We know that our Facebook news feeds go through a complicated filtering process, affected both by Facebook’s internal algorithms and our own efforts to hide or show particular friends. However, not all third-party apps are so complex, and Skype will pull in your Facebook news feed pretty much as it’s published. Read more…
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Plug Facebook Into Skype For a News Feed Firehose
Windows: If you’d like the speed of your mechanical hard drive to be closer to SSD speeds, short-stroking your hard drive is your best bet. These steps can get your hard drive up to speed at the cost of some memory. Read more…
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How to Short-Stroke Your Hard Drive for Optimal Speed
None of us like to think about our death or the death of a loved one, but death is one thing it’s important to prepare for. When it comes, you don’t want to be stuck trying to get into a loved one’s Gmail or Facebook account to shut things down. This graphic shows you what you’re in for, and what you—or your loved ones—should have ready. Read more…
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This Graphic Shows What Happens to Your Social Accounts When You Die
LEGO bricks have a variety of great uses for kids of all ages. For many of us though, the real fun is the challenge of the build rather than owning of the finished project. Pley bridges the gap by letting you rent LEGO sets for a monthly subscription fee. Read more…
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Pley Is like Netflix for LEGO
You probably know that heat is bad for your computer, and you might even know how to monitor its temperatures . But how hot is too hot? Linus from Techquickie explains in this video. Read more…
Twitter GIF are VIFs. They’re regular MP4 files that basically play in a loop. Read more…
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Why Twitter GIFs Aren’t Actually GIFs
You might want to be more careful in checking your credit card statements for fraudulent charges. CSO notes that Amex has had to issue three breach notifications this month, due to three separate hacks. Read more…
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Credit Cards Hacked Multiple Times at Hotels, Retailers. Check Yours
We’ve shown you how to build a photo booth with a laptop and some PVC pipe before, but this all-in-one Raspberry Pi setup from maker Chris Evans will upload the photos it takes to Tumblr as an animated gif. Read more…
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Make Your Own Photo Booth with a Raspberry Pi
Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) is targeted toward system administrators, but the How-To Geek explains how you can use it to secure your personal Windows system. Read more…
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Secure Windows Apps With the Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit
Feedly and Evernote are experiencing DDoS attacks and may be inaccessible to users. The alleged perpetrator is asking for “ransom” to cease the attacks. Read more here . Read more…
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Feedly and Evernote are experiencing DDoS attacks and may be inaccessible to users.