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Cyber Security
Firefox Relay Can Give You a Burner Phone Number for Spam
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Your phone number can be as sensitive as your email, or even more so. Putting it on the internet, or sharing it with a third party in general, puts you at risk of robocalls, text messages, or even unwanted charges. Because of that, Mozilla just extended its Firefox Relay masking to phone numbers.
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Microsoft
OneDrive’s New Features Are Catching Up to Google Drive
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OneDrive is one of the best cloud storage services around, with apps on all major platforms (except Linux) and Office app integration. During the company’s Ignite event, Microsoft revealed new features coming to OneDrive.
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The Microsoft Office App Is Getting a New Name and Logo
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The term “Microsoft Office” generally refers to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other apps in the Office suite, but there’s also a unified “Office” app used for organization and managing other apps. Microsoft just announced that the Office app and website will have a new name and logo.
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Microsoft and Post-it Notes Team Up to Digitize Whiteboards
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Post-it Notes are the stuff of passive-aggressive dreams, sprawled out on work whiteboards as part of some overly elaborate plan, or a reminder to do something you don’t want to do, which is why you wrote it on a Post-it Note. Microsoft has now incorporated the curly, sticky squares into its Teams app.
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Microsoft Edge Now Has Real-Time Browser Tab Sharing
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Microsoft has been cramming its Edge web browser with new features at a rapid rate, to the point where the browser often feels too bloated and complex. However, one feature on the way sounds incredibly useful: Edge Workspaces.
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Windows
With the 2022 Update, Windows 11 Is Finally Worth an Upgrade
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A mixture of tough hardware requirements, some unpopular changes to the user interface, and a general feeling of “Why bother?” have resulted in poor adoption rates for Windows 11. However, Windows 11’s 2022 update goes a long way to alleviating a lot of those gripes.
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Tips & Tricks
How to Make Your Laptop Run Less Hot
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Despite their name, some laptops on the market run so hot that actually putting them on your lap can feel like setting a hotplate on your thighs. But no matter what laptop you have, there are ways to reduce the heat it generates.
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Useful Information
Matter Explained: Controllers, Bridges, Border Routers, and More
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With Matter 1.0 officially announced and the certification of products just around the corner, you’ll want to learn these terms to understand how your current and future smart home gear fits into the Matter smart home.
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How to Set Up Amazon Household to Share Amazon Prime (and More)
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Having multiple Amazon accounts can get pricey, if you pay for Prime multiple times, buy the same movies, and so on. Thankfully, Amazon Household makes it dead simple to share free shipping, purchases, and other benefits across multiple accounts in your household.
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FAQ of the Week
What Is Workload Rate in Hard Drives?
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Before picking up a new hard drive or solid-state drive, it’s worth understanding how workload rate will impact their performance. Here’s what you need to know about this mysterious attribute and why it’s so important.
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