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How to listen to TV at a different volume than everyone else when you have hearing loss

Posted on April 17, 2018

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If your hearing isn’t as good as it used to be, chances are you have to crank up the volume on your TV to a level that’s uncomfortable for everyone else.

If that’s the case, there’s a very simple way that you can enjoy watching TV at a volume you can easily hear while everyone else listens at a normal volume. All you need is an inexpensive set of wireless infrared headphones. The ones I like best are made by Sony.

The Sony MDR-IF245RK Wireless IF Headphones (#ad) come with a small infrared transmitter that plugs into your TV set. The audio is then transmitted wirelessly to the headphones which let you adjust the volume to your liking.  [Read more…]

Guess what? Cops can now unlock your iPhone even if it’s protected with a pass-code.

Posted on April 17, 2018

According to recent reports from Motherboard and Malwarebytes, cops now have capability to unlock your locked and encrypted iPhone and view your call logs, text messages and photos at will.

What’s more, they can even access your instant messaging and social media accounts if your phone signs you into those accounts automatically (always a bad idea).

And they can now do all of this without your assistance.  [Read more…]

Was your Facebook info leaked to Cambridge Analytica? You can quickly find out right now.

Posted on April 11, 2018

As you probably know by now, Facebook is currently under fire for a serious data breach with a firm called Cambridge Analytica.

In a nutshell, Cambridge Analytica used a malicious app to steal the personal information of millions of Facebook users during the last U.S. presidential election cycle.

Unfortunately, you could easily be one of them.

If you’re wondering if your own data was stolen by Cambridge Analytica, you can easily find out right now. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

Microsoft adds Ransomware protection to Office 365 Personal users’ OneDrive storage

Posted on April 6, 2018

Ransomware is a type of virus that encrypts all the data on your computer’s hard drive or SSD and then demands that you pay a ransom to a hacker in exchange for the decryption key.

In other words, it holds your files and data hostage until you pony up the amount demanded for the ransom.

And the danger is very real. In fact, ransomware attacks are now one of the most common types of malware attacks being perpetrated on the public.  [Read more…]

6 of my favorite websites and blogs: How many of them do you read?

Posted on April 5, 2018

internetAs you well know, the Internet is a massive repository of information on virtually any topic you can think of.

In a nutshell, whatever it might be that interests you, you’re sure to find plenty of websites and blogs that cover it in various levels of detail.

Like you, I have a short list of favorite places on the web that I visit regularly for the latest news, information and tips on the topics that interest me the most.

I thought you might be interested in some of them, so I have listed my top six favorites below (and surprise – not all of them are tech related):  [Read more…]

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