Dear Lifehacker,
I’ve been debating between buying a new computer monitor or an HDTV to use with my PC. As large monitors (say about 27 inches) are close to the prices of a decent sized HDTV (say 32 inches or smaller), which would you go with?
Signed,
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Dear Lifehacker, I understand that signing up for “free” services like Gmail and Facebook requires that I put my trust in a company and provide them with quite a bit of private personal data. I know that data is supposed to be kept private, but with the amount of information and web activity that’s tracked every day I’m started to worry. How paranoid should I be, and is there any way I can ensure my data isn’t being used in ways I don’t want? Thanks, Paranoid About Privacy More »
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Sincerely,
Mr Pibb More »
Hi Lifehacker, I am going on holiday to the US in a couple of months and was wondering whether I should take a normal point-and-shoot camera or use my iPhone (4S). The only benefit I see in using a point and shoot is that it has optical zoom; however the iPhone is far more convenient in that I would only need to take one device. I don’t intend on visiting any great landmarks, it will be mostly be shots of me and my friends. Thanks, Shutterbugged More »
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