Articles tagged "Tech tips"

How to find the free version of apps

It's not just you: finding the free versions of software is getting harder and harder. Companies are starting to hide them. 

How we use data to keep our recruiting processes running smoothly at Zapier

Successful hiring is a multi-faceted process of deciding who you're looking for, finding that person, and then getting them started on the right foot. We like to think of it as four broad steps: kickoff, sourcing, interviewing, and onboarding.

How to edit a Tweet

A lot of people want to edit their tweets and complain about not being able to do so. I've never understood this. Editing your tweets isn't hard. 

I started shutting down my computer like it's 1999. Here's why.

When's the last time you actually turned your computer off instead of putting it to sleep? I'm not sure I have since the '90s—that is, until a few weeks ago. Now I turn it off every night, and it's been life-changing. 

I tried replacing my computer with an iPad Pro. It did not go well.

Apple once aired a commercial where an iPad-totting child is asked what she's doing on her computer, only to ask what a computer is. The implication being that these devices are so great you don't need a computer, or even to know what a computer is.

How to stop Chrome from hijacking your media keys

You open a video link while listening to music. You reflexively hit the play/pause key on your keyboard to pause the music. The video pauses; the music keeps playing. Here's how to fix that. 

How to remove typos you accidentally added to spell check

I make a lot of mistaeks. We all do. Sometimes, while trying to fix my mistakes, I make another mistake. Like this: Clicking that option added my typo to my computer's dictionary, meaning spell check will no longer point it out for me.

How to force your Mac to stay awake

Your Mac goes to sleep after a few idle minutes, which is a good thing—your battery wouldn't last very long otherwise. Every once in a while, though, that's not what you want.

Why is Google suddenly asking for two-step verification? 

Is your Google account asking you to check your Android phone, or open the Gmail app on your Apple device? Nothing is broken—Google just changed how signing in works for most users.

Google Docs is switching to canvas-based rendering. Here's what that means.

On May 11th, Google announced that Docs is going to start using canvas-based rendering. It's a change that most of us won't be able to see visually, but has huge implications for what's coming next from Google.