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By now you’re probably familiar with how enabling ‘Dark Mode’ can make it more pleasant to use a device in a low-light environment.
If you frequently peruse Facebook in a darkened room I recommend that you go into the Facebook settings and switch ‘Dark Mode’ on and give it a try. I believe you just might like it. [Read more…]
If you’ve been using X (formerly Twitter) for a while you’ve probably posted a LOT of Tweets since the day you first opened your account.
After all, it’s not unusual for active X users to post thousands of Tweets each and every year.
Have you ever thought it might be cool to have an archive of all of your Tweets, beginning with the very first one you posted way back when?
“Privacy Warnings” of one type or another have been making the rounds on Facebook ever since the site first came into existence.
While most of those warnings range from completely worthless to downright malicious, a few of them actually have some merit.
Privacy is indeed a serious concern on Facebook, but many folks understandably attempt to attack the problem from the wrong angle.
As you probably know, Facebook asks for some pretty sensitive information when someone signs up for an account.
For example, among other things they request our address, phone number and birthdate.
Many folks just go ahead and enter whatever info Facebook asks for without giving it a second thought, and then they make that info viewable by all of their Facebook friends.
Even worse, lots of other folks make their personal info viewable by the general public (i.e. billions of complete strangers)!
That, in my opinion, is a very bad mistake. [Read more…]
When a loved on passes on, there are many issues that the deceased’s loved ones must deal with, some of which must be dealt with in a hurry.
While it’s far from the most important thing on the list, something that does need to dealt with as soon as possible is the future of the deceased’s Facebook account.
While it isn’t anywhere near as important as burial and financial issues, your departed loved one’s Facebook account needs to be “memorialized” as soon as possible in order to prevent hackers and malicious acquaintances from taking control of the account.
This is what happens when Facebook memorializes an account: [Read more…]