Jumat, 28 September 2018

Facebook Uses Your Phone Number for Ads - The Future of VR is Amazing

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Macaws and other parrots in the western Amazon basin of Peru congregate along exposed river banks to gather the clay found there, which they eat later in nearby trees. Researchers are unsure why they do so, but believe that the inland birds eat the clay to supplement their diet with salt.

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Today's Featured Articles

Facebook is Using Your Phone Number to Target Ads and You Can't Stop It

Tech publications are screaming today that giving Facebook your phone number for 2FA allows them to target you for ads. But this misses a bigger point: Facebook is using your phone number to target ads whether you give it to them willingly or not.   Read More »


Today's VR is Just the Start: Here's What is Coming in the Future

The Oculus Quest is an impressive piece of hardware, but there’s so much more to come. Virtual reality is just getting started. Here’s what has us most excited.   Read More »


How to Hide Your IP Address (and Why You Might Want To)

Your IP address is like your public ID on the internet. Any time you do anything on the internet, your IP address lets servers know where to send back information you’ve requested. Many sites log these addresses, effectively spying on you, usually to deliver you more personalized ads to get you to spend more money. For some people, this is a significant issue, and there are ways to hide your IP address.   Read More »


How to Opt Out of Targeted Ads Around the Web

You’ve spend some time researching a product on your phone, then you open your laptop and find ads for that product plastered all over the place. This has happened to everyone—it’s called targeted advertising, and there are steps you can take to reduce its effect on you.   Read More »


REVIEW GEEK

Which 4K Roku Should I Buy?

With the new Roku Premiere and Premiere+ hot off the presses, there’s never been a better time to get a 4K Roku streaming box. The bigger question is: which one is right for you?   Read More »






FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines


Updates for macOS Are No Longer in the Mac App Store, Here’s Where to Find Them
Updates for macOS are no longer in the Mac App Store as of macOS Mojave; they’ve moved to System Preferences, in the new Software Update panel.   Read More »


Kids Can, and Will, Work Around Any Parental Restrictions You Set Up
Kids are easily working around Apple’s parental control system Screen Time, finding various ways to do what they want regardless of restrictions set up by their parents.   Read More »


Check Out This Virtual Tour of the Garage Where Google Started
Google is 20 years old today, and to celebrate Google Maps added the garage where the company was founded to Street View. You can check it out right now.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
What are YouTube Premiers, and How Do You Use Them?
Why the iPhone XR has the Best Battery Life of the New iPhone X Series
What Is an MPEG File (and How Do I Open One)?
The Best Sites for Background or Ambient Noise
Best Three-Season Sleeping Bags
This Homemade Lego Sorter Is Accidentally a Lot Like Chocolate Sorting Machines
Which 4K Roku Should I Buy?
The Best Keyboard Trays For Improved Ergonomics
Amazon’s Newest Brick and Mortar Store Is For Items With Only 4-Star Reviews And Up
Should You Upgrade Your Echos to the New 2018 Models?




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Today's Tech Term

Swivel Chair Interface

Swivel Chair Interface is a slang term that refers to manually entering data into one computer system, then manually entering the same data into another computer system (i.e. swiveling one’s chair around from one computer to the other).



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