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Is a picture still worth a thousand words?

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There was a time when photographs were widely considered to be the ultimate “proof” in situations where there was a dispute or disagreement of some kind.

In fact, photos carried such weight that criminals often simply decided to confess to their crimes after being confronted with photographic evidence rather than try to plead their innocence.

But the days when we could confidently take at picture at face value are now long gone thanks to the wide use of Adobe Photoshop and AI generated images. [Read more…]

How to prevent getting locked out of your own Facebook account

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I receive frantic messages on a regular basis from folks asking for help getting back into their Facebook accounts because they have somehow gotten locked out of them.

Sometimes I’m able to help them reset their password and log back in with no problems, but all too often a simple password reset doesn’t work for them.

And sadly, in situations like this Facebook’s “Account Recovery” tools can be pretty close to useless. [Read more…]

6 ways to make your Windows PC boot up faster

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One of the most irritating things about using a Windows PC is having to wait for it to boot up into a usable state after we turn it on.

To their credit, Microsoft has tweaked newer versions of Windows to reduce average boot times, but in my opinion it still takes longer for them to start up than it should.

Luckily, there are several things you can do to make your own PC boot up a lot faster than it does right now, even if your computer is brand new. Do as many or as few of them as you wish, then enjoy the fruits of your labor.  [Read more…]

Windows Users: Lock down your privacy with Microsoft’s ‘Privacy Dashboard’

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As you probably know by now, Microsoft designed Windows 10 and Windows 11 to be quite intrusive when it comes to your privacy.

By default, the operating system collects all sorts of sensitive user data and stores it on your PC’s hard drive and/or sends it back to Microsoft via the Internet.

Luckily, most of Windows’ “spying” can be either mitigated somewhat or disabled completely if you know where to look for the various settings.  [Read more…]

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