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Your phone is not listening to you

Yes, I know, as soon as you read that title you thought, yeah right.  You’ve heard too many stories of your friends or friend’s friend who has been festooned with ads for tents just hours after talking about camping with a friend with the phone sitting on the bench between them. And anyway, didn’t Apple …

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Secure your gmail before its too late

In a world where emails rain like confetti and passwords are harder to remember than your high school locker combination, safeguarding your Gmail account is as essential as making sure your house plants get sunlight. It’s not just about setting a strong password (although that helps); it’s also about being smart with your recovery options.  …

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Mail Folders

I once walked into a friends house, a house I have visited often, and remarked on the painting on her wall. “That looks lovely”, I said. “Really goes well with the colour of the wall.” She looked at me, quite reasonably I think, with doubt and concern. That painting has been there for 5 years! …

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Yes, you have google

This article comes on the heels of a conversation I had with my mother-in-law a few days back. A mac user for many years she confidently claimed that she couldn’t go to a particular website because it required google and she didn’t have google. If she could have seen my face (fortunately this was one …

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