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How to Type Hidden Special Characters on iPhone Keyboard

Looking for a dot in the middle of the line or the elusive per-mille sign — and the iPhone keyboard offers no clue...

Wondering if you can find out who really sent a mysterious email? Eager to trace a message’s path? Getting full...

Had enough of starting at a screen that feels a little too bright and blue when the day is done? Linux can help with...

Trying to read a simple article, only to be overwhelmed with pop-ups, wrongly placed interface elements and fonts that...

If you write, you often also have to dash — to interrupt yourself mid-thought or -sentence, for instance, or to give...

Pressed a key and it came out all wrong on the screen? Fancy using the key layout you know from a Mac on your now...

Want to attach quick observations to a PDF document without altering the its pages? Notes created with Preview stay...

Got a PDF to share, but some text (or images) have to stay private? Find out here how to redact text and images in a...

Tired of Fastmail’s habit of always showing every vaguely related email alongside the one you’ve just opened? Find out...

Gmail’s basic search leaves you with way too many results — or none? Need precision like “messages from Anu in the...

You’re trying to invoice a British client or just moved to Ipswich and your Linux keyboard is stubbornly refusing to...

Annoyed by an app coming up every time you start Windows? Starting a program every time you boot the computer? Find...