Firefox, Chrome and Edge Will All Support WebAuthn’s Hardware Two Factor Authentication
Logging into Gmail or Facebook could soon mean plugging in a USB device, potentially making phishing a thing of the past.
How to Check If Cambridge Analytica Has Your Facebook Info
Wondering if Cambridge Analytica grabbed your data back in the day? Facebook offers a quick check.
Soon You Won’t Have to Sign Credit Card Receipts
Using signatures to verify a purchase dates back to the Roman Empire, but it’s ending in America—when it comes to credit cards, at least.
Re-Live the 90s with the Windows 3.1 File Manager, Now Available for Windows 10
Windows File Manager is now open source; you can download it now or check out the source code. Even the help file is included.
How to Use Your Amazon Echos As a Household PA System
Echo users: your house has a PA system now. Just say “Alexa announce that it’s time for dinner” and your statement, “it’s time for dinner,” will be repeated by every Echo in the house, in your own voice….
You Can’t Reverse Search Phone Numbers or Email Addresses on Facebook Anymore
Until recently you could search Facebook for a phone number or email address and find the Facebook account associated with it. That’s not true anymore.
Stop Forwarding Annoying Messages on Facebook
Chain letters are nothing new—they’ve been around longer than many of us have been alive. They have, however, adapted to new technology. Facebook Messenger is the current hotness for chain letters, and it’s time to stop sh…
What’s the Difference Between Facebook and Facebook Lite
Facebook Lite is an Android app designed for low speed connections and low spec phones. It has been available outside the US for a few years, and now it’s available in the US, too. Here are the differences between it and th…
Google Voice Is Testing Wi-Fi Calling, No Call Forwarding Required
Google Voice is adding a VoIP option on Android and the web; iOS support is reportedly coming soon. You can join the beta and test this new feature right now.
Trends Are Over: How Bots Made Social Stats Basically Useless
Likes, shares and retweets are constantly invoked in news stories to establish an idea as credible, or at least popular. They shouldn’t be.
What is Windows 10’s Timeline, and How Do I Use It?
Timeline is part of Windows 10’s Task View. It shows a history of activities you’ve performed and can even synchronize activities across your PCs. You can then easily pick up where you left off.
Facebook Scans Your Messenger Conversations and Sometimes Humans Read Them
The Facebook news feed is public and Messenger is private…right? Not quite: Facebook routinely scans your Messenger conversations, and in some cases human employees may review them.
Disable That Annoying Apple Pay Notification Without Enabling Apple Pay
iPhone/iPad: Not interested in Apple Pay, and tired of seeing notifications about it? You can disable them, but the option is hidden.
Quickly Clean Out Your Facebook App Permissions Right Now
Disabling third party app permissions in Facebook is faster than ever, thanks to a new bulk remove option. Head to App Settings, check apps you don’t want to provide permission anymore, then click “Remove.”…
How to Use Nearby Sharing on Windows 10
Windows 10 PCs can now send files, links, photos, and more to nearby PCs over Bluetooth. This “Nearby Sharing” or “Near Share” feature works a lot like Apple’s AirDrop, and it’s new in the April 2018 Update….
Why The Chronological Facebook Feed is Never Coming Back
There are many, many legitimate criticisms you can make of Facebook. The death of the chronological news feed isn’t one of them.
Why Your Third Party Instagram Client Just Broke
Instagram broke many third party apps over the weekend as it massively reduced the number of API calls clients can make, from 5,000 an hour down to 200.
How to Make Sure a Chrome Extension is Safe Before Installing It
Much of Chrome’s power and flexibility comes from its huge ecosystem of extensions. The problem is that these extensions can also steal data, watch your every move, or worse. Here’s how to make sure an extension is safe befor…
Chrome Will Remove Scammy Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions, But Not Until June
The Chrome Web Store is full of scammy crypto-currency miners, and Google doesn’t plan to remove them until June.
Apple Might Ditch Intel, Design Own Mac Processors
Apple might be ditching Intel and designing its own processors for the Mac, possibly as early as 2020.
It’s Really Hard To Grab Mark Zuckerberg’s Trash
Facebook is a trade. You give up some privacy and in return you get access to a “free” social network where you can talk to your friends and family.
Valve Quietly Removes Steam Machines Section From Steam
2018 is not the Year of the Linux Desktop—at least so far as Valve is concerned. Last month the company behind Steam quietly removed references to Steam Machines from their website.
Cloudflare Launches a New Privacy-Focused DNS Server, But Should You Use It?
It wasn’t too many years ago that geeks would always use a custom DNS server to speed up their web browsing. Now Cloudflare has one too, but should you use it?
How to Buy Bitcoin the Easy Way
Rise or fall, people just can’t stop talking about Bitcoin. Let’s be clear: We’re not recommending you purchase Bitcoin. But, if you have your heart set on it, here’s how to do it easily—without getting scammed….
Backups vs. Redundancy: What’s the Difference?
Backups and redundancy schemes are both data protection methods, but they are not interchangeable. Join us as we explore what makes them different, and why that’s important to you.
