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Unlike Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and others, Reddit does not ask for personal information when creating an account. However, the IP address from which the account was created is recorded and stored, which may be sufficient for law enforcement purposes to determine a user’s identity. And in the case of Violentacrez, an ambitious journalist could discover his or her identity through comments and associations with other editors.

You can delete an unfortunate comment or your entire account on any social network, but your data can remain indefinitely on a website’s servers. While other companies, such as Google, have refused to say how long they keep user content and associated IP addresses, Reddit is explicit in its new terms of use. read more

Some Firefox users have noticed that the browser connects to detectportal.firefox.com. Here’s why and how you can prevent this behavior.

Connecting to detectportal.firefox.com is one of the first connections that Firefox makes automatically.

Captive Portal

Detectportal.firefox.com is used to detect captive portals in public wifi networks in order to redirect you to their login screen so that you do not only get errors when loading pages in Firefox (set network.captive-portal-service. enabled to false in about:config to disable this feature). shavar.services.mozilla.com is used to update the list of trackers that are blocked when tracking protection is enabled. secure.fanboy.co.nz is used by your blocking addon to update its filter lists. read more

SMS messages are some of the most private information on your phone, so you should add an extra layer of privacy to your messaging application.

There are two ways to hide messages on the Galaxy S10 You can disable text message preview notifications on your lock screen and you can hide your messaging application completely, making it impossible for anyone with access to your Galaxy S10 to view your messages.

Enable or Disable Text Previews on Galaxy S10

Make sure your applications are updated, as the following steps apply to the latest version. read more

Secure Folder is the perfect place to store all the photos, videos, files, applications and data you want to keep private. The folder is protected by Samsung Knox’s military-grade security platform, keeping your information safe from malicious attacks. You can also add an access code or biometric lock to protect your data from prying eyes.

How to Set up Secure Folder from the Pre-installed Icon

• Once the initial configuration is complete, the secure folder icon appears on your application screen. The secure folder icon is displayed on the Apps screen or inside the Samsung folder. If you disable Secure Folder during the setup wizard, the icon will not be displayed.
• Click the Secure Folder icon to begin.

Set up Secure Folder from Device Settings

Follow these instructions on your device:

• Go to Settings > Screen lock and security > Secure folder.
• Press Start.
• Press Login when prompted to open your Samsung account.
• Enter your Samsung account information. Type “Sign In”.
• Select your lock type (model, pin or fingerprint), and then tap Next.
• Secure Folder is now configured and created on your device.

Download Secure Folder from Google Play (or Galaxy Apps)

Secure Folder is pre-installed on the Samsung S8 and above. For other devices with Android N, it can be downloaded from Google Play or Galaxy Apps. read more

Downloading files from the Internet is one of the most common activities we perform on our computers. Whether it’s downloading documents, music, movies or software, we like to hoard, I know that. Depending on your web browser, the way you manage your downloads may vary. Downloading files is one of the easiest things to do, but if you’re having problems, here are some tips to help you get things done.

Find my Downloads on Windows 10

Try one of the following two options:

• To find downloads on your PC, select File Explorer in the taskbar or press the Windows logo key + E. At DeepL Access, select Downloads. You can also find your downloads folder on this PC.
• To find out where your browser stores downloads, look in your browser settings. For example, in the new Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more > Settings > Downloads . The path to your downloaded files (e.g. C:\User[your name]\Downloads) is listed under Location. In Microsoft Edge Legacy Settings and more > Settings . Then scroll down to the Downloads section. The path to your downloaded files (for example, C:\User[Your Name]\Downloads) is shown under the Choose Location heading.

Default Download Folder

Many programs, including Microsoft products and most browsers, use the default download folder on your computer. This folder can be accessed through Windows Explorer by clicking on the Downloads folder at the top of the left pane. This folder corresponds to the location of the C:\User\USERNAME\Downloads folder. read more

IP Address Management (IPAM) is an integrated suite of tools that enables end-to-end planning, provisioning, management and monitoring of your IP address infrastructure with a complete user experience. IPAM automatically detects the IP address infrastructure servers and Domain Name System (DNS) servers on your network and allows you to manage them from a central interface.

What is DHCP?

DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol and is a protocol used to assign IP addresses to devices. It is important to note the word “protocol” because it gives an indication of what it does: it is a process rule for assigning IP addresses, and it works the same way for any device or network. It also keeps track of all IP addresses on your network and any subnets that require IP addresses. read more

As with many previous versions of Windows, Microsoft has added a lot of animation to Windows 10 to make it more user-friendly. That’s a good idea… unless you have an older computer, especially if it has a rotating hard drive. For these PCs, waiting for an animation to finish means a few annoying seconds that you don’t necessarily have to have in Windows.

Windows 10 has many animation effects that make you feel more attractive and user-friendly, such as fade effects when you enlarge/reduce a window or open/close a menu. If you find that these animations slow down your computer or you don’t like them at all, there are 3 ways to disable visual animations in Windows 10 to improve performance read more

WhatsApp, like other popular messaging on iOS and Android, displays a double blue check mark when recipients have read your sent messages. For those of you who can’t reply immediately or don’t want to reply at all, you can disable the “read receipts” feature so senders won’t know when or if you’ve read their messages.

As a sender, you probably like to know when someone reads your messages, but as a recipient, you either love or hate them, or it depends on the person. If there is no way to disable reading chat receipts, there is a way to disable them completely. If you disable them, you won’t be able to see if anyone has read your sent messages, nor will anyone who sends you messages be able to see when you open them. WhatsApp takes an “all or nothing” approach, so you cannot hide indicators from your friends and expect to see them when they open your messages. read more

You want to change the display language of your Chromebook or add a keyboard layout for input in another language? The Chromebooks operating system (Chrome OS) is a fully multilingual operating system, so it is very easy to change the system language or add keyboard layouts for other languages. Follow these instructions to add a keyboard layout allowing input in another language (Russian, Spanish or any other language).

The keyboard language setting is set the first time you log in to your Chromebook. If you are in America, you probably have set your language to English (US) and your keyboard to US Keyboard. If you want to change your keyboard language, you can do so by following these steps: read more

Windows 10 phone settings allow users to connect their phone to the PC to receive text and photos, manage calls and web pages from their phone. To get the most out of this feature, make sure your PC is up to date and running with the latest version of Windows. You can view current text and photos directly from your phone on your PC. You can also send web pages from your phone to your PC.

• You can receive real-time notifications from your phone directly to your PC.
• You can make and receive calls directly from your PC.
• You can retrieve your phone messages from your PC and answer them with text, GIFs, emoticons and photos without taking your phone out of your pocket.
• You can instantly access the latest photos from your phone and share them in text messages, documents or emails.

The Your Phone app on Windows 10, used in conjunction with the Your Phone Companion application on Android and iOS, is the only way to sync photos and text messages from your phone with your Windows 10 PC. You can use the Your Phone on Windows 10 application to read and reply to text messages and view photos on your phone without leaving your Windows 10 PC. The Your Phone application is already installed with the Windows 10 October 2018 and later updates, so there is nothing more to download. read more