In response to the Cambridge Analytica fiasco and the new EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Facebook has started making it easier for people to control who and what can see and use your data on Facebook. Let’s take a look at what you can do to protect your privacy. Use Facebook’s New Privacy Tools The GDPR has forced Facebook to introduce new privacy options and they’ve decided to roll them out world wide....
Apple introduced the Enhancing Recording in the Voice Memos app with iOS 14 and iPad OS 14. Therefore, make sure to update your iPad or iPhone to the latest firmware version before proceeding. If you’ve uninstalled the Voice Memos app, you can download it again from the App Store. Now, launch the “Voice Memos” app. Use Apple’s built-in Spotlight search if you can’t find it on your iPhone’s home screen or App Library....
Windows 10 boasts a suite of security features to keep your PC safe. But what if you need to remove a password or security key? This guide shows how to remove your PIN and other sign-in options from Windows 10. This guide tackles PINs, face recognition, fingerprint scans, and security keys. Because you cannot delete a password, this guide also walks you through deleting your account from a Windows 10 PC....
Here’s how to install Kubescape and get started scanning your cluster. Regular scans could help you resolve issues before they’re utilized by attackers. Downloading Kubescape Kubescape is currently distributed as a pre-built binary for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu. You can download it directly from the project’s GitHub releases page. There’s also an automated install script that you can paste into your terminal. This will fetch the correct binary for your system and add it to your path....
Setting and Managing Timers To set a timer, you can use the following voice commands: “Alexa, set a timer for [amount of time, like 20 minutes]”. “Alexa, set a timer for [absolute time, like 9:00 PM]”. You may be curious about the last one, because it looks a whole lot like setting an alarm. When you set an alarm (which we’ll get to in a moment), you’re setting a recurring alert....
There are several reasons you may want to use a VPN on your Android TV box, but it’s not available as a stock option like it is in Android phones or tablets. Fortunately, there are a few ways around this. If Your Provider Offers It: Use a Standalone VPN App There are a few standalone VPN options available for Android TV, which should do the job—especially if the VPN you subscribe to already offers one of these choices....
If you listen to music on your phone or tablet as you fall asleep, you might appreciate being able to set a sleep timer so it doesn’t play all night and wear your battery down. Many people listen to audio (or watch videos) while they’re lying in bed, often drifting off to sleep in the process. Whether it’s a favorite podcast, an audiobook, or Pandora, it can be a soothing way to end a long, tiring day....
NBC NBC’s website is the place to go if you want to catch some free episodes of the show, but only if you’re already into the series. Depending on when you visit the website, NBC will offer a handful of episodes for free, while you can unlock other episodes by logging in to a TV provider. If you link your TV provider, such as YouTube TV, then you’ll be able to watch every available episode through NBC....
On the August 21st, 2017, North America is going to experience a solar eclipse. It’s the best eclipse in 99 years, with the path of totality—the area where the sun is totally blocked by the moon—extending from Oregon to South Carolina. Even outside of that narrow swathe, the eclipse is going to look pretty special. RELATED: How to Safely Observe the Upcoming Solar Eclipse While eclipses aren’t strictly once-in-a-lifetime events (I’ve seen two decent partial ones), they are rare, and ones this good are really rare....
Older Macbooks Have Lights on the Charging Cable If your MacBook was made before 2016 and has a magnetic charging cable (even the “old” L-shaped one), it will have a light on the end of the cable indicating that it is charging. If the light is orange, you’re charging. If it’s green, your battery is full, and you’re running off the power adapter. Even if it doesn’t turn on, it should still have the light if the problem isn’t with the battery....
At some point, everyone finds out that even a silent iPhone makes a lot of noise if vibration is turned on. The same motor that provides subtle vibration in your pocket is capable of giving Lars Ulrich a run for his money when your phone is left on a table. Personally, I like my phone to be completely silent when I put it on silent. On the other hand, you might want your phone to vibrate when it’s on silent but not when it’s set to ring, or to never vibrate....
Wink’s user interface doesn’t really focus a lot on security like other smarthome platforms do, but that has changed with a new feature added to the Wink app called Lookout. Here’s how to set it up. RELATED: How to Set Up the Wink Hub (and Start Adding Devices) Granted, you can sort of use your Wink setup as a security system and set up alerts whenever a door opens, but it’s not really meant to be for security....
The Reading View in Microsoft Edge removes ads and unnecessary images, simplifying pages for reading. It’s great for reading long articles, where you don’t want all that clutter distracting you. Safari pioneered this type of reading view, but other browsers like Firefox and Edge have started to adopt it. You can use Reading View in the desktop version of Edge, but Microsoft has yet to add it to the mobile version of the browser....
Spoiler tags apply formatting to your Discord messages in your browser, the Discord app for Windows, Linux, or Mac, or the mobile Discord app for Android, iPhone, or iPad. RELATED: How to Apply Text Formatting in Discord Adding Spoiler Tags to Discord Text Messages There are several ways you can add spoiler tags to text messages you send in a Discord server. You can follow the steps below on any platform, including the mobile apps for Android, iPhone, or iPad....
You’re closing a Terminal window, only to be told that doing so will terminate a running process. Which is confusing, because you didn’t know anything was still running at all. There are all kinds of reasons an application might be running in the background in a Terminal window, and it might not be a good idea to close the window while one is running, at least not without finding out what’s going on....
With YouTube’s picture-in-picture (PiP) mode, you can have your favorite video playing in a floating window while you use other apps. Here’s how to enable YouTube picture-in-picture mode on your Android phone. RELATED: How to Watch Picture-in-Picture Videos on Windows 10 or 11 Requirements for Using YouTube Picture-in-Picture Mode Depending on where you’re located in the world, to use YouTube’s PiP mode, you may need a YouTube Premium subscription:...
The Answer Depends on Your Game The Switch doesn’t have built-in voice chat features in its operating system. Nintendo offers a voice chat solution in the Nintendo Switch Online app for iPhone and Android, but this requires a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. That’s required for online play in many games like Mario Kart and Splatoon, but not all online games require it. For example, Fortnite uses a separate Epic Games account and doesn’t need Nintendo’s online gaming subscription....
In addition to a brand new tier of consumer-grade processors, the Core i9 family, Intel also recently introduced the “X-series.” Here’s where things get confusing, because Core X processors don’t fit into a single line, family, or even chip architecture—it’s purely a marketing term, similar to the previous “Extreme Edition” processors that Intel offered a few years ago. RELATED: What Is Intel’s New Core i9 CPU Series? Basically, Core X processors are faster and more expensive models aimed squarely at PC performance enthusiasts, available in Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 variants with commensurate features at each tier....
Sick of Apple’s update tool bugging you in Windows, but want to keep iTunes around just in case? Good news: you can now download iTunes on the Microsoft Store and get your updates that way. Apple’s music player and online store is a good thing for PC-using iPhone and iPad users to have around, if only so they can restore their devices when it won’t boot. This is the same version of iTunes you already have, and you don’t need to switch versions if you’re happy with what you’re got....
When buying an external SSD, you’re going to want something easy to carry with you, has fast read and write speeds, and can also securely keep your data safe. The Samsung T7 Shield checks off all of those boxes. Design and Read/Write Speed Coming in 3.5-inches long, 2.3-inches wide, and half an inch thick, the Samsung T7 Shield is roughly the size of a handful of credit cards stacked on top of each other....
