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| Business Insider | "I fully switched to the Surface Book 2 for a week, using it as my primary laptop as if I had purchased it to replace my MacBook," writes the author of the article. "This inevitably left me with some strong impressions — and a big, partly unexpected realization: I am more tied to Google's suite of software and services than I ever thought. Here's what I learned." |
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| Computerworld | Google on Jan. 24 released Chrome 64 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, boosting the browser's defenses against the microprocessor flaws that blitzed through the news earlier this month. The upgrade also beefed up Chrome's pop-up blocker, put a stop to hucksters hijacking the browsing session by automatically steering to an unwanted website, and implemented a promised option to let users mute auto-playing audio on a site-by-site basis. And Google's security team patched 53 new vulnerabilities in the browser. |
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| Wired | Apps in the Google Play store share a wide variety of data with advertisers in creative and nuanced ways. These methods can be as invasive as ultrasonic tracking via TV speakers and microphones. The F-Droid app store is the best replacement for Google Play, because it only offers Free and Open-Source Software (FOSS) apps without tracking, has a strict auditing process, and may be installed on most Android devices without any hassles or restrictions. |
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| Popular Science | Part of the appeal of the iPhone is its simplicity — you can grab it right out of the box and start setting it up without reading any instructions. However, behind that simple, intuitive interface, you'll find dozens of lesser-known settings and options. Here are 24 you can use to customize your iOS experience. |
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| MakeUseOf | A lot of productivity is about discarding unnecessary things that you think are necessary. Strip the useless bits of note-taking apps and you’re left with lean and mean productivity tools, ready to get things done. |
| |  | | | | Last week, there were updates from G Suite, Office 365, Dropbox, Trello, and Freshservice. Some highlights: Jamboard is now a core G Suite service, and Google has also improved attachment compliance in Gmail. For those of you in education, there are lots of new features for Office 365 Education and G Suite for Education. | | | | |
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