So you need to fix someone's computer issue, but you can't do it in person. Troubleshooting can be challenging over the phone. Fix long-distance tech issues faster with Steps Recorder, a built-in Windows app that automatically screenshots where you click and lets you insert helpful comments.

Usage and diagnostic data are one of Big Tech’s clever ways of getting their hands on everything you do. You don’t have to send out all this personal info. Opting out is easy. 

 Follow these steps to turn off usage and diagnostics data sharing on your Android-based devices: 

• Open Settings.
• Tap Privacy > Usage & diagnostics.
• Toggle the switch off.

Have an iPhone? Change these settings today.

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You can't trust lawmakers to protect your pet's health. They haven't passed much legislation holding pet food brands accountable. This means harmful products slip through the cracks. Here are three ways you may do more harm than good when feeding your pet.

Get Apple tips, tricks and updates to your inbox twice a week. Coming up soon: How to hide files and folders on your Mac. Handy!

You probably have thousands of photos on your phone eating up space, and you want to preserve those memories. IDrive is the perfect solution for backing up and protecting all your precious photos and videos. Use it to back up all your devices: PCs, Macs, servers, iPhones, Android phones and more. Sync everything to one account.

IDrive is like an insurance policy for your data. Plans start at less than $7 a month.

When something is free, you're the product. That's certainly true in the case of Google. We put up with all the tracking because Gmail, Maps, Calendar and Drive are free and incredibly easy to use. You might as well get the most out of them. Here are five ways to do that.

Your tech slow you down — dealing with a slow laptop, responding to all those emails, scrolling notifications — or it can speed things up. If you want to make the most of your time and your devices, this column is a must-read. I'll show you how to get all your email in one spot, track your tax refund, and stop email spam.

Twitter is full of trolls and politics. Not my page, though. Come say hi and learn a thing or two.

Supernovas are the largest explosions in the universe. They happen when a dying star sheds its outer layer in a moment of extreme energy. If they're so powerful, what would happen if one were to happen close to us? Would we be able to survive?