Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Zoom, unlike the rest of us, is having a pretty banner year.

It seems Zoom calls will be the norm for quite awhile, so if you’ve been reluctant to jump in, you might just have a basic understanding of the platform. Even if you think of yourself as a Zoom pro, ...

On the first day of school at Hayward’s Park Elementary, the first lesson Lori Suydam gave her first-graders had nothing to do with reading or writing or math. She taught them how to mute themselves ...