Every other day there’s a hack. Credit card information is stolen, leaving you stuck calling your bank for a new one, or waiting to see if yours is misused, but Privacy is a new tool that lets you create virtual, disposable numbers, then deactivate them instantly if one is stolen.
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Just as winter gives way to spring, movies come and go from Netflix. On the way in we’ve got classics like 2001, A Clockwork Orange, Boogie Nights, and Sunset Boulevard. On the way out is Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle, Flashdance, and Hotel Rwanda.
Chrome/Safari/Opera: There are a number of solutions for dealing with an inbox overwhelmed with spam, newsletters, marketing emails and so on. You can filter your mail, for example, or sign up for a service like Unroll.me to help you unsubscribe. However, Throttle is a free inbox management tool that attacks the problem at the source.
iOS/Android: If you’ve ever flown and wondered what exactly you were flying over or past, Flyover Country is an app that helps you figure it out. It provides helpful information on landmarks and other sites, identifies them, and shares a little history, too.
One should always have a bag of chickpeas in their cabinet for impromptu hummus or quick meat-free meal, but you can also use the mighty garbanzo to make a rich and creamy pasta sauce.
We all want to know the secrets to getting over hangovers , but have you ever wondered how you go from “Woo!” to “WOOOO!” to “Ugh…” in the first place? This video by Brit Lab explains the types of drinks that give the worst hangovers, why we get them, and if there’s something we can do other than make (short-lived) promises to never touch alcohol again.
If you use a desktop computer at home, you’d be foolish not to connect it to a UPS battery backup, and a great entry level model from CyberPower is on sale, today only from Amazon
When you log in to Windows 10, your email address and possibly your picture is visible to anyone with physical access to your computer. If you’d rather that not happen, this handy tool can help.
Android/iOS: The apps on your smartphone each have tons of permissions , some of which are necessary, others not so much—MyPermissions helps you manage them all, and cut off the ones that like to snoop where they don’t belong.
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