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How to log into any Windows 10 PC with your fingerprint

Posted on August 16, 2021

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Would you enjoy the convenience of logging into your Windows 10 laptop or desktop computer with a quick touch of your finger?

Windows 10 now has a feature called Windows 10 Hello that adds fingerprint login capability to any computer it’s running on.

But there’s a problem: Not every computer running Windows 10 has a fingerprint reader.

Well, now you can get an inexpensive fingerprint reader that adds fingerprint recognition and login capability to any PC running the latest versions of Windows 10. [Read more…]

Warning: Don’t log in to third-party apps and websites with Facebook or Twitter!

Posted on August 4, 2021

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A while back I wrote this post explaining why you should never log into third party websites and apps with your Facebook login credentials.

Well, according to this report from our friends at Engadget, this practice occasionally comes back to bite millions of Facebook and Twitter users.

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What are the best App Design Wireframing Tools in 2021?

Posted on July 22, 2021

App design is a serious business.

There are millions of apps now available in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store (not to mention third-party app repositories).

New apps must compete with superstars and blockbusters in nearly every single app category. That’s why app wireframing has become an essential part of the overall app design process.

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Scam alert: Malicious apps can ‘root’ Android devices without the owners’ permission

Posted on July 19, 2021

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One of the great things about modern smartphones and tablets is their ability to run apps that perform a wide variety of useful tasks.

If you can think of something for your device to do on your behalf, there is probably an app for it.

In reality, smartphones and tablets are in fact tiny computers, and the apps they run are actually computer programs, and there’s a downside to that…

Any device that can run a computer program is subject to being attacked by hackers. [Read more…]

Heads-Up: Windows 11 is coming soon

Posted on June 25, 2021

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Soon after Microsoft released Windows 10 back in July 2015 I began receiving occasional questions from folks asking when they would be releasing Windows 11.

Every time someone asked I emailed my contact on the Windows 10 Development Team to find out when Microsoft would be releasing Windows 10’s successor. The answer was always an emphatic…

“There will be no successor. Windows 10 is the last version of Windows ever.“

Therefore, that was always my answer as well.

And as you can see here, the folks at TechRadar were receiving the same answer from Microsoft.

Well now it appears that the powers that be at Microsoft have changed their mind.

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