Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts. He writes CNET's popular Cheapskate blog and co-hosts Protocol 1: A Travelers Podcast (about the TV show ...

Overview Custom Instructions help you control ChatGPT’s tone, depth, and style so every new chat starts the way you ...

You can execute virtually any command using Cortana on Windows 10, and in this guide, we'll show you how. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

Telling Amazon's Alexa to play some music or add an item to your shopping list is pretty cool, but there comes a point where you start to feel the limits of the Echo's pre-programmed voice commands.

When the iPhone first launched, it amazed users with its intuitive tap-and-swipe controls. But over time, finger fatigue can set in, making it worth exploring an alternative—your voice. With the ...

While smart gadgets can be useful for a lot of things—there’s nothing quite like the convenience of turning off your bedroom light from under the covers—they’re often persnickety, requiring very ...

Shortcuts arrived in iOS 12 but you’d be excused for not knowing about it as it wasn’t installed by default until iOS 13 launched in September 2019. If, having installed iOS 13, you are wondering what ...

Ubuntu 25.10 no longer includes the Startup Applications tool, so learn how to autostart scripts and run custom commands at ...

You usually want a response when asking your Google Home device a question. When you issue a command, however—say, telling your Google Assistant to turn on the lights—you don’t really need a vocalized ...

Voice Control is Apple’s brand-new system for controlling your Mac with just your voice (available in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13, too). Whether you rely on Apple’s Accessibility features day-to-day or just ...