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Luxury WiFi to the Rescue: “You’re my Eero!”

Does the thought of setting up a new wireless router for your house cause you to break out in the anxiety sweats? Do you have lots of “dead spots” in your home where your WiFi network is turtle slow or completely missing? You might want to consider upgrading to Eero. Eero is a next-generation WiFi router [...]

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Stop Snoops with Snowden’s “Haven”

Edward Snowden has developed an app which he hopes will help everyday citizens use the technology inside of smartphones to help catch snoops. The app is called “Haven.” As reported by The Verge: “Installed on a cheap burner Android device, Haven sends notifications to your personal, main phone in the event that your laptop has been [...]

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How to Google Better Results Faster

Adding one word to your Google searches will help find solutions faster. The next time you’re pulling your hair out over a technical support issue, you might want to try this simple trick to help you find real answers to the problem you’re experiencing: Add “solved” to your search query. Rather than just describe your [...]

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Slip the Internet into Your “Pocket” for Later

One habit of highly effective email users have is limiting the amount of time it takes to move through their inbox each morning. Part of speeding through that process is understanding when (and how) to save longer articles and videos for later. Not only does it keep you from getting bogged down in your email [...]

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Organize Your Projects with Gingko

How do you currently breakdown projects into manageable actions? What tools do you use to brainstorm, plan, and then act on your ideas? From a stack of blank notecards to complex project management software, there are tons of solutions out there for organizing and accomplishing ambitious plans. Finding the right tool can make a huge [...]

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A Quick Guide to Handing Down Your iPad

If you’ve ever upgraded your iPad, you probably had family members or friends eager to inherit your old iPad. But how do you ensure your personal iPad is cleaned up and good-to-go before you share it with someone? There are actually several methods to accomplish this, but you’ll want a method which is both quick [...]

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Download Your Data with Google Takeout

The convenience of the cloud has lulled many of us into a sense of complacency when it comes to protecting and preserving our personal data. While backing up data online may protect us from local hard drive crashes, what do you do if the server where your data lives is destroyed? What would you do [...]

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Heads-up: New Gmail Inbox Ahead

Are you ready to take advantage of the newest Gmail upgrade? Learn all about it here!

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