It seems like more reports crop up each day about new ways of breaking into once-secure networks, like this one from the New York Times about using a laser to hack a voice assistant. Hackers are creative, and they only become more so with time, but you don’t need to rid your home of smart devices. There are steps you can take to protect your smart home from hackers. Use Multi-Factor Authentication Use Multi-Factor Authentication...

This should help in cases where you create a git branch and publish to the remote repository but realize it’s an incorrect naming convention or name for the branch. You can use the steps below to rename the published branch to a new format or name. You can’t just rename the git branch in the repository. you must check out, rename the branch, then push the new name and delete the old....

These diagnostics can also be carried out on most Linux OS’s and enables Linux users to determine how well their computer hardware is running by providing information about its capabilities and the need for refurbishments. The results of a Linux system benchmark will help determine if users should make any changes to hardware and identify system bottlenecks. There are many open-source Linux benchmarking tools available to help users fine-tune their network and system with objective comparisons....

Screenshot tool in Firefox allows users to take screenshots either of a full web page or visible area of the web page. After that, users can save screenshots to the clipboard or save them to the device. As of now, the ‘Take a screenshot’ option was available in the Page actions menu that opens up when you click the (…) icon on the right side of the address bar. With Firefox v89, the company ships a new Proton UI....

With advertising ID enabled, location-based apps will be able to track and access your location much the same way that websites do online with a unique identifier stored in a cookie. This unique identifier can then be used to provide more targeted ads and services to you, the user on that device. This might also be a privacy issue as advertising networks can associate personal data they collect and link it with your device advertising ID to track you and your activities....

1. Use MMI code to disable voicemail on iPhone 1. Use MMI code to disable voicemail on iPhone MMI code, aka Man-Machine-Interface codes, allows you to communicate with your mobile service provider. This one is a quick and easy method to disable your conditional call forwarding settings and voicemail settings. Find your mailbox number Turn on call forwarding Deactivate iPhone voicemail Now, put your phone on Airplane Mode and check whether your voicemail is deactivated or not....

Bitlocker helps protect your data on your computer so only authorized users have access to it. If someone tries to access your BitLocker-enabled computer, then will have to authenticate. Without correctly authenticating, access will be denied. Note that BitLocker isn’t available on Windows 10 Home edition. When you’re ready to learn how to quickly and easily turn on BitLocker, follow the steps below: Sign in as Administrator Sign in to Windows with an administrator account (you may have to sign out and back in to switch accounts) if you’re not currently signed in as an administrator....