Up Your Google Game: 9 Tricks You’ll Start Using Right Now

January 2015: You probably know you can Google “nearest pizza place” and get back a list in less than half a second. But did you know you can upload pictures to Google to help identify them? Or that you can turn Google into a timer? Or that you can find customer service phone numbers without …

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How To Back Up Files That Only Exist In the Cloud

December 2014: When you think about backing up your files, you usually think about backing up your computer. But what about your files that reside in the cloud — and only in the cloud? Like your photos and videos on Picasa and Flickr and Instagram? Or your witticisms on Facebook and Twitter? Or your massive …

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Apple Pay: 6 Reasons Tapping Your Phone At Checkout Is Safer Than Swiping Your Card

November 2014: Is it safe to pay for something by sending your credit card information to a checkout terminal straight from your smartphone? No swiping, no signature, no anything tangible? You bet! Advanced encryption and security technologies make Apple Pay more secure than physical credit cards for you and the companies you buy stuff from. …

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Think Backing Up Is A Hassle? Not Anymore!

November 2014: It’s easier than ever to back up your computer the right way — which is great news because hard drive crashes, oops-I-deleted-it mistakes and stolen laptops aren’t the only things that can ruin your day. Evil toads are now using malware like CryptoLocker to hold your data hostage until you pay up. Here’s …

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Lie, Baby, Lie! How To Keep Fraudsters From Hacking Your Online Accounts

October 2014: You’ve probably heard that hackers stole hundreds of naked photos from celebrities’ private iCloud accounts and then distributed them online. But you may not have heard how they got the photos. Rather than concoct an elaborate scheme to power through iCloud’s back door, they just opened it up and hopped right in. Apple …

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