Why I Use Snapchat: It's Fast, Ugly and Ephemeral - NYTimes.com

Why I Use Snapchat: It's Fast, Ugly and Ephemeral - NYTimes.com: "“Question: Do you use Snapchat?” a friend asked me in a text message last week. “I can’t find anyone that actually uses it.”

As I began to type a reply, admitting that I actually do use the service, which lets your messages disappear after they are viewed for up to 10 seconds, the friend followed up with another text: “Well, not true, my kids use it all the time.”"



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Android App Warns When You’re Being Watched — www.technologyreview.com

Android App Warns When You’re Being Watched — www.technologyreview.com: "A new app notifies people when an Android smartphone app is tracking their location, something not previously possible without modifying the operating system on a device, a practice known as “rooting.”"



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Use Paragon's Backup Tools With Windows BitLocker to Protect Against Data Loss and Unauthorized Access — hardware.itbusinessnet.com

Use Paragon's Backup Tools With Windows BitLocker to Protect Against Data Loss and Unauthorized Access — hardware.itbusinessnet.com: "Approximately 60% of all computers sold worldwide today are portable. Portable computers are taken everywhere: home, vacations, or business trips. It makes them an easy target for criminals, especially for the private data they contain. Flash drives are also an easy theft target. Even a failed hard drive that you send back to your vendor for warranty is a potential threat to your private intellectual property. How can your personal data be protected? With one word - encryption!"



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The Importance Of Computers In Our Daily Lives — www.pixuffle.net

The Importance Of Computers In Our Daily Lives — www.pixuffle.net: "In the current world, it’s almost impossible to imagine that someone can live  without computers. Computers have become an electronic device of almost every day use for individuals of every age. They are essential in almost all the business dealings that are made nowadays. The most that any industry has gained from the discovery of the computers is the business industry because of its nature. Computers have gained significance as they have improved the efficiency and productivity of work done. Large amounts of information in industrial and business sectors as well as in the personal lives are stored on computers."



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Amazing things thatbring positive results

Amazing things thatbring positive results — www.gamecockcomputers.com: "Tough computers have become an important part of our daily life; we still are unaware of certain facts about this electronic machine and software installed in it. No matter whether you are new to use a PC or you have been using it since years, you still face certain circumstances where you get stuck and look here and there for answers which could satisfy you the most."



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The human factor vs computers - Chess.com

The human factor vs computers - Chess.com: "Has anybody any thoughts about how a chess program acts when  the postitions are about equal by strength. Will a chess program  try to get the upper hand by doing random (non offensive moves) waiting for the opponent to loose his patience?"



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Yes, It’s Okay to Shut Down Your Computer With the Power Button — www.howtogeek.com

Yes, It’s Okay to Shut Down Your Computer With the Power Button — www.howtogeek.com: "Many computer users were trained never to turn their PCs off by pressing the power button on their desktop PC’s case. This used to cause problems in the previous millennium, but it’s now perfectly safe to shut down with the power button."



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How to Use Custom App Icons on Your Kindle Fire (or Any Android Device) — www.howtogeek.com

How to Use Custom App Icons on Your Kindle Fire (or Any Android Device) — www.howtogeek.com: "Unlike Google-supplied Android apps, the apps from the Amazon Apps for Android store have incredibly high resolution (a requirement for crisp display in the Kindle OS application carousel). Sideloaded apps, however, don’t get the Amazon treatment and come with fuzzy low-res icons. Read on as we show you how to fix your low-res icon woes."



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How to Add PC Settings to Your Windows 8.x Start Screen — www.howtogeek.com

How to Add PC Settings to Your Windows 8.x Start Screen — www.howtogeek.com: "You can easily access the PC Settings screen in Windows 8.1… by swiping on the right side of the screen, and then clicking on Settings, and then finally clicking on PC Settings at the bottom of the window. Since that’s a pain, here is how to pin it to your Start Screen."



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