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Useful explanations, thoughtful comparisons and the news behind the next update.

The same task feeds three equal panels labelled ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini.

ChatGPT · Sep 27

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini: how to choose

Match the assistant to your documents, research sources and the output you need to use.

AI

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Bar chart of Canva's monthly AI allowance, up to 20 uses on Free, 200 Premium uses on Pro and Teams and 400 on Business, with reset times for free and paid plans.

AI image generators · Nov 15

Canva AI limits: how many uses each plan gets a month

How many Canva AI uses Free, Pro, Teams and Business plans get, and when they reset.

A phone's Galaxy AI menu with feature switches and Process data only on device turned on, next to a panel of what stays on the phone and what needs the cloud.

Galaxy AI · Nov 14

How to turn off Galaxy AI and keep processing on your phone

Switch off Galaxy AI features one by one, or keep them on the phone with Samsung's on-device processing setting.

ChatGPT · Nov 13

How to connect Google Drive to ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini

Where to connect Google Drive in ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, what each one reads and how to disconnect it.

Website builders · Nov 13

How to edit a website builder meta description and SEO title

Where Wix, Squarespace and Framer keep the SEO title and meta description, and how to write both well.

TECH

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An iPhone with Stolen Device Protection switched on, next to the steps for changing an Apple Account password away from home: Face ID, a one-hour security delay, then Face ID again.

Mobile · Nov 15

iPhone Stolen Device Protection: what it locks and when

What iPhone Stolen Device Protection blocks, the one-hour delay and how to turn it on.

Illustration of a PS5 console syncing saved data with PlayStation Plus cloud storage, beside the auto-sync settings to turn on

PS5 · Nov 11

PS5 cloud saves: upload, download and auto-sync your progress

Turn on PS5 auto-sync, move saves by hand, check sync status and keep progress safe if PS Plus lapses.

Illustration of a USB recovery drive holding Windows system files but not personal files, beside the order of Windows 11 recovery options to try

Windows 11 · Nov 11

Recovery drive in Windows 11: how to create one and use it

Make a Windows 11 recovery drive on a USB stick, what it holds, and the gentler fixes to try before using it.

BEST PRODUCTS

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A trusted app is allowed to change files in protected Documents, Pictures and Desktop folders while an unknown app is blocked, beside the Windows Security controlled folder access switch.

Antivirus · Nov 15

Controlled folder access: shield your files from ransomware

How Windows controlled folder access stops ransomware editing your files, and how to set it up.

A DNS zone table with A, CNAME, MX and TXT records, each showing an example name, value and what the record does.

hosting · Nov 14

DNS records explained: A, CNAME, MX and TXT for your domain

What A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT and CAA records do, how TTL affects changes, and the mistakes that break a site.

Illustration of Google Password Manager syncing passwords and passkeys to Android, Chrome on a computer, iPhone and passwords.google.com, with Password Checkup flags for breached and weak passwords

Password managers · Nov 12

How to use Google Password Manager: save, sync and check passwords

Save, sync and check passwords with Google Password Manager across Android, Chrome and iPhone, and when to lock it down.

Illustration comparing who holds iCloud encryption keys under standard protection and Advanced Data Protection, with iCloud Backup, Drive, Photos and Notes end-to-end encrypted and Mail, Contacts and Calendars not

iCloud · Nov 12

iCloud Advanced Data Protection: what it encrypts and the trade-offs

Advanced Data Protection end-to-end encrypts most iCloud data, but Apple can no longer help you recover it.

Side-by-side comparison card of the WireGuard and OpenVPN protocols: transport, encryption, codebase size and configuration

VPN · Nov 11

WireGuard vs OpenVPN: which VPN protocol should you use?

How WireGuard and OpenVPN differ, when OpenVPN still fits and how to change protocol in a VPN app.

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