| The same woman, Kathryn Beaumont, provided both the voice acting for Alice and Wendy in the original Disney films Alice in Wonderland (1951) and Peter Pan (1953) as well as their characters, a half century later, in the 2002 video game Kingdom Hearts.  | |
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How to Manually Disable the Power and Drive LEDs on Your Desktop PC 
Desktop computers make a certain amount of noise and light during operation. Unless you’ve custom-built a monster gaming machine with awesome obnoxious lighting effects, these are probably limited to a power indicator and a drive light. You can turn your computer off, of course, but if you’d prefer to let it run without the lights (like if you’re using your PC in a dorm room or studio apartment), it’s easy to turn those lights off for good. | |
How to Factory Reset Your Nintendo 3DS 
There may come a time when you may need to factory reset your Nintendo 3DS. Maybe you’re getting rid of it, or maybe you just want a fresh start. Either way, it’s an easy process. Here’s how to do it. | |
What’s the Best Way to Back Up My Computer? 
Everyone loses data at some point in their lives. Your computer’s hard drive could fail tomorrow, ransomware could hold your files hostage, or a software bug could delete your important files. If you’re not regularly backing up your computer, you could lose those files forever. | |
How to Share Synced Plex Videos from One Device to Another 
The Plex mobile apps for iOS and Android have a really neat but frequently overlooked feature: you can turn your mobile device into a tiny media server to share synced content with nearby devices, including other mobile devices and streaming apps. | |
What Is Kevo Plus, and Is It Worth It? 
The Kwikset Kevo doesn’t directly connect to the internet, so controlling it remotely isn’t possible unless you get the Kevo Plus add-on service ($99). It comes with an internet gateway in order to connect the lock to the internet for remote access, but is it worth getting? | |
How to Find Your Tile Tracker With Alexa or Google Home 
Tile trackers are handy for finding your keys, wallet, or anything else you might lose. Normally, you need to use your phone to find your Tile, but if you have an Amazon Echo or any device that can use Google Assistant, you can find your stuff with a simple voice command. | |
How to Sync Your Android Notifications to Your PC or Mac 
If you’re working at your computer and your phone goes off, you can grab it, unlock it, and check the notification, likely throwing off your workflow. Or, you could just sync your notifications to your computer, so they show up right there—which really makes a lot more sense. | |
How to Report a Whole Facebook Group 
Facebook is a great tool, but it isn't without its issues. Anyone can create a Facebook Group for any purpose. While lots of sports teams and clubs use Groups to organize things, there are also Groups that are used to coordinate abuse, sell illegal substances, and generally just violate Facebook's Terms of Service. If you find one, here's how to report it to Facebook. | |
How to Disable SMBv1 and Protect Your Windows PC From Attack 
The WannaCry and Petya ransomware epidemics both spread using flaws in the ancient SMBv1 protocol, which Windows still enables by default (for some ridiculous reason). Whether you’re using Windows 10, 8, or 7, you should ensure SMBv1 is disabled on your PC. | |
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| | Download Free eBook: 7 Ways to Make Yourself Hard to Hack
While the concept is as old as IT security thinking itself, that doesn't make applying layers of security any the less relevant today. Choosing the correct layers, of course, is paramount. Think of defense in depth as being a risk mitigation construct applying multiple layers of control across the length and breadth of your IT environment, and you will be pretty much on the money. Click here to download | |
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