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February 27, 2022 |
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Tech advice you can trust™ |
Security alert: 9 apps caught stealing personal dataAnother collection of bad apps has made its way to an official app store. They have already been downloaded more than 400,000 times and have a flaw in their code that exposes personal information. We've got the list of harmful apps and steps for how to handle them. | The IRS has a new plan to verify taxpayers' identities - Here's howEarlier this year, the IRS unveiled a plan to verify the identity of taxpayers through a third-party facial recognition company. This didn't sit well with many due to privacy concerns, and the IRS tabled the plan. Tap or click here to find out the new way the IRS will verify taxpayers' identities. → |
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How to change privacy settings on InstagramMeta recently launched the Privacy Center for Facebook, which details how it tracks users and offers settings to limit tracking. Some of these settings have made their way to Instagram. We'll show you how to limit who sees your posts, how to hide your online status, turn off location tracking and more. Tap or click for Instagram privacy settings to change now. → | How to turn an old PC into a home media serverDo you have an old computer lying around? You can turn it into a home media server that holds all your movies, photos, music, and videos with the right free software. Luckily, a home media server is straightforward to set up. You just need a PC, a few other tools and a little ingenuity. We'll show you how. Tap or click here to turn an old PC into a home media server. → |
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Online finds |
Review: Liteboxer VR tries to shake up at-home workoutsJust like working from home, working out from home has really exploded over the past couple of years. But what if you don't want to spend at least $1,000 on equipment, or simply don't have the space? That's where virtual reality comes in. Tap or click here to find out if Liteboxer VR is the at-home workout you've been waiting for. → | Tech how-to: Colorize old black-and-white photosWhen you want to make a vintage image pop, add some color to it. You can also add just a splash of color to a black-and-white photo to bring attention to certain features of the picture. We'll show you how. Tap or click for the steps to making your old photos new again. → |
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How one picture of Earth from space can tell you the history of humanityWhen you look at the Earth from space, you don’t see borders or people. But, NASA has one photo of the Earth that can tell you everything about humans past and present. So what is this photo, and why can it tell us so much? WATCH THIS → |
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