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How to quickly verify your Facebook privacy settings

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With Facebook privacy so often in the news these days, you’re probably concerned about keeping your own posts, photos and comments at least somewhat private.

To that end, you’ve probably tweaked your account’s privacy settings to make your personal information as private or as accessible to others as you feel comfortable with.

But are you really sure you have everything truly locked down to match your comfort level?

Well, there’s an easy way to find out… [Read more…]

How to take the best screenshot from a YouTube video

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If you’ve ever tried to capture a screenshot from a YouTube video you know how difficult it can be to find just the right frame to capture.

Unless your timing with the “Pause” button is absolutely perfect it can take quite a while to find a frame that will look great as a screenshot.

Well, I’m about to give you a little tip that will make finding just the right frame almost as easy as finding a grain of sand on a beach.

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Q&A: How do you hide mutual friends on Facebook?

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Question from Ellen:  I read your post explaining how to hide my friends list from the public on Facebook.

I thought it was a good idea so I followed your instructions and hid mine, but I just found out that all of my friends can still see a list of the friends we have in common (i.e. our mutual friends).

The problem is I’m friends with several people who are jealous of one another and they get upset because I’m friends with those people too. And of course that makes ME upset.

How do I hide the list of our mutual friends from the people I’m friends with on Facebook?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I choose Credit or Debit when using my debit card?

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Question from Felicia:  I use my debit card to pay for almost everything, and I have a question about it.

When I pay for something with my debit card the card reader usually gives me a choice between “Credit” and “Debit”.

I usually choose debit because it’s a debit card, not a credit card.

My question is which should I choose? [Read more…]

How to remotely erase a lost or stolen smartphone to protect your sensitive info

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Have you ever stopped to consider just how much of your digital life is stored on your smartphone?

First, there are the names and phone numbers of all your contacts (and possibly their email addresses and other sensitive info as well).

Then there are apps for accessing your bank account, your social media accounts and the accounts for all the other online services you use (and possibly the usernames and passwords to those accounts as well).  [Read more…]

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