5 YouTube Gestures You Should Be Using on Android and iPhone

Did You Know?: The Clacton Spear, named after its point of discovery in Clacton-on-Sea (Essex, England) in 1911, is a 400,000 year old wooden spear tip—the oldest worked wood implement ever discovered. [Read in Browser]( [How-To Geek]() September 3, 2021 Did You Know? The Clacton Spear, named after its point of discovery in Clacton-on-Sea (Essex, England) in 1911, is a 400,000 year old wooden spear tip—the oldest worked wood implement ever discovered. 📰What a Week!📰 Here are the five biggest tech news stories from this week in case you missed any of them: - [Some Windows 11 PCs Are Being Forced Back to Windows 10]( - [One of the Main Reasons to Pay For Strava Is Now Free]( - [Sony’s New PS5 Runs Hotter. 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This is a handy trick to know about. [Read More »]( [How to Create a Geographical Map Chart in Google Sheets]( [How to Create a Geographical Map Chart in Google Sheets]( Do you have a lot of geographical data in Google Sheets? Why not use a map chart to create a wonderful visual display of your data? You can insert, customize, and edit a map chart easily in Google Sheets. [Read More »]( [Apple’s Controversial On-Device Child Abuse Scanner Delayed]( [Apple’s Controversial On-Device Child Abuse Scanner Delayed]( There’s been a lot of talk about Apple’s controversial on-device CSAM scanner. It appears the company has heard some of the issues, as it has decided to delay the rollout until it can make more improvements. [Read More »]( [Can You Use an Amazon Fire Tablet as a Kindle?]( [Can You Use an Amazon Fire Tablet as a Kindle?]( Amazon Fire tablets—formerly known as Kindle Fire tablets—are distinctly different than Kindle e-readers. 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