“Google tracks a lot of your data. If you’re comfortable with that, it can make your life a little easier. If you’re not, it can be a pain to figure out how to turn it off. Fortunately, there’s one settings page where you can disable a lot of it.”
Inside the sad, expensive failure of Google+
“Create a social network or risk everything. That was the original pitch for Google’s Facebook rival, Google+, a refrain hammered over and over by the social network’s chief architect, Vic Gundotra, in meetings with the company’s top brass.”
Cloudflare Adds a Free VPN to its 1.1.1.1 App
“April 1 is usually a day for terrible jokes masquerading as the truth, but Cloudflare says its latest announcement is the real deal. The company has fittingly chosen this hallowed day to announce that its 1.1.1.1 DNS service is getting a new feature: a free VPN. Again, it says this is not a joke.”
When Gmail Was First Announced, People Thought It Was an April Fools’ Joke
“It’s difficult to remember a time when Google did not oversee, organize and mine every aspect of our existence, but in 2004, its new email service seemed so powerful that it couldn’t be real.”
How to Turn a Raspbery Pi into a Plex Server
“Plex Media Servers are great for storing and accessing all your movies, tv shows, and other media. Unfortunately, Plex Server hardware can be expensive, electricity intensive, or both. To reduce both bills, use a Raspberry Pi for a Plex Server.”
How to finally get iMessages on Android
“Android-lovers can finally bust out of the green bubble life without owning an iPhone. Thanks to a new app that brings iMessage to Android, you can now enjoy one of Apple’s best features even if you don’t have an iOS device.”
Kodi users put on alert as illegal streaming crackdown gets serious
“Kodi continues to distance itself from the dangers of illegal streaming. The team behind the TV Player, which is totally legal to use, have already made it clear that they don’t want to be associated with watching content without permission.”
‘Biggest breach recorded’: 982 MILLION people’s personal information exposed
“Email addresses from 982 million people were listed in what researchers are calling one of the ‘biggest and most comprehensive email database’ ever recorded. Personal information including names, gender, date of birth, address, employer and details of social media accounts were also listed.”
Microsoft Releases Defender Anti-Virus For Macs
“Microsoft has confirmed that it is bringing Defender to the Mac, with the anti-virus software being renamed from the more familiar Windows Defender name.”
