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Yes, yes, it is. We recommend everyone use a password manager, which is far superior to other ways of keeping track of your passwords. Here’s why they’re a safe choice. Password Managers Are Safer Than the Alternative A password manager stores your passwords in a secure vault, which you can unlock with a single master password—and, optionally, an extra two-factor authentication method to help keep everything extra secure. Password managers let you use strong, unique passwords everywhere....

Some Experts Have Sounded the Alarm Some experts think you should be concerned if you’ve used a public USB charging station. Earlier this year, researchers from IBM’s elite penetration testing team, X-Force Red, issued dire warnings about the risks associated with public charging stations. “Plugging into a public USB port is kind of like finding a toothbrush on the side of the road and deciding to stick it in your mouth,” said Caleb Barlow, the vice president of threat intelligence at X-Force Red....

PowerPoint allows users to insert audio files in their presentations. If you’re wanting to use only part of a song instead of the entire track, there’s a way. Here’s how to add a section of a song to your presentation. Essentially what you’re doing is trimming out the audio you don’t want to play after you insert the audio track. That said, you need to insert the audio before you’re able to make any modifications....

By default, Windows 11 keeps track of your date and time automatically thanks to an internet-based time server. If you need to manually adjust the date and time, re-enable automatic timekeeping, or force a time synchronization, you can do it all in Settings. Here’s how. How to Manually Set the Date & Time in Windows 11 First, open Windows Settings. Search for “settings” in the Start menu, then click the “Windows Settings” icon....

When working with Docker, you usually containerize the services that form your stack and use inter-container networking to communicate between them. Sometimes you might need a container to talk to a service on your host that hasn’t been containerized. Here’s how to access localhost or 127.0.0.1 from within a Docker container. The Easy Option Docker Desktop 18.03+ for Windows and Mac supports host.docker.internal as a functioning alias for localhost. Use this string inside your containers to access your host machine....

Before we get to the nitty-gritty, it’s worth highlighting that Preview supports Apple’s new HEIC format. If you’ve transferred photos from your iPhone or iPad to Mac only to discover they’re in the HEIC format, you can import them into Preview and batch export them as JPEG, so you can easily share them with your friends online. RELATED: How to Convert HEIC Images to JPG on a Mac the Easy Way...

Windows 8 and 10 let you to create a recovery drive (USB) or system repair disc (CD or DVD) that you can use to troubleshoot and restore your computer. Each type of recovery media gives you access to Windows’ advanced startup options, but there are differences between the two options. RELATED: How to Use the Advanced Startup Options to Fix Your Windows 8 or 10 PC The system repair disc has been around since the Windows 7 days....

Running your own Docker registry gives you a private place to store your Docker images. Whether you’re in a corporate environment or just want to reduce your reliance on Docker Hub, here’s how you can get up and running with a registry deployment. Docker Registry is a server-side system that stores and indexes Docker images. You “push” prebuilt images into the registry. Other users can then “pull” them down to run them, without needing access to the original Dockerfile....

Twitch streamers with noisy microphones will be happy to hear that OBS, the most popular live streaming program, has support for audio plugins in the form of VSTs. It’s a little-known feature hidden away behind a bunch of menus but can significantly improve your audio quality. Virtual Studio Technologies (VSTs) serve as an interface between an audio processing program and any other application that supports them, like OBS. You can get VSTs that act as instruments for music production software, but the ones that matter for OBS users are VSTfx plugins, which act as audio effects....

If you have guests over and want them to have access to the Google Home’s speaker functionality, you can enable Guest Mode, which allows them to connect without being on your Wi-Fi network. RELATED: How to Set Up Google Home Granted, if you have guests over to your house, you probably wouldn’t mind giving them your Wi-Fi password, in which case they can just connect directly to your Google Home device without any trouble....

Chrome has the useful ability to open a website as a window that doesn’t show the browser interface or open external links in a new tab. Or, rather, it did: in a late 2018 update, Google disabled this functionality on Windows and macOS. We can’t tell you why Google decided that only its own ChromeOS devices would get this functionality from now on, though if you’re upset at its loss, you’re not alone....

“Good” is a subjective term, but there are some guidelines any budding content creator should follow if they are serious about making content on the platform. Use Decent Gear Using decent gear is a prerequisite to making suitable content. A good camera or a good rig for streaming games ensures your video feels more like a quality production. A good mic ensures people can hear what you’re saying and sound like a jet engine warming up....

Why You Should Hold off on Making the Switch When Google announced its plans for the account migration, it also stated that the company would eventually kill off the Works with Nest program. This change would require services to move over to the Works with Google Assistant program. The main problem with that transition is that most services would lose direct access to Nest Products. As a result, users would need to set up routines that may or may not work the way they previously had....

The Discover feed is Google’s place for news stories, sports scores, weather, and other content you might enjoy. You have the ability to customize what shows up in this feed on your iPhone or iPad, and you should. Where Is the Google Discover Feed? The Discover feed is available on iPhone and iPad in the Google app. It’s the list of cards underneath the search bar. You may see a weather widget at the top and then a bunch of articles from around the web that fit your interests....

In Memory of Adobe Flash Adobe announced that it will “stop updating and distributing the Flash Player at the end of 2020.” The company encouraged content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to “new and open formats.” The web has been moving away from Flash for years as browser-based technologies, like HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly, become more widespread. Unlike Flash, these open technologies don’t require a third-party plugin. Open source technology is often held to a higher level of scrutiny....

Sometimes, unbeknownst to us, adware, malware, and unwanted extensions change settings—like homepages and default search engines—and make it nearly impossible to change them back. When you reset a browser’s settings, it removes some of the guesswork and does it all for you. What Settings Get Reset? When you reset Chrome to default, a lot of data gets deleted, but not everything. While you’re signed in to your Google account on Chrome, the following settings will revert to the default on all devices you’re currently signed in on:...

Dialing a conference call doesn’t have to be a tedious process. Your iPhone or Android phone can automatically dial into the call and enter a confirmation code for you. You just have to create a special type of contact. Better yet, this speeds things up when you must connect to a conference call while driving. In an age where we can use Google Assistant and Siri in our cars, manually dialing a phone number is just so antiquated....

Modern smartphones (and many digital cameras) embed GPS coordinates in each photo they take. Yes, those photos you’re taking have location data embedded in them—at least by default. You may want to hide this information when sharing sensitive photos online. Find the GPS Coordinates RELATED: How to Remove The Hidden Personal Information Microsoft Office Adds to Your Documents GPS coordinates are stored as “metadata” embedded in the photo files themselves....

Data storage on your Mac is important—it determines how many apps, documents, photos, and videos your computer can hold locally. If you run into the upper limit, your Mac might not perform as well as you might hope. Here’s how to check the size of your Mac’s internal storage. First, click the “Apple” logo in the upper-left corner of your screen and select “About This Mac” from the menu....

It’s happened to many of us: you look at your credit card statement only to find a mystery charge from Apple. With so many services, app subscriptions, and one-time digital purchases, it can be difficult to remember what it was for. Here’s how you can figure it out. Step 1: Understanding the Types of Charges from Apple Generally, you can separate charges from Apple into two categories: purchases and subscriptions....