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CCleaner was hacked, and used to distribute malware. Here's how to see if you were affected:
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Have you tried DuckDuckGo yet? If you're sick of online tracking and ad targeting, give it a try.
Switching from Google is easy---here's how. by
@timbrookes
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For this brief moment, nobody in the world is being spied on. It’s kinda weird.
#Facebookdown
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Here's a quick way to search your entire hard drive in Windows. FYI by
@jhpot
via
@SwiftOnSecurity
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Turn on your PC today to this ad on your lock screen? Here's how to turn those ads off:
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After being a devoted Chrome user for years, I've switched to Firefox Quantum. Here's why.
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Windows 10's BitLocker encryption no longer trusts SSDs that claim to support encryption at the firmware level. Windows will use software encryption instead. (Thanks
@SwiftOnSecurity
) by
@chrisbhoffman
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Ever see a Turbo button on a computer? Here's why they were common in the '90s, and what they did. by
@benjedwards
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This one time, we analyzed the server logs for all of our angry Linux zealot commenters. Guess what we found?
68% of them were using Windows.
True story.
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How to opt out of Google's personalized ads all over the web (and your phone):
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Forget what you've heard.
#Stadia
is actually a pretty good cloud gaming option. By
@ztlaidlaw
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Having problems with all those free streams on your
@KodiTV
box? Here's why, and what you should use instead:
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PSA: Your computer doesn't care if you lose everything. Back it up right now.
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@SwiftOnSecurity
@ChrisWarcraft
@JenMsft
Yeah, the new “Free Up Space” tool in Windows 10 is great. It’s similar to old-school Disk Cleanup but it’s faster and better.
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Windows 10 finally has an SSH client built in! No need for PuTTY. Here's how to use the new commands:
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Windows 10 finally has an SSH client built in! No need for PuTTY. Here's how to use the new commands:
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Here's a quick way to search your entire hard drive in Windows. FYI by
@jhpot
via
@SwiftOnSecurity
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One ring to rule them all: How to create the ultimate USB key ring to solve any computer problem
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Got some URLs in your history you don't want others seeing? Here's how to remove them from your auto-suggest:
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There is no good reason to connect a floppy drive to your smartphone...but you can. FYI by
@jhpot
via
@lazygamereviews
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Your Wi-Fi network is vulnerable: here's how to protect yourself against the newly-discovered KRACK attack
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Did You Know?
Ultracrepidarianism is the habit of giving opinions and advice on matters which one knows nothing about; the word first appeared as an insult in an 1819 letter by essayist William Hazlitt.
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How to see every web site your computer is secretly connecting to at any moment:
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It only took 20 years but Microsoft finally can display a text file correctly in Notepad. *eye roll*
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Never heard of Gopher? Here's what it was, why it was cool, and why it disappeared. by
@benjedwards
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How do IP addresses work, and what do those numbers actually mean? We've got your ultimate explainer:
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Why does ~ represent the home folder on macOS and Linux? Time for a little nerdy history:
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Why rebooting your router fixes so many problems (and why you have to wait 10 seconds before plugging it back in):
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How to see every web site your computer is secretly connecting to at any moment:
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Who needs virtual machines? Now you can run your favorite nostalgic 90s software like WinAmp in a web browser.
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If you've backed up important data on a CD- or DVD-R, you might want to re-save it elsewhere--here's why. by
@benjedwards
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Ever come across a file in Windows that's "locked"? Here's how to unlock it so you can move, delete, or rename it:
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Sick of seeing this popup on every website? Here's how to stop websites from asking to show notifications:
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Did You Know?
The mouse cursor is a tilted arrow because the low resolution old computer monitors made it difficult to see a perfectly vertically oriented arrow.
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TODAY IS INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY. THIS IS THE DAY WE CELEBRATE SCREAMING ON THE INTERNET OR SOMETHING.
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And she probably thinks you're a tech genius because you fixed it. 🤣
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How to create a master installation flash drive, with multiple versions of Windows:
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"Everything" is a free app that searches you PC in realtime. Why can't Windows Explorer do that? 🤔 FYI by
@jhpot
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Pokémon Go has full access to your Google account. Here's how to fix that (and keep playing)
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