Even if you’ve previously purchased credits, Skype uses the free minutes first. The downside is that unused minutes don’t roll over and expire at the end of each month. Also, these free minutes can only be used in 60 regions and countries. DenPhotos/Shutterstock.com The app monitors your personal information for identity theft, alerting you to any suspicious activity. Also, it provides advanced protection against phishing attacks, ransomware, and other types of malware....

Discord Is Great for Watch Parties With Friends You mightthink of Discord as an app for gamers. It’s true I initially made my Discord account to voice chat with my friends while on multiplayer games. Since then, though, I’ve found more practical and fun uses for it, including movie watching. Hannah Stryker / How-To Geek Of course, Discord isn’t a streaming service. There’s no content Discord hosts itself like Netflix and its bottomless pile of flicks and shows....

However, it has been on sale for as low as $799.99 direct from the company. Well, SwitchBot is taking us one step closer to a maintenance-free experience with its S10. Ive had several robot vacuums over the years, but this is my first robot mop. Patrick Campanale / How-To Geek Im happy that Im starting out with the S10. This solves one of the biggest pain points with robot mops, in my opinion....

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....

The scary part is it can happen to you, too. I didn’t do anything wrong, which goes to show that WhatsApp’s backups aren’t foolproof. Here’s what you’ve got the option to do to protect your chats. Lucas Gouveia / Corbin Davenport / How-To Geek Understanding WhatsApps Makeshift Backup System Let me preface this by saying that Ive never liked WhatsApp. WhatsApp was poorly conceived and designed from the ground up....

Summary Navigating the BIOS can feel overwhelming, with so many options to consider. Save the changes and exit the BIOS. Conversely, reducing the fan speed can prolong its lifespan. Lucas Gouveia / Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek Since Windows lacks built-inoptions to control fan speed, users often turn to third-party software. If you don’t want to go that route, you might adjust fan speed in BIOS. Within this section, go to the fan control configs....

What Is a Potato Gaming PC? The exact definition of apotato PCis somewhat debatable, but heres how I look at it. A potato gaming PC, therefore, is an outdated entry-level gaming PC. But what exactly do we mean by outdated? Well, most people upgrade their systems every 5 years. 12 Good-Looking Games you could Still Play Today Good-looking games don’t necessarily have tomean photorealistic games. If we can agree on that, I think youll find this collection of titles very agreeable....

Re-typing the data into the preferred layout takes time and is certain to result in errors. Luckily, there are ways to rearrange data in just a few simple steps. Excel is designed to display data in typical table form. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek |Kamil Zajaczkowski/ Shutterstock To achieve this, press Ctrl+G to launch the Go To dialog box. If you have other data in your sheet, first choose the data you want to rearrange....

The model has been wildly successful for many smaller studios, but its not without its drawbacks for gamers. This is a lifeline for many smaller indie teams, for whom development budgets can be tight. Decidingwhether you should back a project can be toughbut rewarding. FabrikaSimf/Shutterstock.com You might simply be helping a developer afford basics like rent and food. As long as you clock in under two hours of gameplay, you canrequest a refund....

Summary Recording gameplay from consoles seems like it should be simpler than it actually is. That’s why I was excited to put theElgato Game Capture Neoexternal capture card to the test. Does the Game Capture Neo succeed in making this as easy as plugging it in and hitting record? Jerome Thomas / How-To Geek Not quite, but it makes a good attempt at it. The Game Capture Neo is a powerful unit that turns you into a creator....

Quick Links Summary Remember Skype? Before Zoom took off, it was the go-to platform for video calls. These days, other apps like Zoom have become everyone’s first choice for connecting with people over video. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek | Skype But what about the other people I connect with on Skype who aren’t very tech-savvy? Some of my friends and colleagues I often video chat with use macOS, while others use Linux....

Summary Linux can sort of run Windows apps but not without jumping through multiple hoops. Imagine an operating system that is designed from the ground up to run Windows apps natively. Thats the promise of ReactOS. Lucas Gouveia / How-To Geek What is ReactOS, and Why Should You Care Meet ReactOS. Its a free andopen sourceoperating system developed from scratch to run Windows drivers and software. Its actually a reverse-engineered Windows clone....

It sounds easy, but it isn’tConnections categories can be almost anything, and they’re usually quite specific. If you need a hand getting the answers, we’ve got you covered. What Is Connections? Connections is a game from the New York Times. The objective is simple: sort 16 words into groups of 4. Each group of words will be connected by some common idea or theme. That common element could be anything....