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What Causes a Battery to Swell and How You Can Prevent It
Battery swelling is one of those unexpected problems that can often catch us off guard. If left unaddressed, it can inflict serious internal damage to your device and is a safety hazard. But what causes this concerning issue, and what steps can you take to prevent it? Overcharging Keeping your device plugged in after it’s fully charged and frequently charging…
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More than half of UK enterprises regret at least one software purchase – here’s how to prevent buyer’s remorse
The secret to completing a successful software purchase is to know what you’re aiming to achieve, keep your list of options short, and temper expectations, according to new analysis. A survey of UK software buyers by Capterra found that 57% of UK businesses regret at least one software purchase that they’ve made in the past 18 months – and a…
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How to Prevent Slips and Falls This Winter
Dress right. Wear loose layers of clothing. Tight garments can impair your circulation, says Sharon Brangman, MD, chief of geriatrics at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, N.Y. Wool or silk will hold heat better than cotton and won’t absorb moisture. When you go outside, add a winter coat and always include a hat, scarf, and gloves—extremities get coldest first. Just…
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How to Prevent Phishing Attacks with Multi-Factor Authentication
Phishing takes advantage of the weakest link in any organization’s cybersecurity system — human behavior. Phishing attacks are generally launched via email, although some opening salvos have begun using text messaging or phone calls. In the most common scenario, an email arrives purporting to be from HR or IT, for example. It looks just like any other company email. It…
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Amazon Redshift gets new default settings to prevent data breaches
Amazon has announced key security enhancements for Redshift, a popular data warehousing solution, to help prevent data exposures due to misconfigurations and insecure default settings. Redshift is widely used by enterprises for business intelligence and big data analytics for data warehousing, competing with Google BigQuery, Snowflake, and Azure Synapse Analytics. It’s valued for its petabyte-scale data handling efficiency and performance,…
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Here’s How to Prevent Your Watch Band From Irritating Your Skin
We may earn a commission from links on this page. Fitness trackers and smartwatches want to live on your wrist 24/7. You’ll want them on during a workout, of course, and then for sleep tracking, and of course you wouldn’t want to miss out on the stress readings and data displays throughout the day. But after a while of wearing…
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How to Prevent Ice Dams From Damaging Your Home
Don’t try to remove the ice dam yourself. Few outdoor home repairs are as dangerous as working on a ladder resting against an icy gutter. The solution is to call a professional roofing contractor. They can remove excess snow from the roof and melt the ice that’s causing the backup. Climbing onto a slick and snowy roof without proper safety…
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How to Prevent Your Pipes From Freezing
If you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out, you may well have a frozen pipe. “If you suspect the pipes are frozen, be careful when thawing them out because if the pipe has already burst, the water will come flowing out and flood your home,” says John Galeotafiore, who oversees Consumer Reports’ testing of home products…
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How to Prevent an Electric Bike Fire
Electric bike sales have soared in recent years as more people welcome the easy, fun mobility these motor-assisted bicycles can provide. An unfortunate side effect has been more lithium-ion battery fires. Nationwide, there have been 188 explosions and more than 3,000 fires caused by lithium-ion battery-powered consumer devices since 2022, according to data from UL Solutions. In New York City,…
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How to prevent safe emails from being sent to the Junk Email folder in Outlook
To add a sender to the safe list in Outlook, open Settings > Mail > Junk Mail > Safe senders and domains, click on “Add safe sender,” the sender email address or domain, and click “OK.” Although the web version of Outlook does a pretty good job filtering unwanted emails, sometimes, it may not be able to distinguish between a…
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