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How to Secure Your Social Network Privacy for the New Year

People are starting to wake up to the threat an unsecure social media account poses to their online privacy and security. It’s time you secured your accounts. Read the full article: How to Secure Your Social Network Privacy for the New Year MakeUseOf

Why You Need to Be on Nextdoor, the Local Social Network

There are all sorts of niche social networks. There are networks for gamers. Networks for beer drinkers. Even networks for academics. But possibly the best social network that you haven’t joined yet is Nextdoor. Nextdoor is a free, private, local social network for people that live in a neighborhood. That might not sound like such… read more »

7 Wi-Fi Router Features You Need for a Fast Home Network

If you aren’t using a Wi-Fi router, then you should get one ASAP — even if you only have one connected device! Today’s routers offer useful features that you need to be taking advantage of. They’re so useful, in fact, that if you have one but it’s old, that qualifies as a major reason to… read more »

Teenagers’ Favorite Social Network Is… Snapchat

Snapchat is now the preferred social network amongst teenagers. Snapchat is comfortably ahead of former most popular kid on the block, Instagram, while Facebook and Twitter are both languishing a long way behind their younger, hipper sibling. Oh, and if you’re over 35, Snapchat isn’t for you. In 2015, we published an article called 7… read more »

How to Set Wi-Fi Network Priority on Android and iPhone

Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous these days. You can even use various services to find free Wi-Fi hotspots near you. While this is mostly a boon, it also means that there are way too many signals competing in the same space. Your smartphone factors in various details like signal strength, Wi-Fi’s security level, network stability, etc…. read more »

Your Own Social Network: How to Set Up a Mastodon Instance on Linux

Sick of Twitter? Fed up with Facebook? Online abuse and NSFW content getting you down? Just want to exchange ideas away from the glare of people who oppose you? Mastodon is the answer. And thanks to its open source nature, it is possible to set up your own Mastodon instance, enabling conversation on any topic… read more »

Make Videos for Any Social Network With Apple Clips

Apple has a new iOS app for making short videos to share on social networks, called Clips. It’s simple enough to use and free to download, but we thought we’d explore the features a little deeper to see what the app is really capable of. Before you can download Clips you’ll need to update your iPhone to the latest version of… read more »

7 Simple Steps to Diagnose a Network Problem

Of all the types of problems you can have with your computer, network issues might be one of the worst. Though our computers can do a lot offline, being cut off from the internet isn’t fun. Even worse, when you can’t get online, you can’t easily research fixes for your problem. Let’s step through the… read more »

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