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Question from Hannah: I’ve been using Snapchat for a while but I heard that it’s not as safe as they claim it to be.
I’d like to delete my account but I don’t know how.
Can you tell me what I need to do in order to completely delete my Snapchat account? [Read more…]
Proxy servers are essential intermediaries between users and websites regarding online privacy and security. To continue browsing easily, you must ensure that your proxy server is dependable and effective.
By hiding your IP address and enhancing your online anonymity, a proxy server is a barrier between your device and the internet. You must evaluate proxy servers’ performance before including them in your configuration. The advantages of testing proxies before purchasing are emphasized in this essay. [Read more…]
Have you ever had to reinstall Windows from scratch after replacing a bad hard drive, being hit with a severe malware attack or some other digital disaster?
If so, you probably remember having to type in your Windows Product Key so Microsoft could reactivate your Windows installation.
I have always considered having to re-enter the Product Key to reactivate a machine’s Windows installation to be an irritating waste of time. [Read more…]
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Do you have a laptop or desktop computer with a built-in DVD burner that no longer works?
Or have you purchased a new laptop or ultrabook that doesn’t have a built-in optical drive at all?
If you never use CDs or DVDs and you don’t think you’ll be needing to in the future, you can easily get by without a working optical drive.
But what if you do need one because you have a stack of CDs you want to listen to while you work?
Or perhaps you have a stack of DVDs crammed full of old family photos that you scanned back in the day?
Are you a blogger who takes your own photos or creates your own graphics for use in your blog posts?
If so, you’re probably concerned about other bloggers or webmasters stealing your images and using them on their own blogs or websites.
Well, it just so happens that Google has a very handy tool that you can use to quickly check to see if your image(s) have been used on another site.