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Today's Featured Articles | |
 Dear Microsoft: your names for Windows 10 updates aren’t memorable, and therefore impossible for humans to keep track of. You know what humans can keep track of? Dogs. Read More »
|  A Comma Separated Values (CSV) file is a plain text file that contains a list of data. These files are often used for exchanging data between different applications. For example, databases and contact managers often support CSV files. Read More »
|  In Bitcoin‘s early days, you could easily mine the cryptocurrency on your own PC. But now you need cheap electricity and a serious investment in specialized hardware to have any hope of making money. Read More »
|  If you’re looking for the best VPN for torrenting, privacy, bypassing censorship, staying anonymous online, getting around geographic restrictions, or just location shifting, you’ve got a lot of confusing choices. Keep reading as we help you pick the right VPN for you. Read More »
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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.
Stop Using Six Digit Numeric iPhone Passcodes Right Now
 Sorry, iPhone users: your six digit numeric passcode isn’t enough anymore. Use a longer alphanumeric code if you really want to lock things down. Read More »
Constant Blue Screens Delayed The Windows 10 April 2018 Update
 The Windows 10 April 2018 update, which includes the new Timeline feature, was supposed to come out last week, but Microsoft never shipped it. The reason: a blocking bug, discovered at the last minute, that created reliability issues. Read More »
Why Isn’t PBS Offered By Sling and Other Streaming Services?
![]() PBS doesn’t have the streaming rights to its shows, which is why cord cutting viewers like you can’t watch your local PBS station. Read More »
Plover.io Quickly Shares Files Between Local Devices
 Quickly transferring files from, say, a Mac to an Android is more complicated than it needs to be. Plover makes it simple for devices on the same network. Read More »
Voice Assistants Are Only Intuitive If You’re Already Tech Savvy
 It’s easy to confuse “familiar” with “intuitive”. This applies to voice interfaces as much as it does to desktop ones. Read More »
Headlines About ‘The Dark Web’ Are Usually Nonsense
![]() Think critically when news outlets report about private data “showing up on the dark web,” because it probably doesn’t mean what you imagine. Read More »
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Route Control | |
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