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Save Money with Our List of the Best Free Streaming Services

Now, with millions of people stuck indoors and thus using streaming services more often, while also experiencing financial constraints due to the coronavirus pandemic, people need to save every penny that they can while still staying engaged and entertained. One of the ways you can save money is by ditching…

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4 Useful Google Chrome Features You Probably Didn’t Know Existed

Google Chrome has become a highly popular browser, beating Internet Explorer and Mozilla’s Firefox to take the coveted first position. The open-source application, launched in 2008, now claims about 58 percent of the market share worldwide, according to Net Marketshare. But what exactly makes Chrome such a cool browser compared…

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What is a “Sweep Account” in Etrade and Other Online Financial and Investment Services?

We explain what is that “Sweep Deposit Account / Money Market” or sweep account in your Etrade or other brokerage account.

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Google Webpage Ranking: Do Sentiments Help?

There has been a never-ending controversy on whether sentiments have any influence on how Google ranks webpages. By “sentiment” we mean either whether the tone of the page is generally positive or negative with respect to the content. The controversy is reinforced by some SEO experts observing that pages with…

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Gmail’s Spam Problem and What You Can Do About It

Google’s Gmail has been hailed as one of the best free email services around the world. Gmail has great security features, including 2-step authentication that provides industry-standard protection against hackers. In addition, it has robust spam filters, which will send all your bad incoming mail to the spam folder.

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Technologies that Will Shape Your Internet Use in the Future

Technology, especially the Internet is changing how we do things. Soon, the capabilities displayed by Tony Stark could be child’s play as technological advancements progress in leaps and bounds. In the near future, you will likely open and close apps, capture memorable moments, and surf the internet by just thinking…

Scholastic Offering Free Online Classes to Keep Kids Learning During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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Scholastic Offering Free Online Classes to Keep Kids Learning During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Schoolchildren have been forced to stay at home in order to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Classes are on hold and your kid might be all excited about watching Ricky and Morty or Paw Patrol most of the day while you fret about their studies and resumption of school….

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What is Zoom and Why is Everyone Using It?

Zoom is Becoming a Lifeline During COVID-19. As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the world, global gatherings and conferences are shutting down. First, it was the Mobile World Conference, then Facebook’s F8 and Microsoft’s MVP summit. Many other gatherings were canceled or rescheduled as the world sought to fight…

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An Internet Patrol Exclusive Poll: Automatic Chat Robots – Love them or Hate them?

Poll: How do you all feel about the new trend of having a customer support chat window open as soon as you land on a website?

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Where to Find the UPS / IBT / Central States Model QDRO Online (Hint: It’s Here)

Why are we writing about UPS QDROs on a site devoted to all things Internet? And just what is a QDRO? The answer to the first question is because people are searching for the UPS model QDRO (also the Central States model QDRO as it relates to UPS) online, and it’s crazy that such a standard form isn’t readily available on the Internet, so we decided to make it so!

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What the Melania Trump Website Looked Like and Said Before it was Taken Down

Melania Trump’s website was taken down yesterday, over questions about her claim to have obtained a college degree in design and architecture from the University of Slovenia. MelaniaTrump.com now forwards to the primary Donald Trump website. But because everything on the Internet persists, and because Mrs. Trump is a public figure, we can show you exactly what that site looked like, and what it said. Here’s what Mrs. Trump website looked like, and what it said, before it was taken down.

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You NEED to Know about Firefox Speculative Pre-Connections and How to Disable It

Earlier this year Firefox ramped up its speculative pre-connections ‘feature’ (which some call “predictive preconnections”), so that when you even just hover over a link or thumbnail, Firefox may start preloading certain parts of the linked page (this is different from prefetching). Here’s how to disable it.

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About Firefox ‘Subscribe to This Page’ and ‘Live Bookmarks’ Options

The last several versions of Firefox have included a “Subscribe to This Page” feature (live bookmarks or living bookmarks are related to this). Here’s what it means.

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Cam Girls Explained

The term “camgirl” (also called a cam girl, cam-girl, webcam girl, or webcam or chat model) refers to a woman who poses (and may do other things) in front of a webcam, often for money. A Camboy is a male who does the same.

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What is “Dark Social” Media and Does it Matter?

In the past few years the term “dark social” has come into play, but just what is dark social – what does it mean, and why does it matter (if it does matter)? Here’s the low-down on dark social.