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As you probably know, Facebook is constantly making changes to both their website and their policies.
Some of those changes are good, and some of them are bad (at least from the user’s point of view).
But every now and then they come up with one that leaves me not quite knowing what to think about it. A perfect case-in-point is a new anti-revenge porn initiative they’re currently testing. [Read more…]
External USB hard drives give us tons of flexibility when it comes to storing large amounts of data and sharing it among multiple devices, but they tend to be quite fragile.
Drop one on a hard surface and the drive will likely be damaged beyond repair.
Well, now you won’t have to worry about that any longer because the folks at Transcend have developed a 1 TB external USB hard drive (#ad) that can withstand a moderate drop without sustaining any damage. [Read more…]
A while back I told you about Manuals Online, a vast online library of user manuals for most any kind of product you can think of.
If you own it, Manuals Online probably has a digital copy of its user manual on their website for you to download at no cost.
Well, today I’m going to tell you about another great source for free user manuals, but this one offers manuals exclusively for tech products. [Read more…]
Important update: The browser extension mentioned in this post has been removed from the Chrome web store. It apparently morphed into malware so Google banned it. I have removed the links to it from the original post.
Have you ever tried to find a web page you’ve visited in the past by scanning your browser history? If so, you probably found the experience both difficult and frustrating.
Most browsers display your history items in a boring, confusing list that’s hard to read and even harder to understand, but a fantastic Chrome extension called Better History makes finding the URL you’re looking for a breeze!
Chrome already does a much better job at displaying your browser’s history items than most other browsers, but the Better History extension takes that already enhanced usability to an entirely different level. [Read more…]
Mid-range laptops keep getting better while prices are lower than ever, and that’s a great thing for consumers.
I recently had the opportunity to check out the HP 15-ay011nr 15.6″ Full-HD Laptop, a powerful new mid-range machine that offers plenty of bang for the computing buck.
The heart of this laptop is its powerful Intel Core i5 6200U, 2.3GHz, Dual-Core CPU and 8GB of RAM. This is a potent combination that makes Windows 10 really fly, and I found this to be one of the fastest sub-$500 laptops that I’ve used to date. [Read more…]