For years, tech headlines have been flooded with stories about Twitter.

From censorship to bullying to billionaire takeovers, Twitter headlines are constantly trending.

The past few months have been especially rife with news about the social media giant, with reports predicting a technical collapse of the Twitter code base itself.

And in a sector where influential platforms like MySpace and Google+ went from millions of users to defunct relics of dot com history, it’s logical to wonder if Twitter will be the next digital dinosaur to become extinct.

Enter Mastodon.

What is Mastodon, what is the cost (none) and how to join are all covered in this guide.

Let's have a look.

Windows 11, like its predecessors, integrates Bing search directly into the Start Menu.

Any time you search for an application, file, or folder, you also search Bing.

There isn’t even an option to disable it in the Settings app.

Luckily, you can do it with a registry hack.

Even though this guide provides detailed steps, be sure and follow these steps to the letter and pay attention the the warnings along the way.

Are you looking for a project management program to help you stay organized?

There are plenty of application options for you to choose from.

Project management can be a manageable challenge or a budget-busting proposition.

Although very large and complex projects do require the help of specific software and services, some projects lend themselves to other options for their care and feeding.

For example, did you know that Google Calendar is a fine option to help you manage those projects?

I know it sounds crazy, especially given that Google Calendar is free and isn’t actually made specifically for project management, but anyone who uses technology enough understands that so much can be used beyond its stated purpose.

That includes the tools found in Google Workspace.

How do you incorporate Google Calendar into your project management workflow?

This guide will give you a few pointers so you can start right away.

Digital cameras have been around for over 30 years.

If you were lucky enough to own one, you’ve been taking digital photos for decades.

That also means that you have tons of images.

Even if you only started taking pictures with a smartphone, that amounts to an enormous collection of digital memories.

At some point, you need to sort through and organize your photos in a central storage location.

But where do you begin if you have thousands upon thousands of images?

It’s a daunting task, but here are a few simple tricks to make things easier on yourself.

Windows has a reputation for slowing down your computer over time.

Admittedly, Windows 10 and 11 are much better than their predecessors, but the problem still occurs.

Thankfully, you can speed up a hard disk using HDD optimization apps; a few different tools are available.

In this guide, we're going to look at which utilities can improve the speed and efficiency of a hard disk.