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How to Use Opera Browser’s Free VPN for Android

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https://www.maketecheasier.com/use-opera-browsers-free-vpn-android/ By   Tracey Rosenberger   – Posted on   May 22, 2019   in   Android In today’s digital world, those of us who conduct business online need to be diligent about monitoring the data that we send out on the Web. Every time we go online, that traffic goes through Internet Service Providers, and they have access to everything we do online. They track your Internet history and location and hand that data over to third parties, including advertisers and government agencies. Using a VPN One way to reduce the chances of your information getting into the hands of someone shady is to use a VPN to redirect your traffic. A Virtual Private Network hides your IP address and encrypts all the data that travels over the network. Should anyone be able to intercept the information, it will make no sense and is therefore useless. More than 650 million people around the world use tools like VPNs to...

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Free-up-space-on-your-hard-drive-automatically with Storage Sense

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https://lifehacker.com/free-up-space-on-your-hard-drive-automatically-with-win-1825497914     David Murphy 4/24/18 12:30pm Filed to:   STORAGE 62.2K 50 9 Image:   Pixabay Windows: Sometimes, finding the right Windows settings to automate some portion of your digital life feels like digging through the nooks and crannies of your couch to find loose change. In this case, Windows’ “Storage Sense,” a handy way to automate hard drive cleaning, has probably been staring you in the face for awhile, you just never thought to activate it. And you should. Windows has plenty of built-in tools you can use to free up space on your shrinking hard drive. I like Storage Sense because it’s a simple way to automate a few easy space-saving tasks. Finding and Enabling Storage Sense Is Easy Click on the start menu icon and start typing “Storage”. The first result that pops up, Windows’ system settings for storage, is exactly what you wan...

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How to batch rename multiple files on Windows 10

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https://www.windowscentral.com/how-rename-multiple-files-bulk-windows-10 When you have to rename a lot of files in a folder, it can be tedious changing the names one at a time, but Windows 10 offers various ways to make this process easier.   Mauro Huculak 4 Apr 2018 On Windows 10, renaming a single file is a straightforward process, but it can quickly become a laborious task when you need to change the name or extension of a long list of files inside of a folder. Although you can use many third-party tools to get this job done, Windows 10 provides some ways to quickly rename multiple files using File Explorer, and even with more flexibility using a single command with PowerShell and Command Prompt. In this Windows 10 guide , we walk you through three different ways to quickly rename multiple files without third-party tools. How to rename multiple files using File Explorer How to rename multiple files using Command Prompt How to rename multiple ...

How to Check if Your Password Has Been Stolen

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https://www.howtogeek.com/343947/how-to-check-if-your-password-has-been-stolen/   CHRIS HOFFMAN   @chrisbhoffman   UPDATED   MAY 23, 2018, 12:37PM EDT Many   websites have leaked passwords . Attackers can download databases of usernames and passwords and use them to   “hack” your accounts . This is why you shouldn’t reuse passwords for important websites, because a leak by one site can give attackers everything they need to sign into other accounts. Have I Been Pwned? RELATED:   Why You Should Worry Whenever a Service’s Password Database Is Leaked Troy Hunt’s Have I Been Pwned website maintains a database of username and password combinations from public leaks. These are taken from publicly available breaches that can be found via various sites on the web, or   dark web . This database just makes it easier to check them yourself without visiting the sketchier parts of the web. To use this tool, head to the main   Have I ...