Every browser offers an incognito mode that provides an extra level of privacy when you're browsing the web. However, it might not be quite as effective as you think it is. There are times when it's useful—and times when it's no use at all.

Since the Apple Watch first went on sale in April 2015, it's thought that well over 200 million of them have been bought. Yet not one has found its way onto my wrist. And unless it gets a major revamp in its second decade, I don't see that changing.

Although it's nice to start afresh with a new or newly reset Mac, there are several essential changes that I make every time. It's good to have mainstays like the dock, trackpad gestures, and hot corners set up as you like (while disabling some of macOS more irritating features).

macOS is packed with smooth, fluid animations that both look pretty and help guide you around the system. However, if you multitask heavily, these animations can start to feel a little sluggish. I disabled mine, and it made my system seem a lot more responsive.

Apple Notes has been a standalone app in macOS since 2012. It's easy to take for granted, but over the years, it has grown and added some useful and powerful features. From ways to improve your note-taking to tools for better organization, here's how to get more from the Notes app.

Got a Fire Stick that you don't use very much? That was me until I connected a USB flash drive to it, and now I use it pretty much every day for media content, photos, music, and more. And it was easy to set up, too.

Announced within the space of a month, the Google Pixel 9a and iPhone 16e are premium mid-range phones that come in under the $600 mark. If you're in the market for a high-quality but somewhat affordable device, these will likely be at the top of your list. So how do they compare?