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Google Dashboard Provides A Top-Down Look At Your Google Use
11:30PM Kevin Purdy | Ever wanted to take a step back and look at all the Google apps and data you’re hooked into? Google’s offering that top-down view with Google Dashboard, a central clearinghouse for app settings, privacy information and use statistics. More »
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4:30AM The How-To Geek | Think that your browser’s private mode keeps your browsing completely private? Not so! More often than not, you’re still leaving traces of your browsing session behind, and today we’ll tell you how to get rid of them for truly private browsing. More »
How To Really Browse Without Leaving A Trace
4:30AM The How-To Geek | Think that your browser’s private mode keeps your browsing completely private? Not so! More often than not, you’re still leaving traces of your browsing session behind, and today we’ll tell you how to get rid of them for truly private browsing. More »
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Prevent Google, Bing And Yahoo From Tracking Your Clicks
2:05AM Kevin Purdy | Every time you click results in Google, Yahoo or Bing, a special URL tracks your click—and makes it annoying to copy and paste. The CyberNet blog runs down click-track-preventing tools for all three search engines. More »
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Avoid Messier Break-Ups By Locking Down Your Web Life
1:05AM Kevin Purdy | Seeing your just-separated ex with a new fling on Facebook? Painful. Seeing that they’ve run through your Gmail? Devastating. Ars Technica suggests a well-considered checklist of changes to make to your online accounts in the wake of a severed relationship. More »
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3:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve all been there — trying to do something else while we’re supposed to be working for the man. Sure, they are paying us, but can’t we get a little break every now and then? More »
Create The Perfect, Customised Boss Key With AutoHotkey
3:00AM The How-To Geek | We’ve all been there — trying to do something else while we’re supposed to be working for the man. Sure, they are paying us, but can’t we get a little break every now and then? More »
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Ad-Aware 8.1 Speeds Up Scans, Improves Feature Set
2:45AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Just last week popular antivirus utility AVG updated to a new version; today the similarly popular adware-removal tool Ad-Aware sees its own update to Ad-Aware 8.1, featuring faster scans, improved design and different modes to fit your needs. More »
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PeerBlock Protects Your Privacy With Less Annoyance
6:30AM Adam Pash | Windows only: Previously mentioned PeerBlock—a fork of the inactive but still popular Peer Guardian 2—has just released an update complete with various bug fixes and a signed driver that should eliminate some Windows 7 and Vista UAC annoyances. Other than that, it’s just an all-around more stable release than when we last posted about it. More »
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Don’t Panic! Hides Windows From Onlookers
11:30PM Jason Fitzpatrick | Windows: Have some windows you might need to stash in a hurry? Don’t want your boss to catch you goofing off? Everyone needs a break now and then and Don’t Panic! will help you keep your breaks discreet. More »
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2:00AM Kevin Purdy | We’ve offered up a wealth of tips on locking down your data, but old-school, straight-up stealing is another matter entirely. Try these 10 tips on securing, disguising, tracking down and hiding your goods so they don’t get nicked. More »
Top 10 Tactics For Protecting Your Stuff
2:00AM Kevin Purdy | We’ve offered up a wealth of tips on locking down your data, but old-school, straight-up stealing is another matter entirely. Try these 10 tips on securing, disguising, tracking down and hiding your goods so they don’t get nicked. More »
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