š Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay are here: Show off (or shake your head in embarrassment at) your most-listened tunes of the year. For Wrapped, open Spotify on your phone or computer, then click the Wrapped tab at the top of the home page. For Replay, open the Apple Music app, and a slideshow will automatically pop up. On desktop, go to replay.music.apple.com.
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Internet cookies have been around for the last 30 years. Blame them on a programmer at Netscape who figured out a way for websites to ārememberā users. Today, there are a few different types of cookies.
A first-party cookie is stored in your browser when you visit a website. It keeps things like your account or login info and shopping cart so you donāt have to fill them in each time. We like those kinds of cookies.
People always call the show and ask, “How do I make money with online surveys?” I tell them two things: First, you’ll probably earn gift cards instead of actual cash, and second, those gift cards could be worth $50 with the right sites.
He who must not be named: Random names like āBrian Hoodā and āJonathan Turleyā make ChatGPT glitch out. Try it: Youāll get a message saying, “I’m unable to produce a response.” OpenAI isnāt saying anything, but the names are connected to defamation lawsuits.
Added to your life with a daily walk. The correlation between physical activity and mortality for folks over 40 is about twice as strong as we once thought. OK, time to go get my steps.
Tech privacy policies are confusing on purpose. I know, big shocker! But Iām always surprised by just how difficult these things are to comb through and what they hide.
Today, Iām calling out the biggest offenders ā and sharing one of my favorite, easy-to-use privacy tools.
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Another scammer is now rich: A retired Florida therapist thought she was helping the FBI take down a Mexican cartel. Really, scammers convinced her to wire $600,000 from her retirement account to a protected āgovernment locker.ā Her banks tried to warn her, but she was fed a script to get them off her back. How awful.
You’re pulling your hair out, trying to fix something on your computer. You Google it and find what looks like a helpful website or a tutorial with easy step-by-step instructions.
Phew, youāre finally solving your problem, but hold up! Youāve just walked into a āscam-yourselfā attack. Cybercreeps use this clever strategy to trick you into compromising your tech so they donāt have to do the dirty work.
š„³ Iām gonna live to 94: Thatās according to the viral Death Clock app thatās all over social media, with people sharing eerie āsave the dateā results. Drawing from over 1,200 life expectancy studies with 53 million participants, the app analyzes your diet, cholesterol, blood pressure, exercise, stress and sleep to calculate your expiration date. PSA: After you answer the questions, the app tries to sell you a membership. Just click the faint gray āXā in the top left corner to see your results for free.
š„ļø A solid CCleaner alternative: Microsoft released a new version of its free PC Manager app for Windows 10 and 11, and itās way better. You can view your internet speed in real time from the taskbar and delete temp and unnecessary files even faster. Bonus: On Windows 11, you can integrate it directly into your widgets. Go get it, my Windows friends.
