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What to Do When You’ve Been Hacked

As of late, many people have been hacked and are the victims of password leaks and Trojan horse infections. The following are some tips if it happens to you

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – May 2, 2014

Rid Your Site of Any Profanity Content with WebPurify

To get rid of profanity and offensive content on your site, you can either moderate every single post manually, or automate it with an external tool. WebPurity is one useful tool built for this purpose.

By Diogo Costa – May 1, 2014

3 Reasons Why Encryption Is Not as Safe as You May Believe

What if I tell you that your encrypted data may already be cracked by the hackers? Here are some examples why encryption is not as safe as you may believe.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Apr 28, 2014

Stop Gmail from Showing You Targeted Ads

Google has been scanning your emails so as to serve you targeted ads. Here is how you can opt out of the system and stop Gmail from showing you targeted ads.

By Manish Singh – Apr 28, 2014

How to Organize History By Tags in Google Chrome

The History tool in Google Chrome can be in a mess sometimes. Better History provides a more structured way of searching and viewing recently visited sites.

By Kim Barloso – Apr 26, 2014

Using the New Microsoft Office App in Chrome

Following up to its revamp of the office web apps, Microsoft released a Chrome extension that allows you to use Office in Chrome browser. Let’s check it out.

By Alan Buckingham – Apr 24, 2014

How to Know the Word Count of Any Text in Firefox

For those who need to keep track of word count, Word Count Tool for Firefox allows you to easily find out the word/character count of highlighted text in the browser.

By Kim Barloso – Apr 18, 2014

How To Share Web Content Fast With Cortex for Chrome

If you want to try a faster way to share web content online, you might want to try an extension for Google Chrome called Cortex.

By Kim Barloso – Apr 16, 2014

What Is the OpenSSL Heartbleed Bug and Why Should You Care?

Things just don’t work the way they should in the Internet. Here are some things you should know about the OpenSSL “Heartbleed” bug and how it affects you.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Apr 11, 2014

Useful Resources to Learn Android and iOS Coding Online

If you have thought of learning how to code this summer break, here is a list of some of the most useful resources for you to learn Android and iOS coding.

By Manish Singh – Apr 8, 2014

5 of the Best Security Addons for Thunderbird

If you are using Thunderbird as your email client, check out this list of security addons for Thunderbird to secure your emails and protect yourself.

By Mahesh Makvana – Apr 7, 2014

Internet Regulation: Is it Going to Happen Soon? What Can You Do About It?

If one country could ban a website from its borders, what prevents other countries from doing the same? Can Internet regulation ever be good?

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Mar 28, 2014

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Hacked: 11 Signs Your Online Security Is Being Compromised

When you start to see weird behavior on your PC, it could be signs that your online security has been compromised. Here are 11 signs you should take note of

By Mike Tee – Mar 27, 2014

How Image Compression Works: The Basics

Do you know that you can easily compress your high-res images to smaller size without affecting its image quality? Here’s how image compression works.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Mar 24, 2014

Pushbullet: Push Links and Files From Chrome or Firefox to Your Android Device

Sending content from desktop to Android is not as easy as it seems. An extension called Pushbullet for Google Chrome and Firefox makes this task easier.

By Kim Barloso – Mar 23, 2014

Internet Censorship: How Countries Block Their Citizens from Entering Websites

Some countries carry out Internet censorship and block their citizens from entering websites. How do they do this? Here’s the answer.

By Miguel Leiva-Gomez – Mar 21, 2014

What You Need to Know About Future Web Standards (That are Making the Internet Better)

The Internet started 40 years ago and many things have changed since then. Let’s take a look at the future web standards and how they improve the Internet.

By Manish Singh – Mar 19, 2014

Prevent Blank Tabs from Opening When Dowloading Files in Firefox

How to Set Up and Use Mozilla’s Firefox Accounts

Firefox Sync is getting better in the new nightly version of Firefox. If you have not setup your Firefox account, here is how you can do so.

By Alan Buckingham – Mar 18, 2014

Using the Google Drive Form Feature as an Organizational Tool

Google Drive has a hidden function with Forms, and while it creates great surveys and quizzes, it can also be used as a useful organizational tool.

By Laura Tucker – Mar 17, 2014

7 YouTube Channels Where You Can Find Computer Help

If you find video content more gripping, there is a gamut of YouTube channels that are waiting to help you solve your technology woes. Here are 7 of them.

By Manish Singh – Mar 14, 2014

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Apple has quietly become the largest watchmaker in the world by unit sales, shipping more than twice as many watches as the entire Swiss industry combined — but the Swiss industry, which dismissed the Apple Watch in 2015, has discovered something more interesting: they’ve held onto the high end, and Rolex alone is now closing in on Apple Watch by revenue

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