Lance Whitney
@lancewhit.bsky.social
I’m a freelance technology writer and journalist and a book author. I love old films, jazz, Star Trek, Doctor Who, and Spider-Man. And I’m a parent to Mr. Giggles.
Wondering how AI may affect your job? These survey results reveal both the good and the bad. zdnet.com/article/is-a... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Is AI a career killer? Not if you have these skills, McKinsey research shows
Some organizations report a decrease in their workforce, while others are hiring for AI-related jobs - two roles in particular.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Wondering how AI may affect your job? These survey results reveal both the good and the bad. zdnet.com/article/is-a... via @zdnet.bsky.social
By pairing your Android phone with your Windows PC, you can use Windows to make and answer phone calls, read and respond to text messages, import photos from your phone, and view notifications. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
How to link your Android phone with a Windows PC to call, text, and share photos - instantly
You can sync your Android phone to Windows 11 for free and get notifications right from your PC. Here's how.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
By pairing your Android phone with your Windows PC, you can use Windows to make and answer phone calls, read and respond to text messages, import photos from your phone, and view notifications. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Sick and tired of spam calls? Here are a variety of tools and tricks to combat them on your mobile phone. pcmag.com/how-to/spam-...
Spam Calls Are Out of Control. Here’s How I Stopped Them
Thanks to unknown callers, robocalls, spammers, scammers, there's never been a better time to just not answer your phone. Don't put up with the deluge; here's how to stem the tide.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Sick and tired of spam calls? Here are a variety of tools and tricks to combat them on your mobile phone. pcmag.com/how-to/spam-...
With LiDAR on certain iPhones and iPads, you can take sharper photos, run augmented reality apps, and play cool AR games. Here are several ways I like to use it. zdnet.com/article/8-re... via @zdnet.bsky.social
8 really cool ways I use LiDAR on my iPhone and iPad - and you can too
You can play, design, and capture like never before. Here's how.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
With LiDAR on certain iPhones and iPads, you can take sharper photos, run augmented reality apps, and play cool AR games. Here are several ways I like to use it. zdnet.com/article/8-re... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Want to play a game or use an app from your Android phone on your big-screen TV? Here are three ways to mirror your Android device to your television. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
How to mirror your Android phone to your TV in 3 easy ways
Want to watch videos or play games from your Android on the big screen? Mirror your device to your TV in seconds. Here's how.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Want to play a game or use an app from your Android phone on your big-screen TV? Here are three ways to mirror your Android device to your television. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Ever get a friendly "Hi, how are you?" text from someone you don't know? That could an innocent mistake, or it could be a cybercriminal looking to scam you. zdnet.com/article/bewa... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Beware the 'Hi, how are you?' text. It's a scam - here's how it works
Americans lost $3.5 billion to investment scams in early 2025. Here's how to avoid becoming the next victim.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Ever get a friendly "Hi, how are you?" text from someone you don't know? That could an innocent mistake, or it could be a cybercriminal looking to scam you. zdnet.com/article/bewa... via @zdnet.bsky.social
I sometimes need to record my screen activity in Windows for a tutorial, a presentation, or an online class. Here are two free, built-in tools that I use. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
How to record your screen in Windows 10 or 11 - in just a few clicks
Your Windows PC already has everything you need to record your screen. Here's how to do it.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I sometimes need to record my screen activity in Windows for a tutorial, a presentation, or an online class. Here are two free, built-in tools that I use. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Super God Mode is a cool tool for Windows that displays links to every app, feature, and setting so you can easily access them from one place. Here's how it works and why it's a time saver. zdnet.com/article/i-ac... via @zdnet.bsky.social
I activated a secret Super God Mode in Windows - and unlocked everything
Super God Mode collects every Windows app, feature, and setting, and it serves them up to you in a single series of folders. Here's how it works.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Super God Mode is a cool tool for Windows that displays links to every app, feature, and setting so you can easily access them from one place. Here's how it works and why it's a time saver. zdnet.com/article/i-ac... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Google's Gemini AI can now analyze and work with your emails and files on Gmail, Drive, Docs, and Chat (with your permission). Here's how and what happened when I tried it. zdnet.com/article/i-le... via
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I let Gemini Deep Research dig through my Gmail and Drive - here's what it uncovered
Gemini can now analyze your Gmail, Drive, Docs, and Chat. Here's how and what happened when I tried it.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Google's Gemini AI can now analyze and work with your emails and files on Gmail, Drive, Docs, and Chat (with your permission). Here's how and what happened when I tried it. zdnet.com/article/i-le... via
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Need to transfer a bunch of photos from your Android phone to your Windows PC? Here are five ways to do that. zdnet.com/article/tran... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Transfer photos from your Android phone to your Windows PC - here are 5 easy ways to do it
You can transfer photos from your Android phone to your Windows computer using a variety of methods. Here are step-by-step instructions for the five easiest ways.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Need to transfer a bunch of photos from your Android phone to your Windows PC? Here are five ways to do that. zdnet.com/article/tran... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Switching to a different DNS provider other than your ISP can offer faster performance and better security. Here's how to do this on a Windows PC. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
How to change the DNS settings on your Windows PC - and why you'd want to
Switching to a different DNS provider than your ISP can offer faster performance and better security. We show you how - and recommend the best options.
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November 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Switching to a different DNS provider other than your ISP can offer faster performance and better security. Here's how to do this on a Windows PC. zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
T-Mobile's new Text to 911 option connects to Starlink satellites in areas where terrestrial cellular service isn't available. Plus, it's free for anyone with a compatible smartphone, including Verizon and AT&T customers. Here's how to sign up. zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social
T-Mobile now offers 911 texting via satellite for free - for Verizon and AT&T customers, too
T-Mobile's 'Text to 911' service is available free of charge to anyone with a compatible smartphone. Here's how to sign up.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
T-Mobile's new Text to 911 option connects to Starlink satellites in areas where terrestrial cellular service isn't available. Plus, it's free for anyone with a compatible smartphone, including Verizon and AT&T customers. Here's how to sign up. zdnet.com/home-and-off... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Does Windows 10 tell you that support has ended even though you signed up for the extended updates? That's a bug, says Microsoft, which promises a fix in the future. zdnet.com/article/wind... via
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Windows 10 may warn support has ended even if you paid for extended updates - here's why
Microsoft has acknowledged the problem.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Does Windows 10 tell you that support has ended even though you signed up for the extended updates? That's a bug, says Microsoft, which promises a fix in the future. zdnet.com/article/wind... via
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Looking for good (and inexpensive) seats at a concert or sporting event? Google's latest AI agent can find them and even help you buy the tickets. zdnet.com/article/goog... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Google's AI mode agents can snag event tickets for you now – here's how
The latest agentic skills in Google's AI mode can now help you reserve seats for an event, a table at a restaurant, or an appointment at a beauty spa.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Looking for good (and inexpensive) seats at a concert or sporting event? Google's latest AI agent can find them and even help you buy the tickets. zdnet.com/article/goog... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Want to better protect your phone from hackers? Here are several tips from the NSA, including powering it off once a week. zdnet.com/article/why-... via
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Why you should power off your phone at least once a week - according to the NSA
This simple action can make it more difficult for hackers to steal information from your phone. Here's why and what else to know.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Want to better protect your phone from hackers? Here are several tips from the NSA, including powering it off once a week. zdnet.com/article/why-... via
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Google Chrome can now store and auto fill your driver's license, passport, and license plate number. The idea is to spare you from having to manually enter these items at a web page that requires them. But is this safe and secure? zdnet.com/article/chro... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Chrome can now store your driver's license and passport, but is that safe?
Google's enhanced autofill can save you time by filling in more types of info. Here's how to enable it, while protecting yourself from potential risks.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Google Chrome can now store and auto fill your driver's license, passport, and license plate number. The idea is to spare you from having to manually enter these items at a web page that requires them. But is this safe and secure? zdnet.com/article/chro... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Need to help a fellow iPhone user with some technical trouble? Here's how you can connect to their phone and even control it (with their permission, of course). zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
How to remotely access and control someone else's iPhone (with their permission)
You can connect to and even control another person's iPhone to provide remote tech support. First step: Place a FaceTime call.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Need to help a fellow iPhone user with some technical trouble? Here's how you can connect to their phone and even control it (with their permission, of course). zdnet.com/article/how-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
With the release of iOS 26.1 for your iPhone, you can now tweak Liquid Glass to reduce the transparency. And there are other surprises in this latest iOS update. zdnet.com/article/not-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Not into Apple's Liquid Glass? iOS 26.1 finally lets you fix that - here's how
Now you can give Liquid Glass a tinted look on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
With the release of iOS 26.1 for your iPhone, you can now tweak Liquid Glass to reduce the transparency. And there are other surprises in this latest iOS update. zdnet.com/article/not-... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Weak and compromised employee passwords pose the greatest security risk to businesses, says a new study. But there are steps you can take to build toward a passwordless future. zdnet.com/article/5-st... via @zdnet.bsky.social
5 steps to fixing your business's top security risk
Weak or compromised passwords pose the greatest security risk to companies, according to a new report from password manager 1Password.
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November 3, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Weak and compromised employee passwords pose the greatest security risk to businesses, says a new study. But there are steps you can take to build toward a passwordless future. zdnet.com/article/5-st... via @zdnet.bsky.social
You can create and swap out different faces for your Apple Watch. Here's how. pcmag.com/how-to/chang...
Bored With Your Smartwatch? Liven It Up By Switching Out Your Apple Watch Face
You can change your watch face to fit the moment and customize the display with different styles and complications. Here's how to give your Apple Watch display a personal touch.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
You can create and swap out different faces for your Apple Watch. Here's how. pcmag.com/how-to/chang...
Being rude to an AI could actually result in more accurate responses. But that doesn't mean you want to hurl F-bombs at it. zdnet.com/article/want... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Want better ChatGPT responses? Try this surprising trick, researchers say
A study by researchers from Penn State University found that rude prompts garnered more accurate results than did polite ones.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Being rude to an AI could actually result in more accurate responses. But that doesn't mean you want to hurl F-bombs at it. zdnet.com/article/want... via @zdnet.bsky.social
I normally use my iPhone to send and receive text messages. But if my phone isn't handy, I can easily access my messages on my Windows PC. Here's how. zdnet.com/article/how-... via
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How to send and receive iPhone iMessages in Windows
Nestled in front of your Windows PC? You don't have to pick up your iPhone or iPad when you get a new message. Microsoft's Phone Link works with Apple's iMessage, and setting it up is a snap - here's ...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I normally use my iPhone to send and receive text messages. But if my phone isn't handy, I can easily access my messages on my Windows PC. Here's how. zdnet.com/article/how-... via
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Not a fan of Apple's new Liquid glass design? You can't turn it off but you can tone it down. Here's how to do that on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. pcmag.com/how-to/how-t...
Not Loving Liquid Glass? Change These Settings on Your iPhone to Tone It Down
If you're not a fan of Liquid Glass, or it makes you feel dizzy, here’s how to make Apple's new UI design work for you.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Not a fan of Apple's new Liquid glass design? You can't turn it off but you can tone it down. Here's how to do that on your iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. pcmag.com/how-to/how-t...
A new bug in Windows 11 causes Task Manager to keep replicating itself, hogging up more memory and system resources. But there is a workaround, at least until Microsoft fixes the glitch. zdnet.com/article/wind... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Windows 11 users hit with bizarre Task Manager duplication bug - here's how to avoid it
Closing and reopening Task Manager now spawns extra copies, quickly eating up your system's memory and resources.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A new bug in Windows 11 causes Task Manager to keep replicating itself, hogging up more memory and system resources. But there is a workaround, at least until Microsoft fixes the glitch. zdnet.com/article/wind... via @zdnet.bsky.social
Your Apple Watch offers a variety of features to help you get fit and stay healthy. Here are 15 of them. pcmag.com/how-to/get-h...
These 15 Apple Watch Features Can Help You Start Your Wellness Journey Today
The Apple Watch offers a variety of features that can help you maintain and enhance your health and wellbeing, from heart rate monitoring to hearing protection to sleep tracking.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Your Apple Watch offers a variety of features to help you get fit and stay healthy. Here are 15 of them. pcmag.com/how-to/get-h...