If you are a Proton Mail user, you probably have learned that they will soon have a desktop app for their encrypted mail and calendar services. No longer will you have to go to their web site and once you gain access to their desktop client you will be able to compose email even when…

If you think someone is poaching on your Wi-Fi, there are some ways to get them off. The simplest is to change your Wi-Fi’s password, although that entails teaching all your devices the new password. Many routers have a way to show you what devices are connected, which may allow you to block those MAC…

Counterintuitive as it may seem, using multiple email addresses could simplify your email life. Use a different address for each of your streaming subscriptions to make it easier to reset that part of your life. Use a different address for newsletters. Donations should use another address. If you join a local group to help out…

Showcasing the amazing information that can be shown in real time is this 3D site for the Tokyo subway, https://minitokyo3d.com/ It is a really big subway system and you can monitor car arrival times and the occasional live feed camera. Like many of these data visualization sites, you just have to poke, click, and drag…

If you use the Firefox browser but have been frustrated by not being able to import extensions from Chrome or Chrome-based browsers like Brave, you now have an option. Version 117 of Firefox allows users to turn on that functionality. Unfortunately, this doesn’t let you import or install all Chrome extensions, so your best bet…

Lessen the heat load on your phone or table when you travel to hot places or even if you leave your device in the car or other hot places. First, keep it outof the sun; second, don’t leave it charging; third, don’t immediately try using it or at least close down all apps—or better—turn it…

Despite knowing that many private companies buy all sorts of data from the thousands of data brokers in the US, it is amazing to learn that the largest purchaser of private data is actually the United States government. Many of the agencies involved in this purchasing of data are part of the intelligence community but…

Use your library to avoid binge shopping, at least for physical books, ebooks, audiobooks, music, films and periodicals. It might seem like a game, but “ordering” things to download or physically pick up can scratch that itch to get something new—and it’s free. And your “shopping” will help increase circulation numbers, maybe leading to more…

Buying a new smartphone sometimes gets you so excited to get rid of the old one that you erase and sell it too soon. Keep that old phone until you have full set up your new one, especially if you rely on authenticator apps and even WhatsApp, as they only trust your current phone. Using…

Test your CPU in a fun way—warm it up by simulating the galaxy (galaxym.ovh). Controls are in French, but you can use the sliders to change aspects of the simulation and stretch the power of your computer’s processor and graphics system. As embarrassing as it might feel to fall for an internet scam, it needs…