Sick of auto-correct fails? Accidentally press send on the wrong message? With iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, iPhone and iPad users can fix iMessage typos and even undo-send an entire message. How many times have you sent a text only to realize too late that it contained a mistake? Have you ever sent a text …
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Limit the data Facebook shares about you or your friends via websites, games, or apps. Security audits are an annoying but necessary part of online life. Hacks big and small have compromised the data of countless internet users, so it’s up to you to make sure social networks and apps aren’t scraping more data than …
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Having your identity stolen can be a real nightmare. Take these simple steps to protect yourself immediately. Unless you have Luddite levels of paranoia, chances are you have a significant personal presence online. Hackers and ne’er-do-wells can leverage that presence to steal your identity, with disastrous results for you. You could wake up one morning …
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Here’s how to customize Microsoft’s ever-evolving Windows Start Menu for easy access to favorite apps and most-used settings. Microsoft seems to rethink the Start menu with each new version of Windows. Jumping from Windows 7 to 8.1 to 10 to 11 can make your head spin with all the new tools and tricks you have …
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Connecting the two lets you send text messages, see notifications, instantly grab photos, and even run apps from your Android on your Windows 11 PC. We’ll show you how to get started. You take a picture on your phone, and now you want to see it on a bigger screen. You get a text message, …
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Is your PC acting strange? Look for these signs you have malware, but don’t panic if it turns out that you do. Our tips can help you get rid of it. A brand-new PC out of the box is such a joy. Oh, you may have to clear out some crapware that came pre-installed, but …
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Looking for more privacy? Here’s how to remove your phone number, email, physical address, and lots of other personal data about yourself from Google’s search results. Personally identifiable information (PII) isn’t sacred to search engines—or at least, it hasn’t been. Over the years, Google and its parent company, Alphabet, have accepted that many people simply …
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It’s perfectly safe and easy to share your passwords, as long as you use the right tools for the job. “Never share your passwords!” In general, that’s good advice, but it’s not practical for every situation. A lot of people need to share username and password combinations with trusted family members, friends, and coworkers. If …
Before you recycle or resell your old PC, there are several steps to take to preserve your data and privacy, from transferring software to wiping your machine. You have an old or otherwise unused computer that you want to discard. Perhaps you’re planning to sell it, give it away to someone, or donate it to …
Whether you want to watch videos or make them, anyone can learn to use TikTok. We help you take the first steps toward becoming one of the viral social network’s next money-making creators. Once known as a haven for simple choreography and short, viral videos, TikTok graduated to legitimate influencer status in recent years on …
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