Kamis, 27 September 2018

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

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Today's Featured Articles

Use Conditional Formatting to Make Important Outlook Messages Stand Out

Outlook lets you create and customize folder views in many ways, like adding and removing columns or grouping and sorting messages. You can also apply rules to make Outlook display messages in different ways based on their properties (like the sender, subject line, or timestamp). This is called conditional formatting. Let’s take a look at how it works.   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 »


Windows 10’s October Update (Redstone 5) Will Be Released on October 2nd

We’ve known for a while that the latest update for Windows 10, codenamed “Redstone 5”, was going to be released in October, but now we have a nearly confirmed date: October 2nd, 2018, the same day that Microsoft is holding an event to talk about their new Surface products.   Read More »


How to Choose the Best VPN Service for Your Needs

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 »


REVIEW GEEK

The Best Inexpensive Drones For Beginners

You’d like to get into the drone sensation, but you don’t want to break the bank to do it. Don’t worry: there are plenty of options in the $100-300 range that include everything you need.   Read More »




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FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines


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 »


Plex is Killing the Plugin Directory, Here’s How to Install Plugins Yourself
Plex is shutting down its plugin directory, but will continue to support manually installed plugins “for the foreseeable future.”   Read More »


Windows 10’s October Update (Redstone 5) Will Be Released on October 2nd
We’ve known for a while that the latest update for Windows 10, codenamed “Redstone 5”, was going to be released in October, but now we have a nearly confirmed date: October 2nd, 2018, the same day that Microsoft is holding an event to talk about their new Surface products.   Read More »




Everything Else We Published Today
How to Use Drawing Tools in Windows 10 Mail
How Dual SIM Support Works in the New iPhone X Series
What Your Function Keys Do in Microsoft Powerpoint
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?
The Best Inexpensive Drones For Beginners
The Oculus Quest Is a Standalone, 6 Degree-of-Freedom VR Headset Coming Next Spring For $399
Haha, Nevermind, Sony Is Going to Do Fortnite Cross-Play After All
The Best Bag Organizers for Your Laptop Bag, Backpack, or Purse




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Today's Tech Term

Swag

In the context of websites and blogs along with tech-related shows and conventions, Swag is a slang term that refers to free merchandise and/or promotional materials given out by companies or individuals as a form of product advertising/promotion.



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