drive can take some time—about two hours based on my testing, though the speed of your system and USB drive will play a part in that—and you’ll see a message on screen when the job is done. When your recovery USB drive isContinue Reading

Keep Your Old Android Phone Running Longer With LineageOS

Click your device to open the instructions for installation. I can’t overstate how important it is to keep those instructions open throughout the setup process so you can follow them exactly—the steps to install the OS really are going to vary depending on the device, and it’s possible to brickContinue Reading