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RAM vs. Storage: A Tale of Desks and Filing Cabinets in the Digital World

Today, we’re tackling a common conundrum: the difference between memory (RAM) and storage. Now, you might be thinking, “Isn’t that the same thing?” But hold your horses, because we’re about to embark on a delightful journey to explain this crucial distinction. And to make things a bit more relatable, we’ll be using the charming analogy of a desk and a filing cabinet. So, let’s get started!

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LastPass Hack Update: Customer Information Accessed

LastPass, the password storage service, has just revealed that customer information was accessed during the hack of their data that occurred at the end of August 2022. The data was stored with a 3rd-party cloud storage provider. Previously they had said that it was “limited to the LastPass Development environment in which some of our source code and technical information was taken.”

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How to Successfully Downgrade Your iCloud Account Storage Plan

If you’ve tried to downgrade your iCloud account storage plan to a less expensive one, or the free one, you may be wondering just how to downgrade your iCloud plan and have it actually stick. And the reason you’re wondering this is because no matter what you do when you to switch iCloud plans, it still shows you as having the previous plan – the one you are trying to cancel. Here’s how to successfully cancel or downgrade your iCloud storage options.

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Is Your Gmail Account Almost Full? Here’s How to Find and Delete the Email with Big Attachments

Google provides you with 15 GB of Gmail storage, which sounds like a lot, but if you get a lot of email, or are using Gmail as spam filter or as an archive system, at some point you can still find that your Gmail account is nearly full. So, how to reduce the amount of space being used in your Gmail account? By finding and deleting the space hog attachments! Here’s how!

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The Secret to Reducing How Much Storage You are Using in Gmail

Gmail almost full? Remember when 5GB seemed like unlimited storage? Now Gmail offers 15GB of storage free, and it barely seems enough! But, there’s a little secret that many don’t know, and that can eat up your Gmail storage! Here’s how to gain back gigabytes of Gmail storage!

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Amazon Unlimited Photo Storage Service only $11.99 per Year – Free with Prime

In the race for online services to become all things to all people, Amazon is offering an adjunct to its cloud storage: unlimited storage of pictures for only $11.99 per year, and if you have Amazon Prime, it’s completely free.

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Google Drive – Google’s Disk Drive in the Cloud Service

Google announced Google Drive yesterday. No, this isn’t about Google’s Self-Driving car, it is essentially a way to store your files in the cloud (Google’s cloud) and to share them with others. There are a few things to keep in mind, however, before diving into this cloud.

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No Warrant Necessary for Law Enforcement to Access Data Stored in the Cloud

With the recent decision in the Fricosu case, ruling that one can be forced to provide the password to your encrypted hard drive, you may be thinking it is better to store things “in the cloud”. In fact, it can be worse, as cloud storage currently requires no warrant for law enforcement to access any of your data which has been stored in the cloud for at least 180 days.

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How and Where to Find Your Image Files in Your iPhoto Library

If you have found yourself wondering “Where are my image files stored in iPhoto?” or “How can I find the actual pictures in my iPhoto library?”, well, you’re not alone. Judging by the number of people searching to find out where iPhoto stores their picture files, it’s a pretty common question. Fortunately, it’s very easy to find your image files; your Mac and iPhoto actually hide them in plain sight!