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Thursday, 28 February 2019
Geek Trivia: Which Cartoonist Coined The Name For Stegosaurus Tail Spikes?
Gamer Alert: Grab an Xbox One S, Minecraft Creator’s Bundle, and RDR2 for $220
If you’ve been waiting to buy an Xbox One S, now might be the best time to jump on it. Hopefully, you have some free time this year because Massgenie is offering a deal that’s too good to pass up.
Massgenie is offering an Xbox One S, the Minecraft Creators Bundle, and Red Dead Redemption 2 for just $220. If you bought all of these games on Amazon right now, you’d be paying more than $300.
Remember when the Xbox One was priced around $500? Yeah, this deal is so good that it’s almost frustrating. But if you’ve never heard of Massgenie, then there are a few things that you need to know.
Massgenie, like Massdrop, buys items in bulk and sells them at a steep discount. The stipulation here is that a certain number of people need to commit to buying the product, or else nobody gets it. For this Xbox One S deal, the “Power Deal” goal has already been met — enough people have paid for the product, so you just need to put down your money before the deal ends.
But Massgenie has a “first in first out” policy, so you want to put down your money sooner rather than later. Sometimes there isn’t enough inventory to honor every purchase, so people that are late to the game get a full refund instead of the Xbox One S. Hey, at least there’s no risk.
How to Find All the Files You’ve Shared in OneDrive
Microsoft’s OneDrive makes it easy to share and unshare files and folders. But what if you want to see everything you’ve shared, in one simple list? OneDrive can do that easily, and here’s how you get to it.
RELATED: How to Find All the Files You’ve Shared in OneDrive
Log into your account on the OneDrive site. You can also sign in to your Office 365 account and select OneDrive from the app launcher.
Note that OneDrive for Business will also show you things people have shared with you in a separate tab, but sadly that’s not an option in a personal OneDrive.
In the menu on the left-hand side, click “Shared.”
All of the files and folders you’ve shared will be displayed.
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Deal Alert: Amazon is Heavily Discounting SD Cards, SSDs, and More
If you’ve been in need of an SD card or an SSD, now’s the time to buy one. Amazon is running a huge sale on memory and storage products. Most of the products on sale are from Sandisk, so you know that they’re reliable and durable.
All of the items in Amazon’s sale are at least 20 percent off, so there aren’t any bad deals in this sale. That being said, we have a few favorites:
- Sandisk 1 TB SSD – $99
$125 - Sandisk 400 GB Micro SD Card – $62
$95 - Sandisk 64 GB SD Card – $14
$34 - Sandisk External 2 TB SSD – $300
$700
Amazon will end this sale by the end of the day, so don’t wait too long to grab that Micro SD card or SSD. You’ll always remember that you got it for a good price as you traverse through years and reading and/or writing.
Samsung is Bloating Everything with McAfee—Even Smart TVs
Samsung has a long-running relationship with McAfee. And while it’s bad enough that it bundles this nigh-useless junk on its computers, it’s “extending” this partnership to the S10 and all 2019 Smart TVs.
Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen Samsung throw McAfee on Galaxy smartphones, as it shipped the S8 with the antivirus app installed too. Then Samsung later brought it to previous Galaxy devices with an update, which is honestly just disgusting.
Make no mistake here: McAfee is paying Samsung a pile of cash to do this, which is a pretty common practice for all PC makers. It lets McAfee extend its presence, especially for less-savvy users who honestly don’t know you that antivirus apps on Android are nearly useless. Just like with bundled antivirus software on computers, you simply don’t need it. (For Windows machines, Microsoft’s Windows Defender does a great job, and it’s integrated).
But here’s where things are really starting to get out of hand: as of 2019, Samsung will include McAfee on its smart TVs. Straight from the PR:
McAfee extended its contract to have McAfee Security for TV technology pre-installed on all Samsung Smart TVs produced in 2019. Along with being the market leader in the Smart TV category worldwide, Samsung is also the first company to pre-install security on these devices, underscoring its commitment to building security in from the start. McAfee Security for TV scans the apps that run on Samsung smart TVs to identify and remove malware.
Samsung is “the first company to pre-install security on these devices” for good reason: you don’t need it. First off, Samsung’s Smart TVs run its own Tizen OS (which is based on Linux) for which malware is virtually non-existent. So, right out of the gate, it’s inherently a non-issue.
Secondly, the same rule applies to smart TVs that apply to Android, which is basically to be smart about what you install. If you don’t know what it is, then don’t install it. If it’s not from the TV’s official store, don’t install it. Don’t sideload random stuff. Just, you know, use common sense.
While there are documented cases of Android-based smart TVs getting infected with ransomware, installing apps from unofficial stores or websites is nearly always the culprit. So if you don’t do that, then you should be fine. And again, Samsung TVs don’t run Android—they run Tizen.
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The Best Chrome Extensions for Making Gmail Better
Gmail is already pretty great, but with the addition of a few carefully selected Google Chrome extension, you can get it to do so much more. Here are some of our favorites.
We typically don’t recommend using a lot of browser extensions because they can be a privacy nightmare. Still, it’s hard to resist extensions that can significantly improve things for you. We’ve checked out all these extensions ourselves, testing them, looking at their reputations among users, and favoring extensions that make their source code public when possible. Still, you should learn how to make sure Chrome extensions are safe before using them and use them sparingly.
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FlowCrypt
FlowCrypt is an easy way to make sure any message you send from your Gmail account gets encrypted—even attachments!—using PGP encryption. FlowCrypt places a button on the UI that lets you compose a secure message when you click it. Once you and the recipient install FlowCrypt you can send encrypted messages to anyone on your contact list, whether they have FlowCrypt or not. If the recipient has FlowCrypt installed, messages are decrypted automatically when they’re opened on the other end. However, if they don’t have it installed, you have to create a one-time password which you should share not via email, for obvious reasons.
RELATED: Why No One Uses Encrypted Email Messages
Discoverly
Discoverly is like a private eye for Gmail. Anytime you receive an email from an unknown person, it scours the internet, revealing the person’s Twitter, Facebook, Gmail, and even LinkedIn to show you who they are. Discoverly connects all the information from these sites and outs it together for you to see the person’s mutual connections, work info and position, and it even displays their tweets.
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Wi-Fi Cams Do More Than Just Record Video
The main purpose of Wi-Fi cameras is to record video, but that’s not the only thing they can do. Modern Wi-Fi cams are sophisticated pieces of hardware and they can do a lot more than simply record video.
RELATED: What You Should Know Before Buying Wi-Fi Cameras
This also means that if you’re in the market for a Wi-Fi cam, there are a lot more features that you’ll want to know about a specific model other than its video quality. Here are features that some Wi-Fi cameras have other than just video recording.
Two-Way Talk
Pretty much every Wi-Fi camera these days comes with a built-in microphone and speaker so you can use your smartphone and your Wi-Fi cam as walkie talkies of sorts.
The accompanying app on your phone lets you hit a button and start talking through the camera, and the person on the other end can talk back using the microphone on the camera itself. This is especially useful on video doorbells where you can talk to the person who came to your door (rather than actually opening and answering the door), especially if it’s someone who you’re not quite sure about.
Of course, if this intercom isn’t a feature that you’ll use, there’s usually a setting that lets you turn off the microphone and speaker on the camera, but this usually will also prevent video recordings from capturing audio.
Facial Recognition
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How to See Which Apps Are Tracking Your Location on iPhone
Apps on your iPhone can track your location, but you have to give them access first. Here’s how to check which apps can monitor your GPS location and revoke their access.
As important as privacy is, letting some apps track our location makes them much more useful—and sometimes it’s essential. It’s unreasonable to expect Google Maps to work as it should without Google knowing your location, but does that note-taking app need to know where you are? Maybe, maybe not.
Where you stand on these things is a personal decision, and it’s not one we’re here to argue. We’re here to show how to take control of which apps know your location, and when they’re allowed to track it.
It’s also important to remember that some apps need your location data to do their job. Revoking access to your location can stop some important features from working. Keep that in mind when checking which apps can and cannot access your data.
RELATED: Why Do So Many Apps Ask For Your Location, and Which Ones Really Need It?
How to See Which Apps Are Tracking You
To see a list of apps that have requested access to your location data, open the Settings app and tap “Privacy.”
Next, tap “Location Services.”
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Geek Trivia: What Distinctly Non-Food Item Do Photographers Use In Cereal Ads?
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Gamer Deal: Grab a Nintendo Switch Kickstand for $10
The Nintendo Switch has a built-in kickstand, but it’s a little… bad. Thankfully, Target is selling an adjustable metal stand for just $10.
If your brave soul has tried to use the Nintendo Switch’s built-in kickstand, then you know just how wonky it can be. It tilts the screen at an unpleasant angle, and it doesn’t seem to provide a lot of support for the $300 console.
But PowerA’s adjustable kickstands manage to solve this problem. They’re made from a strong metal with rubber grips, so your Switch stays nice and safe. These kickstands are also compact and can be folded up for on-the-go gaming. Right now, Target is selling them for just $10—that’s a neat $5 discount. It even has Mario on i
Like all good deals, this one won’t last long. If you’re in need of a high-quality kickstand for your Nintendo Switch, then now’s the time to take the plunge.
How to Remove Underlined Hyperlinks in PowerPoint
Inserting a hyperlink in a PowerPoint presentation is great for quick access to external resources relevant to your content. However, the underline that comes with it may distract the audience from the message of the slide. Here’s how to remove it.
Removing the Underline From Hyperlink Text
While PowerPoint doesn’t have a specific option for removing the underline from hyperlink text, there’s a very simple workaround. What we’re going to do is remove the link from the text, place an invisible shape over that text, and then add the link to that shape.
Go ahead and open your presentation, move to the slide that contains the underlined hyperlink text, and locate that text.
Right-click the text and select “Remove Link” from the list of options.
Next, head over to the “Insert” tab and click the “Shapes” button.
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How to Reply With a Tapback in Messages on iPhone and iPad
iMessage is one of the biggest lock-ins for owners of iPhones and iPads, and Apple knows it. That’s because it’s pretty great, but there are features you may not be using to their fullest. Tapbacks are one–here’s how to use them.
In fact, you may have never heard of a Tapback, partly because Apple hasn’t done a great job of surfacing the feature. It’s almost invisible to anyone who doesn’t know where to find it, and that’s not conducive to organic feature discovery.
That’s a real shame, too, because much like similar features that allow the “liking” of messages and such on social networks, you can use a Tapback to offer a quick response to a message without having to type one our, or even send a message at all. If all you want to do is send one of six quick responses, a Tapback is right up your street.
Those six responses include a heart, a thumbs-up, a thumbs-down, a pair of exclamation marks, a questions mark, and a “HaHa” for when something amuses you.
So now that you know what the options are, and what a Tapback is, here’s how to use them.
How to Use a Tapback on iPhone and iPad
To use a Tapback, open the Messages app and locate the message that you want to reply to. Once located, tap and hold the blue bubble itself.
You will now see a new bubble appear with the six options we just mentioned. Tap the one you want to use, and iMessage sends it to the sender of the original message. Rather than appearing as a new message in the thread, it will instead appear on one corner of the message to which the Tapback is related.
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Can AI Robots Own Copyrights?
If an artificial intelligence writes an article, does it own the copyright? Does an animal have rights to a photo it takes? These are questions a tech writer ponders. Mike Masnick, writing for TechDirt, says lawyers ought to wonder,...
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Anthem still has a path to greatness despite early reviews - CNET
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Fortnite season 8 is about to begin, here's what you need to know - CNET
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BlackBerry lawsuit accuses Twitter of patent infringement - CNET
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How to watch SpaceX, NASA launch Crew Dragon to ISS this weekend - CNET
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Galaxy S10: Here's what photos from the camera look like - CNET
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Confused by USB names? Get used to it as USB 3.1 becomes 3.2 - CNET
The group behind the technology is trying to simplify labels, though.
The 2020 Jaguar XE gets its first major visual refresh - Roadshow
The updated XE debuts at the Geneva show and goes on sale this summer.
2020 Mercedes-Benz GLC gets more power, more tech at the Geneva Motor Show - Roadshow
The updated GLC300 will arrive in the US later this year.
Apple confirms earlier rumor of layoffs at its Titan self-driving car program - CNET
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Apple's streaming TV service: Release date, price and shows to expect - CNET
Just where is Apple putting that $1 billion investment in TV programming? Apple may reveal its plans March 25.
Senate demands Google CEO answer for hidden Nest microphone - CNET
Congress wants Sundar Pichai to follow up on its questions by March 12.
Netflix: We didn't mess with the ending of The Notebook - CNET
Some fans freaked out when an alternate ending for the film streamed in the UK.
Disney may be trying to buy more of Hulu from AT&T's WarnerMedia - CNET
Disney was already poised to control Hulu after it completes its takeover of 21st Century Fox.
The best deals from Amazon's one-day storage sale - CNET
Amazon slashed prices on over 25 items. These are the ones you should grab.
These Popular Dash Cams Are Up to 80 Percent Off
When you’re involved in a traffic accident, it’s your word against theirs. Want bulletproof testimony to support your side of the story? Then you need a dash cam to record the events as […]
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Watch: Jack Black Attempts Chris Hemsworth’s Ultimate ‘Thor’ Workout
Jack Black might not play a superhero in Marvel movies, but he hilariously attempted Chris Hemsworth’s crazy Thor workout and the internet can’t handle it. On Tuesday, Black posted a video of his […]
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Satanists Put Up a ‘Hell of a Fight’ in ‘Hail Satan?’ Documentary Trailer
Satanists fighting for devil worship rights in the U.S. is the focus of a new documentary called Hail Satan? On Wednesday, Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing revealed the Hail Satan? trailer, which showed viewers […]
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Boeing Unveils ‘Wingman’ Combat Drone That Could Fly Alongside Fighter Jets
Boeing has partnered with Australia’s military to develop a combat drone — almost as big as a fighter jet — to support manned aircraft on dangerous missions. The Boeing Airpower Teaming System, known […]
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‘Aquaman 2’ Will Hit Theaters in December 2022
Aquaman, DC Comics’ underwater superhero, is coming back to the big screen: Warner Bros. announced that Aquaman 2 will hit theaters on December 16, 2022. Fans will have to wait nearly 3.5 years […]
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Here’s Everything Coming to Amazon Prime Video in March 2019
Amazon has women-centric action-packed thrillers coming your way this March. In The Widow (available to stream starting March 1), Kate Beckinsale plays a woman who travels to the Congo to find out the truth […]
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The ‘Dune’ Spice Still Flows With New Video Games Alongside Movie
Frank Herbert’s Dune is an urtext when it comes to sci-fi literature. Countless space-faring stories (most obviously Star Wars) can trace their roots back to this 1965 novel. But like many things that […]
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NASA’s New Jupiter Picture Resembles Van Gogh’s Swirly Artwork
NASA’s Juno spacecraft recently captured a new photo of Jupiter and it looks like one of Vincent van Gogh’s swirly masterpieces. The color-enhanced picture, which was taken at 12:20 p.m. EST on Feb. […]
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Robots Have Disassembled 700,000 Rockets for the U.S. Military
There are two kinds of tasks that most humans will gladly hand over to a robot: those that are incredibly repetitive (and monotonous) and those that are incredibly dangerous. That’s precisely why the […]
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Watch: ‘Kingdom Hearts III’ Is A Game To Play Before You Die
There are tons of video games out there, way more than any person could ever play, and many of them you shouldn’t play. But some games are so good, so iconic, so important […]
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Netflix’s ‘The OA’ Season 2 Trailer Teases Alternate Dimension Mayhem
Netflix’s mind-bending sci-fi series, The OA, is coming back with more interpretive dancing, secret investigations, and alternate dimensions. On Wednesday, Netflix teased The OA: Part II trailer on YouTube and it it brings Prairie […]
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‘The Gifted’ Season 2, Finale Recap: Death, Destruction, and Hope for Season 3
It’s always bittersweet when a show with a short season like this ends. The lower episode count often makes for better, tighter story arcs, but we’re always sad to see it go. With […]
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Suit: Missouri professor stole and sold student's research
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Scientists Discover Tiny Fossils of Oldest Known Frog Relative in North America
Tiny fossils unearthed in Arizona’s Petrified Forest National Park have been identified by paleontologists as that of the oldest known frogs in North America. The fossils are composed of several small pieces of hip […]
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FedEx joins Amazon in delivery robot fray
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Police Issue Warnings After Creepy ‘Momo Challenge’ Reappears on WhatsApp
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Ash loggers race against time before beetles get them all
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Watch These Fighting Games at EVO 2019
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WATCH: Rotten Tomatoes is disabling comments on movies that haven't been released yet
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Explorers Find Strange Stalactite Caverns at the Bottom of Belize’s Great Blue Hole
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Lowe's swings to 4Q loss on charges, anemic housing market
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Final Farewell to Opportunity: Remembering the Mars Rover’s Greatest Accomplishments
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Russia presses case for greater control over its internet
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‘Pokemon Sword & Shield’ Go Medieval on Nintendo Switch
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Technical Glitch Delays InSight Hammering on Mars
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Look For These 10 #ShotOniPhone Winners on a Billboard Near You
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Galaxy S10 update - Samsung has already improved one of this phone's best new features
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Samsung thinks the Galaxy Fold has a huge advantage over the Mate X and here's why
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