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An electrician's plea: Don't plug these 7 appliances (including AC units) into extension cords

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  Why you shouldn't plug everything into an extension cord Extension cords are manufactured with a maximum capacity to handle electrical current, which is determined by the size or gauge of the wire used in the cord.

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Your Brother printer might have a critical security flaw - how to check and what to do next

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How to check - and what you can do According to a detailed technical analysis by Rapid7, Brother uses a password generation algorithm during manufacturing that is easily reversible. That means Brother's only remedy is to update its manufacturing line so that new printers ship with non-predictable default passwords.

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How to clear your Android phone cache (and why it makes such a big difference)

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The exact steps may vary slightly by manufacturer, but the general process remains the same. If you're an Apple user, here's  how to clear the cache on an iPhone. How to clear cached data from Android apps What you'll need: Any Android device.

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The Stealthy Success of Passkeys

IT Security Guru

Password managers, although excellent at what they do in generating and encrypting complex passwords, appear to have suffered from those all-too-human resistance factors: a preference for passwords people can remember and a fear of a password management application doing the hard work for them.

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Nastiest Malware 2024

Webroot

Akira’s victims spanned a wide range of sectors, with a particular focus on manufacturing, professional services, healthcare, and critical infrastructure. infrastructure sectors, including healthcare, government services, financial services, and critical manufacturing.

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Passkeys for Normal People

Troy Hunt

I'd like my passkeys to be more transferable, so I'm going to store them in my dedicated password manager, 1Password. A quick side note: as you'll read in this post, passkeys do not necessarily replace passwords. You should still have strong, unique passwords and use a password manager to store them.

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The 40+ best Walmart deals to compete with Prime Day: TVs, headphones, laptops, and more

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We also keep an eye on deals from brands and manufacturers of our favorite products, as sometimes they offer free gifts and bundle sales during Amazon's sale event. We scour the sale offerings from Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more to let you decide where you'd rather purchase from.