Make Tech Easier

1 week ago | maketecheasier.com | Crystal Crowder

No one, except YouTube TV, was happy when their bills jumped by $10 per month at the end of 2024. While this led to many users cancelling, the service is trying to keep other users by hiding away a special YouTube TV discount to help you reduce your bill by $10/month. Table of ContentsI know $10 doesn’t sound like much of an increase, but with most of our favorite streaming services increasing over the last year, it all adds up. The pain to our wallets is all too real.

1 week ago | maketecheasier.com | Megan Glosson

Package theft remains a growing problem, with over 119 million deliveries stolen in 2023 alone. It’s no surprise that video doorbells have become one of the most popular smart home gadgets of 2024. 63% of smart home device owners say security was the main reason they invested in devices like smart locks and video doorbells. If you’re ready to join the smart security crowd or want a better way to monitor your front door, the Ring Battery Doorbell (2024 model) is a great place to start.

1 week ago | maketecheasier.com | Crystal Crowder

The worst part of applying for a job is trying to create a professional résumé and cover letter for that specific position. I tried the AI-powered tools ResumeCoach designed to turn a tedious task into an easier and quicker one. This is a sponsored article and was made possible by ResumeCoach. The actual contents and opinions are the sole views of the author, who maintains editorial independence even when a post is sponsored.

1 week ago | maketecheasier.com | Crystal Crowder

Trying to manage Spotify downloads among different devices gets cumbersome at times. Spotify’s finally added a few new features to the Android app to help with both downloading and managing your downloads. Table of ContentsI didn’t realize how much I needed this feature until it appeared in the most recent Spotify update for Android. Instead of having to go to each device to download my favorite playlists for offline listening, I can do it all from one device.

1 week ago | maketecheasier.com | Crystal Crowder

Meta and privacy aren’t terms that go together well. For many users, they learned the hard way that their conversations with Meta AI were publicly displayed in the Discover Feed. If you don’t want everyone seeing your chats, change your settings to make Meta AI chats private. Table of ContentsMost chatbots keep things simple – you chat, you get answers, and you move on. Meta AI tries to incorporate a more social element, which makes sense considering Meta owns the most popular social networks.