Jumat, 06 April 2018

Smart Fridges are the Future? What is Facebook Lite? Bitcoin Wallet vs Exchange?

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Did You Know?

It used to be common to retitle TV shows when they were syndicated in parallel with new seasons of the show (e.g. if seasons one through four were syndicated, but season six was currently airing). For example: I Love Lucy was syndicated as Lucy in Hollywood, Bonanza as Ponderosa, and The Andy Griffith Show as Andy of Mayberry.

Today's Featured Articles

Whats the Difference Between a Bitcoin Wallet and an Exchange?

A Bitcoin wallet is basically a software program in which you store Bitcoin. An exchange lets you convert “real money” like US dollars to Bitcoin. Exchanges also provide a wallet—but you don’t necessarily have full control of that wallet.   Read More »


Why Smart Fridges Are the Future

People love snarking at tech like smart fridges. While the price isn’t exactly affordable just yet, you can’t deny that smart fridges could actually be pretty useful.   Read More »


What is Windows 10’s Timeline, and How Do I Use It?

Timeline is part of Windows 10’s Task View. It shows a history of activities you’ve performed and can even synchronize activities across your PCs. You can then easily pick up where you left off.   Read More »


Why Does Microsoft Charge $100 for Encryption When Everyone Else Gives It Away?

Every other platform—Mac, iOS, Android, Chrome OS, and Linux—offers full disk encryption. But, if your PC doesn’t ship with encryption, you’ll need the Professional version of Windows 10—a $100 upgrade from Windows Home.   Read More »




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Two ways to turn your old DVDs into HD digital copies: Vudu VS WinX
Vudu, a brand of Walmart, launched an In-Mobile Disc to Digital service a year ago, enabling users to convert DVD discs to digital copy right from iOS or Android devices. How is it different from ripping DVD using desktop software like WinX DVD Ripper? Here's the comparison. See which disc to digital service is more suitable for you


FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines
This new section contains our commentary on what we're reading from around the web. It's like a daily digest of the things we found interesting in the world of technology.

How to Use Your Amazon Echos As a Household PA System
Echo users: your house has a PA system now. Just say “Alexa announce that it’s time for dinner” and your statement, “it’s time for dinner,” will be repeated by every Echo in the house, in your own voice.   Read More »


You Can’t Reverse Search Phone Numbers or Email Addresses on Facebook Anymore
Until recently you could search Facebook for a phone number or email address and find the Facebook account associated with it. That’s not true anymore.   Read More »


Google Voice Is Testing Wi-Fi Calling, No Call Forwarding Required
Google Voice is adding a VoIP option on Android and the web; iOS support is reportedly coming soon. You can join the beta and test this new feature right now.   Read More »


Trends Are Over: How Bots Made Social Stats Basically Useless
Likes, shares and retweets are constantly invoked in news stories to establish an idea as credible, or at least popular. They shouldn’t be.   Read More »


Facebook Scans Your Messenger Conversations and Sometimes Humans Read Them
The Facebook news feed is public and Messenger is private…right? Not quite: Facebook routinely scans your Messenger conversations, and in some cases human employees may review them.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
How to Watch YouTube Videos on Plex
Stop Forwarding Annoying Messages on Facebook
What's the Difference Between Facebook and Facebook Lite
Nintendo Warns Against Using Unlicensed Accessories, and For Once We Should Listen
5 Waterproof Keyboards to Survive Coffee Spills and More
Creative Aurvana Trio Earphones Review: Powerful Earphones for Every Situation
Amazon Key Gets Five New Locks, In Case the Original Three Were Too Ugly For You




Geek Trivia

The Only Location In The United States That Still Receives Mail Via Mule Delivery Is In?
Arizona →
Colorado →
Maine →
Nevada →


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Today's Tech Term

PID

A PID (short for Process Identifier, a.k.a. Process ID) is the number assigned to a process or service by an operating system to uniquely identify it.



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Two ways to turn your old DVDs into HD digital copies: Vudu VS WinX
Vudu, a brand of Walmart, launched an In-Mobile Disc to Digital service a year ago, enabling users to convert DVD discs to digital copy right from iOS or Android devices. How is it different from ripping DVD using desktop software like WinX DVD Ripper? Here's the comparison. See which disc to digital service is more suitable for you

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