If you’ve been using Facebook for a few years, then you know your account contains a veritable treasure trove of information that thieves would just love to mine. It may go without saying, but firmly securing your Facebook account is going to go a long way towards protecting you from exposing a big chunk of your personal life to unsavory elements. Thankfully, Facebook has a lot of tools for securing your account....

It’s so easy to find interesting things to read online, but it’s tricky to find the time to read them. Fortunately it’s a snap to send all those great articles to your Kindle so you can read them at a convenient time. There are tons tools that offer some sort of send-to-Kindle functionality, but they aren’t all created equal. Rather than give you a single solution and call it a day, we’re going to highlight a few tools we’ve used over the years with great success and suggest (based on their long track records and stability) you can pick the one that fits best with your work flow....

Switch to a new operating system and there are all sorts of little difference to get used to. The way macOS sorts folders and files is one of those things for migrating Windows users. Both operating systems sort files alphabetically, with one key difference: Windows puts folders at the top of the list, then shows files, while macOS mixes files and folders together in alphabetical order. Until recently, the only way to change this involved turning off System Idenentity Protection and modifying the Finder....

Modern web browsers allow websites to ask for your location through a prompt. If you’re tired of seeing these prompts, you can disable them and websites won’t be able to ask for your location anymore. Websites that ask for your location usually allow you to plug in a zip code or address instead. You don’t need to provide precise access to your location via your web browser’s location services, so you likely won’t lose much functionality by turning this off....

You’re sitting on your couch, browsing the web on your laptop. Some music would be nice, but you don’t really want to put down your laptop, pick up the remote, and browse your music collection with your TV remote. Happily, there’s a better way. One of Kodi’s built-in features lets you explore your entire media collection, even your add-ons, using the browser on your laptop. With it, you can start playing a TV show on your Kodi box without putting down your laptop and picking up the remote....

Ever wish you could run macOS and Windows software, side by side, arranging windows from each operating system however you like? Thanks to a feature in Parallels called Coherence Mode, which you can use if you’ve set up Parallels to run Windows inside macOS, it’s only a click away. In Coherence Mode, your virtual Windows desktop will merge with your Mac one, allowing you to arrange windows from the two operating systems side-by-side....

The two different methods are physically tapping your phone to the pump or paying from an app. With tap-to-pay, your phone essentially becomes your credit card, and you simply tap it to the contactless reader. The latter involves paying from an app from the comfort of your car. Tap-to-Pay NFC is a feature on many smartphones that allows devices to communicate over a short distance. In the case of mobile payments, NFC is used to securely transmit payment credentials....

Most of the time, the answer is no. In fact, some of them could make your problem worse. We’ve got some real tips that can repair your scratched smartphone or tablet screen. Don’t Sand Down Your Scratched Display Sandpaper is an abrasive material designed to gradually remove a thin layer of whatever you use it on. You can get it in a range of grits from very coarse to very fine....

I love my MacBook Pro. I hate iTunes. I don’t think I’m alone. Yet every time I hit the “Play” button on my keyboard, or connect a Bluetooth speaker, iTunes shows up, mocking me. Ideally, I’d never see iTunes again. I use Vox to listen to music, and I don’t need Apple’s music player/music store/TV and movie store/iPhone and iPad backup tool/desktop App Store browser/subscription streaming service/podcast directory/resource hog. Is there some way to stop this from happening?...

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Reviews Personally, the device that has me the most excited is the Surface Laptop Studio. Between the exciting design and the high-end specs available, it just looks like a laptop that’s worth buying. RELATED: All the New Surface PCs Microsoft Announced for Windows 11 Gizmodo called the Surface Laptop Studio “an artist’s dream,” citing a “first-class keyboard and touchpad.” While reviewer Sam Rutherford loved it, the biggest issue they had was the price....

You’ve heard it in commercials, seen it plastered across billboards, and maybe even read about it in your cellphone plan. But what is 4G LTE, and how do its speeds and coverage compare to other 3G and 4G networks? A History of 3G and 4G To understand what LTE is–beyond “a really fast network”–we have to take a step back in time. You probably remember when the 3G, or 3rd generation, standard was a big deal in the 2000s–it made accessing the internet on your phone significantly faster and more convenient....

The tech press is constantly writing about new and dangerous “zero-day” exploits. But what exactly is a zero-day exploit, what makes it so dangerous, and — most importantly — how can you protect yourself? Zero-day attacks happen when the bad guys get ahead of the good guys, attacking us with vulnerabilities we never even knew existed. They’re what happens when we haven’t had time to prepare our defenses. Software Is Vulnerable Software isn’t perfect....

If you have a PlayStation 4, Sony’s PlayStation Plus service is required to play multiplayer games online. A subscription costs $10 per month or $60 per year. PlayStation Plus also includes additional benefits, like free games every month and members-only discounts on some digital games. What Is PlayStation Plus? PlayStation Plus is Sony’s online gaming subscription service for the PlayStation 4. It’s required to play online multiplayer games on the PlayStation 4....

Your cell phone will receive a national alert today, October 3, at around 2:18 pm ET. It’s only a test, so there’s nothing to worry about. Here’s what you need to know about these “presidential” alerts. What are Wireless Emergency Alerts? This is the US government we’re talking about here, so get ready for some acronyms. We’ll try to keep them to a minimum, though. The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system proper was created in 2012, but it’s actually been around longer than that....

The biggest advantage DSLRs have over smartphones and compact cameras is swappable lenses that suit what you’re trying to shoot. Whether you want a lens that can blur the background for great portraits or something that lets you zoom in close to the action, there will be one available. Lenses, however, are expensive. With so many choices, you need to be make sure you’re getting the right one for your needs....

Windows 10 and Windows 11 won’t hassle you to install an antivirus like Windows 7 did. Since Windows 8, Windows now includes a built-in free antivirus called Microsoft Defender. But is it really the best for protecting your PC — or even just good enough? Microsoft Defender (formerly Windows Defender) was originally known as Microsoft Security Essentials back in the Windows 7 days when it was offered as a separate download, but now it’s built right into Windows and enabled by default....

Whether it is a cat laying on the keyboard, a young child banging on random keys, or some other form of keyboard catastrophe, our keyboards can suddenly start displaying strange and frustrating behavior. With that in mind, today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some solutions for a reader’s laptop keyboard crisis. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites....

Relive the GameCube Experience on a Modern TV It’s possible to play GameCube games on your PC with the Dolphin emulator. However, it’s just not the same as huddling around a TV with your friends and playing Super Smash Bros. Melee with a controller in your hand. RELATED: How to Play Wii and GameCube Games on your PC with Dolphin Imagine kicking back on your couch and playing some of your fave childhood games on a high-quality TV screen....

What Came Before: 1979’s TI-99/4 After dazzling the world with pocket calculators and digital watches in the early-mid 1970s, Dallas-based electronics powerhouse Texas Instruments set its sights on the emerging video game and personal computer markets in the late 1970s. At first, the firm intended to create both a video game console and a low-cost personal computer, but while in development, those products merged together into the TI-99/4 (no “A” yet), which was released in late 1979....

Add Page Numbers in 2007 To add page numbers, open your Word document and click the Insert tab on the Ribbon and select Page Number. From here select where you want the page numbers to appear in the document and choose from the gallery of page number formats. In this example we selected the “Bold Numbers 1” format for the Footer, and after selected they will appear in the document....