People tend to use their computers longer than other gadgets in their life, which means it’s important to keep an eye on the device’s health. Chromebooks have a handy “Diagnostics” app that makes this super easy to do.

The Diagnostics app was introduced in Chrome OS 90 in April 2020. It’s a big upgrade over the previous method that required viewing an internal system page. There are also some useful tests you can use to make sure everything is running smoothly.

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For privacy reasons, both Chrome and Firefox don’t let you capture screenshots in incognito tabs on Android. However, both these browsers let you lift the restriction if you want. Here’s how to toggle on and off the option to take screenshots in these browsers’ private tabs.

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Android notifications are great, but they’re not perfect. The way that some notifications pop up on the screen can be annoying, especially if they’re not important. Thankfully, you can stop this from happening.

The bad news is that there’s no way to turn off pop-up notifications all at once. You’ll have to do it individually by app. The process is easy, though, so if you do it every time an annoying notification comes in, you’ll have things cleaned up in no time.

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If you need to use a particular app on your Mac frequently, it’s easy to add it to your Dock. Once there, your favorite app is only one click away at any time.

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If you recently got a new Mac, you might not see your Pictures folder in the “Favorites” sidebar of Finder anymore. But don’t worry, it’s still there. Here’s how to find the Pictures folder and how to add it to your sidebar again.

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If you’d like to disable the Camera on your iPhone or iPad (removing it from the lock screen and also hiding the Camera app) you’ll need to take a quick trip to Screen Time in Settings. Here’s how to set it up.

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The cursor is the primary way you interact with your Mac’s screen. If the cursor speed is too slow (or too fast) it can spoil your experience. Here’s how to change the tracking speed for your trackpad and mouse on Mac.

macOS has independent tracking speed controls for the trackpad and mouse. We will cover both methods below.

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Nearly all Windows 10 apps let you open multiple windows. You can even run multiple instances of most apps, and those instances can have their own settings. It’s a convenient way to sign in to multiple accounts at once in the apps you use.

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On a Mac, Finder hides most file extensions by default. If you’d always like to see file extensions regardless of the file type, you can change a simple setting in Finder Preferences.

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If you use Facebook on your Android, iPhone, or iPad, you can change your account settings to disable friend suggestions in the app. This setting is account-wide, so any changes you make in the app will also appear on the website.

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