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How to maximize your privacy using Signal calls and chat
When I first started using Signal, I would connect with friends using our phone numbers. Now, I use Signal to find people to interview for stories, which is why some of my social media posts and articles include a note telling folks how they can reach me on the app. Needless to say, I’d rather not plaster my phone number…
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How to install the iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 developer betas
Before we get started, a word of warning: beta software — especially early developer beta — is inherently unfinished and may contain bugs. Think carefully before installing either on any device you depend on. They also may not include all of the features that will be in the final release. Your experience may differ from others depending on the apps…
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How to secure your phone before attending a protest
Back in June 2020, when this article was first written, people were taking to the streets to organize for justice and protest against systemic racism and police brutality. There have been several other flashpoints for protests since then (for example, when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade), but the recent activities of ICE, especially in Los Angeles, have now…
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The best note-taking apps for collecting your thoughts and data
These days, we are all dealing with huge amounts of information, from meeting notes to social media, to photos and videos, to whatever else we’ve collected — and we are all trying to find some way to store it, organize it, and find it when we need it. If you want to get really basic, you can use a spreadsheet…
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How to sign up for Amazon Prime 2025
It looks like Amazon has decided that two days isn’t enough for its annual Prime Day deal celebration. This year, the event will last a startling four days, running from 3AM ET on Tuesday, July 8th, through 3AM ET on Saturday, July 12th. (Why is it still called Prime Day instead of Prime Days? Dunno — ask Amazon.) The nice…
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Terramaster Just Released a USB4 NVMe SSD Enclosure
TerraMaster has officially released the D1 SSD Plus, a brand-new USB4 SSD enclosure that’s designed to give anyone working on the go some serious speed and versatility. It turns any NVMe SSD into a high-speed external drive for your laptop, tablet, desktop PC, and other USB-compatible devices. At its core, the D1 SSD Plus has a USB4 40Gb/s interface. When…
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Final Fantasy fans, now is the time to get into Magic: The Gathering
The Final Fantasy Magic: The Gathering set is here, and there’s never been a more perfect assemblage of Magic cards. The set features cards taken from every mainline Final Fantasy title, including the two MMOs, so there’s something for every generation of Final Fantasy lovers. And while Magic has featured other video game crossovers in the past (hello, Assassin’s Creed…
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This Laptop Has a Raspberry Pi inside
Summary Argon40’s Argon ONE UP is a Raspberry Pi-powered laptop with upgradeable components, including processor and memory. The device features a durable aluminum chassis, 14-inch IPS display, backlit keyboard, and various I/O ports for connectivity. The laptop supports third-party compute modules with the same form factor, making it versatile for developers on the go. Raspberry Pis are everywhere. And they…
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