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Purge Clutter From Your Digital Life in 5 Simple Steps
Cleaning out your inboxes, documents, photos, and other digital junk can reduce stress and improve your personal productivity. Here's how to streamline and declutter your devices.
How to Clean a Smartwatch or Fitness Tracker Without Ruining It
Give your Apple Watch, Fitbit, or other wearable device a good scrubbing safely.
How to Free Up Space in Google Drive
Is your Google Drive always on the verge of being full? Learn how to track down and delete files shared with you, large videos, PDFs, and stuff you no longer need.
Waste Less Time in Meetings With These 4 Simple Tips
Meetings are costly, interruptive, and rarely as productive as they could be. Drastically cut the amount of time you spend in meetings with these strategies.
Rest Your Fingers, Try Google Docs Voice Typing
Voice typing, also called speech to text, frees up your fingers and hands so that you can write by speaking out loud. It's free in Google Docs and works with dozens of languages. We have some tips for mastering the service.
Going Paperless Is Simple With These 5 Handy Apps
Tired of filing reams of paper? Digitizing your life or work isn't as difficult as you think. These apps make it easier.
Study Smarter: 10 Essential Google Classroom Tips
Start the remote school year right with these simple but important Google Classroom tips for students and parents of younger students.
Lessons to Learn: 11 Practical Tips for Successful Schooling at Home
Millions of kids are likely spending at least some of the upcoming school year learning at home. Our tips can help families adapt to the challenge of pandemic-era schooling and succeed in the new educational reality.
Should You Consider an Online Will?
Everyone should prepare for the inevitable, but do you need to pay a lawyer hundreds of dollars to prepare your last will and testament? We've got the pros and cons of writing your will online, along with some recommendations for services that can help.
Master Google Meet With Our 10 Simple Tips
Video conferencing is more popular than ever, and Google Meet is one of the top free platforms. Our guide walks you through simple, powerful ways you can improve your video calls on Google Meet.
6 Simple Ways to Cross Stubborn Items Off Your To-Do List
How long have you been avoiding that one pesky chore? Here are some easy ways to trick yourself into getting it off your task list.
Want to Get More Done? Track Your Time Better With These Proven Methods
To make the most of your time, you first need to know how you use your time. We walk you through three time-tracking methods and explains the pros and cons of each.
Try Our 13 Top New Year's Resolutions, Complete With the Tech You'll Need to Succeed
It's time to shake off 2020, and we have a bakers' dozen projects to try that are good for your mind, your body, and your career. With our suggestions for tech, apps, and services to support you, you have an excellent chance of actually keeping these resolutions!
Flagging Productivity at Work? These 5 Simple Tricks Can Help You Get Your Mojo Back
Distractions, procrastination, and fatigue can drag us down. Here are some easy strategies to try when you need a boost, including one that restores balance between work and personal time.
Raising Saving-Savvy Kids: How to Talk to Your Children About Money
You don't have to be a financial expert to have conversations with kids about money, you just have to have a plan. Our expert advice (and the right child-focused financial services) can help you raise kids who are smart about their money.
Is Your Sleep a Nightmare? How to Use Your iPhone to Get Better Rest
New features on the iPhone help you figure out a bedtime routine, encourage you to stick with it, and monitor your progress for improved sleep. Here's how to get started.
Feeling Money Stress? Follow Our 8 Steps for Beating Budget Burnout
Ignoring your financial realities is a recipe for disaster, but trying to live within a too-tight budget can be just as stressful. We interviewed experts for advice on how to get a handle on your finances without locking yourself into an overly restrictive plan that'll only make things worse.
Drive Full: How to Avoid Running Out of Storage Space on Every Device
There's nothing worse that running out of storage space in a crunch. Avoid that gotcha by regularly following our step-by-step instructions for checking how much space you have left on your Mac, PC, iPhone, Android Phone, iCloud account, Dropbox account, and other key places.
Level Up Your Slack Game for Better Meetings
If your team uses Slack, it makes sense to schedule and hold meetings there, too. Our guide shows you how to integrate other apps and services to make Slack meetings simpler, more convenient and more powerful.
Save Time With Microsoft Word's Built-In Transcription Feature
Thanks to a powerful new productivity enhancement, Microsoft 365 subscribers can now transcribe audio files with multiple speakers, at no extra cost. Our tips and tricks show you how to save time and money with Transcribe.
