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Google has just announced that, effective immediately, every email message sent via their popular Gmail service will be encrypted end-to-end.
Encryption has been an option for Gmail users for some time now, but this change turns it on by default. That’s good news for users who are concerned about the privacy and confidentiality of their personal and business communications. [Read more…]
Question from Allison T.: I just upgraded my computer from Windows 7 to Windows 8.1 and I’m having a big problem. I’ll be so grateful if you can help me fix it.
When I click on a photo in Windows Explorer it always opens in a Start Screen app instead of one of my desktop photo editors (I have 3 of them). How can I fix that?
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Question from Jim L.: I recently bought a new iPad Mini because I needed a tablet with cellular connectivity.
What I’d like to do going forward is use my old Wi-Fi only iPad II as a 2nd monitor for my Dell laptop. Is that possible? And if it is, how expensive would it be?
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If you need to use your mobile phone in situations where you also need to use both hands, a bluetooth headset is one of the best solutions available today. But the problem with quality bluetooth headsets has always been their cost.
There are indeed “cheap” headsets on the market, and in most most cases you get exactly what you pay for. But I recently had the opportunity to try out a very economical bluetooth headset/docking station combo from MPOW that won’t cost you an arm and a leg, yet offers outstanding performance.
I received the MPOW Knight Wireless Bluetooth 4.0 Headset Headphone with Charging Dock for review last week, and to be honest I wasn’t expecting anything spectacular given its low discounted price on Amazon. But after taking it out of the box and giving it a try, I was rather impressed to say the least. [Read more…]
It’s no secret that Amazon has great prices on literally millions of items in virtually every category known to man, but did you know that those prices often fluctuate, sometimes even hour to hour?
Well, it’s true. Amazon is constantly adjusting the prices of the items they have for sale on their site in order to remain competitive with other online stores. And if you play your cards right, it’s very possible to give yourself an automatic discount when you purchase products from Amazon by taking advantage of those fluctuations. Here’s how: [Read more…]