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News
Threads Is the New Social Media App From the Makers of Facebook & Instagram
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Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has made a history of copying features from other platforms. This time, Meta has launched Threads, a social media app connected to Instagram that works more like Twitter and should eventually connect to Mastodon.
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Cyber Security
Stop Blurring Sensitive Information (Here’s How to Do It Right)
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When there’s something in a photo that you’d like to keep personal—such as a credit card number or someone’s face—you might blur it or scribble over it. But that’s actually not a secure way to redact information—here’s why.
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Microsoft
Microsoft Edge Is Cracking Down on Notification Spam
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Have you ever opened a website just for it to prompt you to turn on notifications for it immediately? Or even worse — have you found yourself accepting those prompts, only for that website to proceed to bombard you with spammy notifications? Microsoft is hoping to end that in its Edge browser
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Tips & Tricks
How to Print to PDF on Windows 11
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Want to save a photo, spreadsheet, document, email, or web page as a PDF file on your Windows 11 PC? If so, all it takes to do that is just a few clicks. Here’s how to use your computer’s built-in print-to-PDF option to turn your files into PDF format.
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How to Reset the View in Outlook
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Is your Outlook inbox view not what you’d like it to be? Maybe the email columns aren’t the way they used to be? Luckily, you can bring it back to the default view so that all the app elements are exactly the way they were when you first opened the app, with all customizations removed.
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Useful Information
Disposable vs. Rechargeable Batteries: Which Is Better?
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It’s a common conundrum; disposable or rechargeable batteries? One is cheap and easy, but perhaps more expensive in the long term, while the other costs a pretty penny at first, but might turn out to be the better deal.
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10 Common VPN Mistakes People Make
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Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are a handy tool. But it’s all too easy to use them for the wrong task, misconfigure them, or otherwise make common VPN mistakes. Here’s how to avoid them and get the most out of your VPN service.
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5G/Internet/Wi-Fi
IPv4 vs. IPv6: What Are the Differences?
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An internet protocol (IP) is a set of rules used to move packets of information through the internet to their intended destination. There are currently two IP versions in use: IPv4 and IPv6. We’ll start with how IP addresses work, then get into what IPv4 and IPv6 are.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI)
The 10 Best ChatGPT Plus Plugins Worth Paying For
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From fact-checking to shopping, ChatGPT plugins aim to supercharge what the wildly popular AI can do, but which ones are truly worth your time? Here are ten awesome plugins that will convince you to upgrade to ChatGPT Plus.
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FAQ of the Week
What Is the Largest SD Card Capacity (And How Big Can We Go?)
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In Johnny Mnemonic the eponymous cyberpunk courier has difficulty fitting 320GB of data in his head in the “future” of 2021. My Nintendo Switch has a tiny 512GB microSD card in it. But how big can we go?
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