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App Stores Can't Protect You; Watch Free TV and Movies Online

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Today's Featured Articles

How to Use the DIR Command in Windows

The DIR command is a powerful Windows Command Prompt function that lists all files and subdirectories contained in a specific directory. The DIR command also offers some switches that unlock some powerful functionality. Let’s take a look.   Read More »


Watch Free TV and Movies Online With These 6 Obscure Sites

Are you looking for something to watch without paying for a subscription? Here are six sites most people don’t know about that offer free TV shows and movies.   Read More »


App Stores Can’t Protect You From Apps Abusing Your Data

Apps you get from an app store aren’t necessarily trustworthy. A top app in the Mac App Store hoovering up browsing data is just the latest example. Even an app you get from an app store might do bad things with your data.   Read More »


Don't Give Apps Access to Your Email (Even to Save Money)

Some online services want full access to your email account, so they can scan it for purchases, travel plans, or annoying newsletters. Apps like these generally sell your private data. They’re not great for your email account’s security, either.   Read More »






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.

Credit Freezes Will Be Free Soon, Helping You Stop Identity Thieves
Freezing your credit can stop identity thieves from opening an account in your name, but until recently it cost money to do so in some US states. That’s about to change.   Read More »


Firefox Just Dropped Windows XP and Vista Support, and Soon Steam Will Too
Still using Windows XP or Vista? Firefox isn’t providing you with security updates anymore, and soon Steam will stop working altogether.   Read More »


Apple Removed Sketchy Mac Apps From the App Store, But Only After Researchers Went Public
Popular applications from the Mac App Store were routinely downloading users’ web history, but Apple only took them down when security researchers went public.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
How to Customize the MacBook’s Touch Bar with BetterTouchTool
How to Remotely Install Microsoft Store Apps to Your Windows 10 PC
How to Remove the Background from a Picture in Microsoft Word
Some Nintendo Switch Games Won’t Support Cloud Sync Because Cheaters Ruin Everything
The Best 1440p Gaming Monitors
The Best NAS (Network Attached Storage) Devices For Home Users
The Best Gaming Keypads To Use With Your Favorite PC Games And MMOs
Sphero’s New Bolt Is a Robotic Ball With a Programmable LED Matrix
The Best Charging Towers For All Your Multi-Device Charging Needs




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Today's Tech Term

Constant

In the context of programming, a Constant is a fixed value that never changes. Examples of Constants are: numbers (i.e. “12” and “5.4”), characters (i.e. “f” and “$”), and character strings (i.e. “these characters form a string”).



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