It’s easy to fall victim to viral suggestions of posting or forwarding text and links with the promise that something great will happen. But the standard cliche that if it sounds too good to be true will almost always apply. The most recent of those suggestions is most definitely too good to be true and is in fact a hoax. The viral birth year Twitter hoax promises a Twitter advantage if you change your birth year in your profile, but what really happens is you get locked out of your account. Twitter Hoax Users of the social media site Twitter are being told not to… Read more
How You Can Still Get Windows 10 for Free
Remember that carrot Microsoft dangled years ago to get people to switch over from Windows 7/8 to Windows 10, when it was offering free upgrades for a limited time? While that exact offer is now gone, there are still a few fun workarounds to get Windows 10 for free if you’re currently running on an older version. Here we’ll show how to get Windows 10 for free. Related: Latest Windows 10 Update Problems and How to Fix Them First, Get the Windows 10 ISO Free Windows 10 is the first Microsoft operating system that lets you download the installer straight from the official website. And… Read more
How Secure Is Your Stolen Encrypted Data?
Chances are that some of your data has been stolen. Ever use Yahoo? 3 billion Yahoo accounts were nabbed in 2013. Visit a Marriott hotel? 500 million Marriott accounts were stolen over four years, 2014 – 2018. Did you manage to somehow hang on to your old Hotmail address and edgy teenage spirit? 360 million MySpace accounts, hacked. Use MyFitnessPal? 150 million accounts. So what exactly did the hackers get? Every hack is different, but they almost definitely got your email address, user information, records of your activity on the site, and possibly much more damaging things. Good news, though: a lot of the most… Read more
Elecjet Apollo Traveller Power Bank Has the Fastest Recharge Time
A power bank is useful when your device is running out of battery and you can’t find a power outlet nearby. Elecjet Apollo Traveller is a power bank built with portability in mind. It is slim, lightweight, and the best thing of all, it can fully recharge itself in just eighteen minutes. The Apollo Traveller power bank is the first power bank to make use of a graphene-compsite battery, and this allows it to store a high charge quickly without damaging the battery. We have predicted that graphene batteries could replace Lithium-ion batteries back in 2018, but it is only now that we started to see… Read more
The 5 Best Apps to Sell Your Old Stuff that No Longer Sparks Joy
Has Marie Kondo inspired you to get rid of all the stuff that no longer brings you joy? If so, congrats on decluttering. However, what are you going to do with all the stuff you no longer want? Fortunately, there are apps that can help you get organized and put a little extra cash in your pocket at the same time. 1. LetGo Marketing itself as a mobile classified section, LetGo (Android, iOS) allows users to buy and sell virtually anything. LetGo focuses on local sales, matching users looking to buy or sell an item via location. This makes the app similar to web-based marketplace… Read more