Maybe because it’s winter, or perhaps it’s because of “cough” professional reasons, but our time inside and our use of technology increases. Our screens become portals into another world, and a little variety is a great way to ward of the winter blahs. One quick way to spruce up your computer is to upgrade your desktop [...]
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Ever wonder how people get fooled into identity theft on the Interwebs? I mean, you’d never get caught up in one of those goofy online scams, you can see those from a mile away right? Don’t be too confident. Many of us could quickly be fooled into becoming a victim of a targeted “Spear Phishing” [...]
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Have you ever “accidentally” done an inappropriate web search? Perhaps you found something via search a week ago and would like to revisit it on another machine. Either way, if you’re a Google user your web history is part of your account. I was wondering about figuring out what Google actually knows about me and found poof [...]
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I’ve been using computers for a long time, and during that time some things have become second nature to me so that they’re instinctual reactions and understandings akin to walking, breathing, and levitating frogs. Sometimes, I forget what it’s like not to know how to do something. The most basic thing of all? Finding stuff. You [...]
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For several years now, due mainly to the downturn in the economy, there has been a trend to keep what you have and avoid upgrading or changing things. I understand this mentality quite well – if it’s working for what you need, why bother changing? Especially if money’s as tight as it is. But, while [...]
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We all have gadgets and we all get bored. One way to quickly spruce up an old device is by adding a few new apps. Lifehackers app directory offers you app advice for about any device, including good old fashioned PCs. Save yourself some money and bring new life to your devices, buy apps not [...]
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Okay, maybe not kill you exactly. But I had to get your attention somehow. Sorry. Please don’t stop reading. I promise1 I won’t do it again. Here’s the thing: Your router may not be as secure as you think it is, which could mean nothing… or it could mean that people steal your Internet access, documents, [...]
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Some people in life are just scumbags. Avoiding them is half the battle, but when you can’t, knowing how to deal with them effectively is the other half. Just like you shouldn’t trust the smelly slob with the weirdly-stained AC/DC t-shirt at the bus stop with your credit card (even though he tells you he’s [...]
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