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From: Don Green8/12/2023 8:28:17 AM
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Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check

If you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips

wired.com

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From: Don Green8/13/2023 4:44:06 PM
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Why Your Windows Computer Keeps Freezing: 5 Common Reasons And Solutions
If you find your Windows PC is frequently freezing or crashing, we have a few suggestions that might help you find and eliminate any issues.


https://www.slashgear.com/1361733/why-your-windows-computer-keeps-freezing-common-reasons-solutions/

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From: Don Green8/14/2023 2:21:47 PM
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From: Don Green8/15/2023 10:10:29 AM
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How to Use Google Bard AI: 10 Ways It Can Make Your Life Easier Bard can answer questions, provide information, generate content, and integrate with other Google apps and services. Here’s how to take advantage of Google’s AI.

August 13, 2023

pcmag.com

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From: Don Green8/16/2023 12:44:57 PM
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Stop Trackers Dead: The Best Private Browsers for 2023

Online marketers mine your data and target you for sales. Foil their efforts with the tracking protection and privacy features offered by the top secure browsers we've tested.

dg>>> Good reading

pcmag.com

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From: Don Green8/17/2023 8:49:42 AM
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3 AI Keyboard Apps That Can Help Spruce Up Your Emails, Text Messages Need to finesse an email or polish a blog post while on your phone or tablet? Enlist the help of a third-party AI keyboard like Wordtune, Microsoft SwiftKey, or Grammarly.You're writing an email, text message, blog post, document, or other content on your phone or tablet and you're having trouble finding the right words. You can always browse to a site like ChatGPT or Microsoft Bing AI to help you compose your thoughts. But why go to that trouble when you can access AI right from the keyboard on your phone? Third-party keyboards like Wordtune, Microsoft SwiftKey, and Grammarly use artificial intelligence to help write or rewrite text based on your description. Here's how to use them.

pcmag.com

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From: Don Green8/17/2023 10:05:48 AM
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Frore System Unveils World's First 64TB SSD 3.5-inch Storage Enclosure With Solid-State Cooling

By Aaron Klotz
published 2 days ago

Solid State Drives Meet Solid State Cooling

tomshardware.com



(Image credit: Frore System)

Frore Systems, the inventors behind the world's first solid-state cooling devices, has unveiled a new 64TB U.2 SSD storage device cooled by the company's AirJet Mini. Made in collaboration with OWC, the storage enclosure is known as the Mercury Pro and is the first storage enclosure to utilize Frore System's technology.

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From: Don Green8/18/2023 7:34:45 AM
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For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic
A study of baby-food containers shows that microwaving plastic releases millions upon millions of polymer bits.

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From: Don Green8/25/2023 3:36:35 PM
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From: S. maltophilia8/28/2023 12:41:35 PM
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Microsoft wants you to help train its AI, on your dime, of course:

.......A physical-world analogy might be: “I’m giving you a car! It’s your car!! You need to insure it, maintain it, pay for gas (or electricity), repair any damage, and pay any taxes because it’s your car.” Makes sense. “Oh — one more thing. I get to use it whenever and however I want. But, because it’s your car, if my use causes any harm to anyone, you’ll be responsible for that. You’ll also be responsible for any speeding or parking tickets I may collect. By the way, that applies not just to my use, but to anyone else I allow to use it — and I plan to let millions of people use it. And I plan to charge them for it. Enjoy your new car! Here’s one set of keys; I’ll keep the other.”

The Revised Code of Conduct: Refreshing honesty or “verbiage” doesn’t mean what they think it means?
In the summary of changes, we’re advised that “In the Code of Conduct section, we added verbiage to govern the use of AI services.” Brittanica defines “verbiage” as “speech or writing that contains too many words or that uses words that are more difficult than necessary.”

Let’s assume that Microsoft is being honest. (Surely it still has a copy of Microsoft Bookshelf [1993.......

askwoody.com

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