Cloud & Internet

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I Got Fed Up With OneDrive, So I Replaced It With Something Better

You aren't stuck with OneDrive forever.

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The Death of RSS Was the Death of the Real Internet
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How a simple technology revolutionized content consumption

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Why Microsoft Is Still Haunted By the Ghost of Internet Explorer

Boo!

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Ditch Social Media and Embrace Email Newsletters
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Extra! Extra! Read all about it!

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4 Ways Dial-Up Internet is Still Relevant

Long-gone are the days of dial-up. Or so we thought.

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6 Networking Uses for the Linux nc Command

It has more in its arsenal than you think.

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How to Update a Chromebook

Add new features to your Chromebook while keeping it secure.

A laptop connected to the Syncthing, Windows, and Linux logos, with a folder icon being synced on the screen.
Syncthing 2.0 Is Here to Upgrade Your Cloud-less File Synchronization

A big update for the popular Syncthing tool.

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How Streaming Services Keep Moving the Goalposts on 4K

You won't believe it's not 4K.

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You’ll Love This Upcoming Google Photos Backup Option

Only backup the photos and videos you actually like.

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Give Your Self-Hosted Services Local Domain Names With This Pi-hole Trick

Not every service needs to be accessible outside your network.

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AT&T’s Awesome Photo Storage Service Is Shutting Down

Back up your photos before it's too late.

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How to Use the CHOOSECOLS and CHOOSEROWS Functions in Google Sheets to Extract Data

Elevate your data manipulation skills in Google Sheets.

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This Open Source App Finally Got Me to Leave Google Photos

Free cloud storage, cross platform support. What more do you want?

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Google Photos Is My Favorite Google Service, So Why Do I Wish I’d Never Used It?

A decade of memories, but it's time to move on.

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How I Get Google Drive to Automatically Sync New Windows 11 Files

Using three different ways.

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A smiling woman using her Chromebook while sitting on stairs, surrounded by offline icons, with the Google logo framing the image.
How to Use Offline Features on a Chromebook Effectively

Your Chromebook doesn't need internet to help you be productive.

An iPhone displaying the storage screen, the iCloud logo with a warning sign, and several icons around, representing some of Icloud's features.
I Refuse to Pay for Cloud Storage—Here's Why I Keep Everything Local
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Possession is 9/10ths of the law.

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Stop Paying for Cloud Storage! Try These Alternatives Instead
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Unless you just like having another subscription.

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Google Has Abandoned What Made People Love Google

Are the days of a quick Google Search gone?

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