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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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Timeline chart showing which earlier site versions Wix, Squarespace and Framer let you roll back to

Website builders · Nov 8

Website builder version history: how to roll back your site

What Wix, Squarespace and Framer let you roll back, what they don't, and how to keep a safety copy.

Three cards comparing how ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini start a web search and show numbered citations

ChatGPT · Nov 8

ChatGPT vs Claude vs Gemini web search citations compared

How ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini search the web, where citations appear and how to check them.

Illustration of a browser with the current tab shared to a Gemini side panel, beside four Gemini in Chrome settings switched off

Gemini · Nov 8

Gemini in Chrome: what it can see and how to turn it off

What Gemini in Chrome reads from your tabs, where it is stored, and the settings that switch it off on a computer.

Three stacked layers show account-wide Instructions for Claude, project instructions and the chat prompt, beside a checklist of what to write.

Claude · Nov 7

Claude custom instructions and preferences: what to write

Where to set Instructions for Claude, what to put in them and when project instructions or memory fit better.

TECH

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Illustration of a console with a USB drive and a Storage Expansion Card attached, beside a table showing both store any game and play Xbox One games, while only the card plays Xbox Series X|S optimised games at internal SSD speed.

Xbox · Nov 6

Xbox external storage: set up a drive and move games

A USB drive stores any Xbox game but plays only older ones. Set one up, choose install locations and move games.

An iPhone showing a padlock and a Lockdown Mode switch turned on, beside a list of what it limits: most message attachments, link previews, FaceTime from new callers and 2G and 3G, while calls, texts and SOS still work.

iPhone · Nov 5

iPhone Lockdown Mode: who needs it and what it limits

Apple's strictest security setting blocks most attachments and some web features. Who needs it and how to set it up.

A TPM 2.0 chip on a dark green circuit board beside three ticked checks: tpm.msc showing version 2.0, UEFI firmware that is Secure Boot capable, and PC Health Check.

Windows 11 · Nov 5

Check TPM for Windows 11: TPM 2.0, Secure Boot and PC Health Check

Run tpm.msc to see your TPM version, then check UEFI and Secure Boot before the Windows 11 upgrade.

BEST PRODUCTS

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A shared group in the Apple Passwords app holds three logins, beside a panel showing what the owner and members can do and a reminder to change passwords after removing someone.

Password managers · Nov 7

Apple Passwords app shared group: set up and share with family

Share logins with family in the Apple Passwords app: who can join, what members can change and what to do after.

Two panels compare Drive for desktop modes: streaming downloads only some files and uses little disk space, mirroring keeps every My Drive file on the computer.

Cloud storage · Nov 7

Google Drive stream vs mirror files: which desktop mode to use

Streaming saves disk space; mirroring keeps every file offline. How to choose, switch safely and keep files offline.

Illustration of a laptop connected through an encrypted tunnel to a VPN server, beside a list showing VPN use on public Wi-Fi and for work as legal in Australia, pirated content as still infringing, streaming as a terms issue and overseas use as dependent on local law.

VPN · Nov 6

Is a VPN legal in Australia? What the law says

VPNs are legal in Australia. What the law does cover: data retention, site blocking, under-16 rules and travel.

Four steps of a Microsoft Defender Offline scan, from saving your work to a restart, a scan of about 15 minutes and results in Protection history, above a checklist: suspend BitLocker, WinRE enabled, admin account, x64 Windows PC.

Antivirus · Nov 5

Microsoft Defender Offline scan: when and how to run it

A restart-time scan for malware that hides from Windows. When to run it, how long it takes and where results appear.

A web host linked to four CDN edge copies, beside a list showing images, CSS, JavaScript and fonts cached by default while HTML pages come from the origin.

hosting · Nov 4

Do I need a CDN for my website? A small-site guide

What a CDN does, when a small site gains from one, what it caches and what to check before you switch it on.

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