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On December 9th, 2014, Google signed off on a settlement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the tune of a $19 million refund for families whose children have made in-app purchases without their consent. We are living in an era where games and other mobile applications make their chief income from micro-transactions, and our children have a very strong tendency to be tempted by them. Most parents do not mind giving their children their own mobile devices to fool around with, but there are many inevitable consequences that can bring you to financial ruin....

YouTube is one of the most used sites on the Web. To accompany that is a large amount of YouTube clients in the Mac App Store. Some are great for quick access to your favorite content, and there are others that you should steer clear of entirely. Criteria for this top four list will include ease of use, the number of features compared to YouTube’s desktop site, and overall aesthetic....

People protect their email addresses for a good reason, and even if you run an email address search by Googling somebody’s full name with the word “email,” you’re unlikely to find anything. Putting it on the web invites anyone and everyone to contact them—even spammers. But in the age of social media, is email still really relevant? Should we give up on finding people’s email addresses and resort to social media instead?...

Sharing files over the internet has become very common in recent years. For smaller files (usually under 20MB) it is possible to simply attach it to an email, however larger files require special websites. In this article I have outlined 5 interesting file sharing services which offer something a little bit different. Note: Neither the author nor MTE guarantee the your data will remain secure if any of these services are used....

Antivirus for Windows is a contentious issue among users. There will always be debate about which is “best” and which provides the highest protection. Manufacturers also are complicit in this, as they naturally promote their products and highlight their features so that users move from free software to a premium subscription. Whichever product users select will come down to choice. Personally, I don’t run any antivirus on my Windows PC at all, not even Windows Defender....

Emacs is a wonderful tool and with the right third-party packages you can create your own environment within it. Functions such as window spawning and terminal emulation are just some of the parts of Emacs that are hidden to the casual user. This article aims to shed light on some of those in order to allow you to make the the most out of your Emacs installation. 1. Spawning a New Window One of the most useful feature in Emacs is the ability to split a window....

Gmail is a free emailing service developed and launched by Google in 2004 as a limited beta release. After ending its testing phase in 2009, it has grown to be the internet’s favorite emailing service. As of October 2019, Gmail boasted over 1.5 billion active users across the world. It is an essential part of Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite. It comes along with and is seamlessly connected with Google Calendar, Contacts, Meet, and Chat that primarily focus on communication; Drive for storage; Google Docs suite that helps content creators and Currents for employee engagement....

Making the switch to Linux can be a little intimidating. A new operating system? Different Desktop? Everything that you have known in computing has changed? Although the switch may seem scary at times, it can be more productive and quite rewarding. Learning new things is your first step. What is terminal? Before you can begin learning the ins and outs of Linux, you will need to understand what terminal is. The terminal is Linux’s version of the command prompt or powershell....

At this moment, you’re probably satisfied with how Windows 7 runs, but you probably want to squeeze as much juice as you can out of it. Despite the improvements, the operating system still takes up resources that didn’t necessarily have to be used for normal functions. Let’s have a look at a few of those you can turn off! 1. Disable Search Indexing One of the most resource-hungry features of Windows 7 is search indexing, which creates a dictionary for your files, allowing you to perform faster searches....

Major social networking services like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn are all completely centralized – they store all the data, can change the user experience at will, and are in charge of everything that happens on their platforms. That has pretty clear implications for things like privacy, censorship, and moderation, and concerns over these and other issues have sparked calls for the platforms themselves to change the way they operate. If that happens at all, though, it’ll likely happen slowly, which is why there are a growing number of new decentralized and blockchain-based social networks vying to be private, secure solutions to our social media needs....

Your digital twin could soon help you get things done, a new startup claims. Key Takeaways A new social network aims to create a second digital you. Your online clone is meant to take over the most routine tasks of everyday digital life, like sending emails.Digital clones are already being used in everything from healthcare to car manufacturing. The social network, called dduplicata, supposedly gives you a second digital self that’s enhanced with artificial intelligence....

How to build River Dock? River Dock building is added to your settlement with some new faces. Interacting with them allows you to play River Dock missions. A new map shows up on the screen showing you tiny and big islands. Each of them has some kind of settlement, village, or military base. Run the latest update to unlock River Dock in AC Valhalla. It is added automatically to the settlement....

Knowing how to save in Amnesia: Rebirth is crucial because you don’t want to lose your progress in a horror game. It can be frustrating to deal with terrifying opponents or monsters due to being unsure about saving your game. But look no further, because we will explain how saving works right here. Amnesia: Rebirth – How to Save your Game The first horror-inducing thing about this game is that it does not let you manually save your game....

Among Us is a party game that has the perfect elements to keep a group of players engaged. As Among Us characters, you have innocent crewmates who are just going about their daily lives. But all isn’t well, because there are also some imposters lurking in their group. The core concept is that the crewmates must eliminate or eject the imposters as soon as possible because the imposter(s) can kill them and pretend to be innocent angels....

First released in 2015, the Apple Pencil almost immediately proved itself as one of the best iPad accessories. It has become popular with artists, invaluable for note-taking and so much more. Let’s take a look at all of the essential details you need to get the absolute most out of your Apple Pencil. Apple Pencil Compatibility Before delving further, let’s do a quick walkthrough on which devices support the Apple Pencil....

This just seems like a case of “damned if you do; damned if you don’t.” If Apple offers no protection for kids’ apps, they get heat for caring more about profit than children’s welfare, and if they offer protections, then they aren’t doing well by app developers. Starting next month Apple planned to implement new rules for children’s apps: they would be banned from external analytics software and prevented from adding ads....

In the past years, we all know how Apple desperately tried and eventually failed to bring its own location based services and maps for its users. In 2012, Apple had decided to use its own Apple map instead of Google Maps. However, the Apple Map services were so poor that it faced criticism from users and everyone from the tech community. Thus, in December 2012, Apple was forced to abandon Apple Maps and bring back Google Maps which offered a lot more features....

After releasing two smartwatches in 2020, Apple’s solid history of a yearly update came to fruition again with the September 2021 announcement of the 7th gen Apple Watch. So what’s new? This watch includes a more robust design, faster charging, new aluminum case colors, watchOS 8, and more. When Was the Apple Watch Series 7 Released? There’s been a distinct schedule for Apple Watch releases since Series 1. Using past release dates as our gauge, it was easy to predict that this one would drop in September 2021....

Over the years, Linux has made impressive strides towards being friendlier to new and non-technical users. One of the more common efforts is the creation of graphical software centers. Imagine what a boost having something akin to the Play Store would be on Linux. It’s a great idea, but do the GNOME and KDE Plasma actually pull it off? Plasma Discover KDE’s Plasma desktop is a well-established powerhouse that’s still very friendly for new users....

Atelier Online Alchemist of Bressisle is available in English version worldwide from August 8, 2021. Being one of the well-received RPGs since its initial launch in Japan back in 2018. So if you just picked up this game, then here are our Atelier Online Alchemist Of Bressisle Coupon Codes to redeem free gifts and rewards. Atelier Online Codes Atelier Online Coupon Codes (January 2023) Here is the list of newly available codes that are currently active in January 2023:...