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About Matt Smith

Matthew Smith is a freelance writer living in Portland Oregon. He also writes and edits for Digital Trends.

Latest Articles

iOS 8 Turns Your iPhone Into A Personal Healthcare Monitor

Apple's new watch will turn your iPhone into a revolutionary device for managing your health and fitness – here's how it works.

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Have $20? Here's 10 Things To Improve Your Gaming Life

Tightening your budget means you can't have the latest and greatest, but you may be surprised what you can buy for a third the price of a brand new AAA title.

How Cars Will One Day Talk to Each Other

Tomorrow's transportation is not just about the self-driving car. The future will see networks of cars working together to keep passengers safe and deliver them to their destinations efficiently.

Call It A Comeback: 5 Xbox Franchises Ripe For A Reboot

Microsoft's Xbox isn't doing so well these days. Perhaps the answer is to look backwards at old franchises that had potential but, for various reasons, never hit their stride.

Track Who's Using Your Windows Computer When You're Not Around

A password is not enough to lock strangers out. If you suspect someone is accessing your Windows account, catch them red handed with the following tools.

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Don’t Be Fooled! 5 Tips to Avoid Fake Apps in the Windows Store

We'll show you how not to have a bad time on the Windows Store.

Cover Your Home: How To Find and Remove Wireless Blind Spots  

Here's how to find - and eliminate - these wireless dead zones.

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How To Remove Bloatware & Avoid It On New Laptops

Tired of software you never wanted consuming your laptop's resources? Your computer isn't free ad space. Here's how to get rid of bloatware.

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A Detailed Look At The State Of Gaming On The Mac in 2014

Can players finally ditch Windows completely and use a Mac for work and play?

Reclaim Your Focus: 5 Ideas To Deal With Short Attention Spans

We have more information available than every before, but this ironically has damaged our ability to absorb any of it. However, you can take action to improve your attention with a few simple steps.

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Protect Your Mac Browsing With CyberGhost for OS X

OS X users haven't been able to use CyberGhost until recently, but now the new Mac client provides the same features Windows users enjoy.

5 Amazing Things About Destiny That Will Blow You Away

This will be the game that defines "next-gen" gaming – and here's why.

How To Make Windows 7 Look Like Windows XP

Some people have a hard time letting go of Windows XP. If you know someone like that, follow this tutorial and they won't even know you upgraded them to Windows 7.

How To Install Chrome Extensions Manually

Google recently decided to disable the installation of Chrome extensions from third-party websites, but some users still want to install these extensions. Here's how to do it.

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Browser Wars: Firefox vs. Chrome vs. Opera, The Definitive Benchmark

If you could only choose one browser, which one would it be? Which is best: Firefox, Chrome or Opera? We'll show you.

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How to Sync Google Calendar with Every Other Platform

Google Calendar is arguably the easiest, most intuitive and most versatile way to organize your day. The only problem users commonly encounter is syncing it with their devices.

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5 Fileshare Options That Work From the Windows Desktop

Share your files directly from where you use and store them - your computer. Desktop apps offer advanced sharing features and can be used to keep files backed up in the Cloud.

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