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How to disable ‘Face Recognition’ on Facebook (and why you might want to)

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Facebook now has a feature called Face Recognition, and some folks aren’t all that fond of it due to the privacy implications.

In a nutshell, Facebook’s new Face Recognition feature works something like this:

When another user uploads a new photo or video to his/her account Facebook will compare it to YOUR profile picture and any photos you’re tagged in to see if you’re in that new photo.

If Facebook’s scan determines that your face is indeed included in that photo or video you’ll be sent a notification that someone has posted a picture/video that has you in it. [Read more…]

Did you know the Windows Clipboard can store multiple items?

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One of the biggest frustrations for Windows users has always been how the Clipboard will only store the last item that was “Copied” or “Cut”.

In other words, when you copy or cut an item to the Clipboard, the data that was previously stored in the Clipboard was over-written by the newly-copied or cut data.

There are several great third-party Clipboard tools that will force the Clipboard to store multiple items, and some of them are quite good.

However, Windows 10 and Windows 11 have a “Clipboard History” tool that allows the Clipboard to store multiple items that can be “pasted” at any time with a simple keystroke combination.

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Want to see an aerial photo of your house?

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Google Maps is capable of displaying an aerial photo of virtually any property on planet earth.

And yes, that very likely includes your very own home or place of business.

That means you can easily take a look at your property and see it the same way you would see it if you were flying high above the earth in an airplane.

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Did you know other companies share info about you with Facebook?

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You might no be aware of this, but many of the companies you do business with and websites you visit share information about your activities with Facebook.

While most of the info they share about you is fairly generic and non-user specific, some of the info shared by less reputable companies can be quite detailed.

This data sharing scheme is called Off-Facebook Activity and this page discusses which types of data most of Facebook’s partner companies share with them.

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Q&A: How do I stop my Windows PC from making me sign in after it wakes from sleeping?

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Question from Kevin:  My laptop has Windows 10 on it and every time I press a key to wake it from sleeping I have to sign in again.

I’m the only one that has access to this laptop during the workday so I really don’t need to worry about someone else using it.

That’s why I only actually log off when I shut it down before I leave to go home in the evening.

My question is how can I have the laptop go straight to the Desktop after waking from sleep without having to sign in again?  [Read more…]

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