5 Things You Need to Know About Your iPhone’s Photos App

5 Things You Need to Know About Your iPhone’s Photos App: "Apple’s Photos app saw some changes in iOS 8, and more changes are coming when iCloud Photo Library launches soon. Did you know that your photos app keeps copies of photos you’ve deleted?"



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How You and Your Neighbors Are Making Each Other’s Wi-Fi Worse (and What You Can Do About It)

How You and Your Neighbors Are Making Each Other’s Wi-Fi Worse (and What You Can Do About It): "Wi-Fi networks interfere with each other. Older Wi-Fi standards are even worse about this, so your old Wi-Fi hardware isn’t just hurting your network — it’s interfering with your neighbors, too.

All that interference is bad for everyone’s network, even yours. Unless you live out in the country with no one else around, this is something you need to think about."



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Take Control of Your Smartphone’s Automatic Photo Uploads

Take Control of Your Smartphone’s Automatic Photo Uploads: "Modern smartphones and cloud photo services want to automatically upload every single photo you take to the cloud. But you don’t always want to save every photo forever on those remote servers."



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Uninstall (or Disable) Your Browser Plug-ins to Make Your Browser More Secure

Uninstall (or Disable) Your Browser Plug-ins to Make Your Browser More Secure: "Browser plug-ins are the biggest target on your computer. Java is a gaping security hole, but Flash has seen a stream of 0-day attacks recently. There’s even been an increase in attacks against Silverlight"



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ChargeTech promises to cut your smartphone's charge time in half

ChargeTech promises to cut your smartphone's charge time in half: "ChargeAll’s ChargeTech is a convenient adapter that promises to charge your gadgets significantly faster than stock alternatives. It’s small, allows you to power up two devices at once, and comes in a car charger variant. The company is also in the process of crowdfunding what it claims is the thinnest and lightest iPhone 6 battery case around."



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Netflix's Plans to Take Over the World | Motherboard

Netflix's Plans to Take Over the World | Motherboard: "Netflix’s end-of-quarter shareholder letter was releas​ed this week, detailing how the streaming leader fared at the end of 2014. Along with good financial news for the company’s investors—they ended the year with a posted revenue of $1.48 billion, compared to $1.18 billion during the same quarter in 2013—the letter offered some intriguing (and sometimes, candid) tidbits about the company’s secret to success and plans for world domination."



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4 Ways to View Your Laptop or Desktop’s Screen on Your TV

4 Ways to View Your Laptop or Desktop’s Screen on Your TV: "Mirroring your laptop or desktop PC’s display on your TV is actually pretty simple, assuming you know what you’re doing. There are several ways to do this, both wired and wirelessly.

The wired methods are the most reliable, although they’ll need an HDMI cable — and possibly an adapter for your computer. Wireless methods can work well, too — they just aren’t perfect."



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How To Set Up A VPN (And Why It's A Good Idea To Use One)

How To Set Up A VPN (And Why It's A Good Idea To Use One): "Do you know what a VPN is? Do you know what it does? We’ve covered the best VPNs here at MakeUseOf, and you definitely need to take a look at that.
So you know which VPN services are out there, but wouldn’t you like to know how to set one up? Well don’t worry, because this handy infographic will provide you with a quick guide for setting one up, and it even explains exactly why you’d want to."



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How to Remove the Awful ShopperPro Adware / Malware

How to Remove the Awful ShopperPro Adware / Malware: "We were testing out our theory that all freeware download sites are awful when we got infected with the ShopperPro adware, which just completely takes over your entire browser window with obnoxious ads, redirects Amazon links to some shady site, and is awful. Here’s how to remove it."



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The Mouse-Box fits a whole PC inside a mouse

The Mouse-Box fits a whole PC inside a mouse: "We've seen plenty of compact PCs in the past, but few as tiny as the Mouse-Box. This new invention from a team of Polish engineers packs a fully-functioning computer into a mouse that you can hold in your hand. All you need to add is a screen and a keyboard and you're ready to start work, get online or launch a presentation. The Mouse-Box is currently at the prototype stage and its makers are looking for funding to bring it to production."



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