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Facebook Monitored Users (With Consent) Facebook likes to know as much as possible about its users and what they spend your time doing, both on and off Facebook. Remember, despite what it says, Facebook’s customers aren’t you (the person who uses the social network), but ad networks and other companies interested in your data. Facebook also wants to know why and when you use alternatives to the social network. To better track what users are doing outside Facebook, the company created a volunteer program called the “Facebook Research App” that functioned as a VPN when installed on phones....

What is a Gaming Chair? Gaming chairs are bulky with flashy colors and bold designs. They’re always ergonomically designed, providing full-body support for extended periods. Gaming chairs have tall, winged backs that support your neck and shoulders. They may also have adjustable and removable lumbar and neck pillows. These chairs recline pretty far back, sometimes up to 180 degrees. You could realistically fall asleep on a fully-reclined chair. There are a large variety of gaming chairs, including rocker chairs, swivel chairs, reclining chairs, and floor chairs....

Web apps often lack the keyboard shortcuts you might expect in desktop application, and to that point, Google Drive is just now adding support for common desktop shortcuts. Google announced in a blog post that several new keyboard shortcuts are available for manipulating files in Google Drive. Starting with the basics, you can now Ctrl+C to copy, Ctrl+X to cut, and Ctrl+V to paste. If you copy a file, you can also do Ctrl+Shift+V to create a shortcut instead of creating a copy....

With the latest version of Google Maps for iPhone and iPad, you can share your location with friends, get traffic information more quickly, and even access a dark mode on your iPhone within the popular navigation app. Google Maps Gets Real-Time Location Sharing on iPhone Google revealed that you’ll be able to share your live location through iMessage, and it seems easy enough to get up and running. If you’re on your way to a friend’s house and they’re wondering where you are, you can share your progress as you make your journey....

Computers generate random number for everything from cryptography to video games and gambling. There are two categories of random numbers — “true” random numbers and pseudorandom numbers — and the difference is important for the security of encryption systems. Computers can generate truly random numbers by observing some outside data, like mouse movements or fan noise, which is not predictable, and creating data from it. This is known as entropy....

Did you know your phone might last longer if you use apps with darker interfaces? It’s true! Well, sometimes—it’s complicated. It depends on the technology in your screen, and whether or not your phone’s software takes advantage of it. It’s All About The OLED It’s obvious that brighter screens use more electricity, and manually lowering the brightness is a good way to get more battery life out of any mobile device....

Should you come across a Chrome extension while on Android, you can add it to your Desktop browser to install later. The next time you open Chrome on a desktop, the extension will prompt you to install. The Chrome Web Store isn’t accessible from mobile devices. When you try to go to the website, you’re redirected to a page that states you aren’t able to access the web store. Your only option is to click a “Send myself a reminder” button that sends an email to yourself with a link to the web store....

Google Calendar Events are a great way to organize meetings, but no meeting is complete without a slideshow, spreadsheet, pictures, or reports. Fortunately, you can easily attach anything from your Google Drive or your local hard drive to an event. How to Attach Files to Google Calendar Events Adding attachments to an event gives you an easy way to share materials with attendees ahead of time. It also lets them pull up those materials at the meeting without having to hunt around for them....

It’s a little thing, but having your TV turn on automatically when you turn on your Android TV box is nice. The thing is, not all Android TVs support this, which is just one of the many things that makes the NVIDIA SHIELD console the best Android TV box out there. RELATED: How to Enable HDMI-CEC on Your TV, and Why You Should If you have a SHIELD, there’s a super easy to way to allow it to control your TV—that means both turning it on and off with the unit....

Whether you signed up for the Disney+ seven-day trial or were given a year-long membership from Verizon for free, here’s how to cancel your subscription before you have to start paying for the streaming service. Start by visiting the Disney+ website on your computer or smartphone. From there, log in to your account. Note: You’ll be taken to the Disney+ website if you attempt to cancel your plan from the Android, iPhone, or iPad mobile app....

If you’d like to change your desktop wallpaper in Windows 11 to a different built-in background image, a solid color, or a custom picture, it’s easy to do in Windows Settings. Here’s how. Getting Started To change your desktop background, you’ll first need to open the Windows Settings app. Luckily, Microsoft left us a quick shortcut to use: Right-click the desktop and select “Personalize” in the menu that appears....

macOS has independent tracking speed controls for the trackpad and mouse. We will cover both methods below. Change the Tracking Speed for a Trackpad on Mac When you first set it up, the built-in trackpad on the MacBook can seem a bit slow. You can increase or decrease the tracking speed of the trackpad from System Preferences. RELATED: 11 Things You Can Do with the MacBook’s Force Touch Trackpad...

Console controllers don’t always work as soon as you plug them into a Windows PC or Mac. We’ve compiled a list of guides so you can learn how to make your favorite controller work with your computer. Most controllers intended to be used on PCs, like USB Logitech controllers, will be HID-compliant devices and support the XInput or DirectInput protocol, which you can use in most games. Some may work out of the box and others may need a custom driver....

You probably know you can create and edit documents with Google Docs, but you can edit more than just .doc files. Google Drive can also convert any PDF, JPG, PNG, or GIF into a document with fully editable text. Here’s how. Basic Guidelines to Follow for Best Results The process for converting PDFs and images to text is really easy, but good results depend on good source material, so here are some basic guidelines to follow:...

Server-side rules run on the server rather than in the Outlook client, so they let you apply rules before messages ever hit your system. Here’s how they work and what you can do with them. What Are Server-Side Rules? When you set up normal rules in Outlook, they only work when the Outlook app is open on your system. These are called client-side rules because they work in the Outlook client app....

Windows 10’s Clipboard experience lets you access a history of items you’ve copied, pin frequently used items, and sync items across all devices. However, if you don’t want Microsoft to sync any sensitive data to the cloud, you can disable it completely. By default, Clipboard sync is turned off. If it’s already on, you can toggle clipboard features in Settings > System > Clipboard. But when you enable the sync feature, it automatically syncs all text that you copy....

Disable it from the Apple Watch Start by pressing the Apple Watch’s digital crown. Locate and tap on the “Settings” app. The icon looks like a gear. Scroll down and then select “Display & Brightness.” Tap on the “Always On” option. Tap on the toggle next to “Always On” to turn the feature off. Alternatively, you can leave the always-on display enabled and toggle on “Hide Sensitive Complications.” This setting won’t turn off the Apple Watch’s display, but it will keep any private information from showing when the screen isn’t completely awake....

If you receive an email that contains linked images, Outlook does not download those images automatically by default. You can change this behavior if you want, but there risks to doing so. Let’s take a look. To be clear here, we’re not talking about messages that contain images as attachments or about message into which the sender has inserted images (since those work pretty much like attachments). We’re talking about images that contain URL links to images that are hosted online....

Slack still doesn’t have a dark mode. They have dark themes, but those only let you customize the sidebar colors, leaving the main window white. With the release of system-wide dark modes on macOS Mojave and Windows 10, Slack feels very out of place. This method is unofficial and involves digging around in the source files for Slack. It’s fairly easy to do, but since it will be overwritten every time you update, you will have to do this multiple times....

RELATED: 8 Ways to Personalize Your Discord Account Sign Out of Discord on Desktop and Web Both Discord on the web and the Discord desktop app use the same interface, so you will also use the same steps to log out of your account. Start by launching Discord on your computer. In Discord’s bottom-left corner, next to your username, click “User Settings” (a gear icon). On the page that opens, from the sidebar on the left, select “Log Out....