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

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How Does the YouTube Algorithm Work?

With over a billion users and billions of hours of video, the fact that YouTube’s algorithm manages to deliver what you want to watch when you visit the site is a testament to software engineering. So, how does it work?   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 »


How to Powerwash Your Chromebook if You Get Locked Out

Like any digital device that’s protected by some sort of passcode, there’s a chance you could get locked out of your Chromebook. If this happens to you, here’s how to powerwash it without having to log in.   Read More »


How to Put Your Smarthome in Vacation Mode

When you go on vacation, there are probably a handful of things you to do to your house to prepare it for a prolonged vacancy. That list should include taking care of your smarthome devices.   Read More »


What's the Difference Between a Blower and an Open-Air GPU Cooler?

If you're shopping for a new graphics card for your desktop, you might have seen different models with different descriptions on the cooler units attached to the card—like "blower" or "open-air" cooler. Let’s take a look at what those terms mean for your GPU.   Read More »




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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.

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 »




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Today's Tech Term

Consolidation

In the context of computing, Consolidation refers to the centralized (efficient) sharing/access of data storage and/or server resources by multiple users and applications.



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