If you’ve been exploring your family tree through GEDmatch—which used to be a niche genetic genealogy site—you should know that they’ve been bought by a forensic genomics firm, Verogen. The privacy policy has not changed, though. Read more...
Lees meerI started preparing for next year’s taxes in October of this year. By the first week of November, I sent my CPA a prepared document listing my current business income and expenses (aka a “profit and loss statement”) as well as my anticipated income …
Lees meerWith price tags of $1,000—or more!—it’s hard to imagine buying a new iPhone outright. You could set up a payment plan with your phone company, but then you’re usually stuck with that carrier for two years. In some cases, you don’t even own the phone…
Lees meerIf your allergies are acting up, chances are there’s dust hidden all over your house.Read more...
Lees meerAs much as I’d love to have a single Google Calendar that tracks all my stuff, I don’t. Neither do you, I bet; from work, to rehearsals, to shared roommate house calendars, to calendars for that nonprofit you volunteer at, we all have to manage many…
Lees meerYou may reliably tip your dog walker, hairstylist, or babysitter for their time and services. But do you remember to give those same people an end-of-year bonus tip or gift? It turns out, we may not all be as diligent about handing out holiday tips …
Lees meerAs reporters raced this summer to bring new details of Ring’s law enforcement contracts to light, the home security company, acquired last year by Amazon for a whopping $1 billion, strove to underscore the privacy it had pledged to provide users.Rea…
Lees meerChrome 79 adds a new “shared clipboard” option to the desktop and Android versions of the browser, and it’s a welcome feature. It’s now a lot easier to ship notes, links, or reminders between your phone and desktop—no more third-party apps or wonky …
Lees meerThere are a slew of things for parents to be concerned about as our kids begin to navigate social media, online multiplayer games and the wider Internet on their own. There’s cyber bulling, hate speech and porn, to start with. But sexual predators a…
Lees meerDespite their convenience and user-friendly interfaces, ride-share apps like Uber still come with certain safety risks. According to its first public safety report ever, Uber said that 3,045 sexual assaults were reported among rides in the U.S. last…
Lees meerI often recommend Firefox over Google Chrome when it comes to user privacy, but despite the legitimate concerns over how much data Google collects on its users, the company has become pretty good about giving us control over how that data is handled…
Lees meerMost of us want to spend less time staring at screens and more time interacting with the world around us—which is all very well and good until you realize that you can’t navigate that world without a map, and you can’t meet up with someone without r…
Lees meerWhether it’s your annoying ex, a persistent telemarketer or someone else you’d rather not hear from, there are probably a few phone numbers you’d like to block. You actually have a number of options here, depending on the type of phone you’re usin…
Lees meerMicrosoft’s decision to reset the passwords of 44 million accounts, is actually a good thing. If your account is affected, thank Father Gates, because Microsoft is alerting you to the fact that it searched a database of more than three billion leake…
Lees meerIf you’re someone who spends most of your day sitting at a desk, chances are you know how awful it can make you feel at the end of the day. Here’s how to set up an ergonomic workspace to keep you comfortable and injury-free.Read more...
Lees meerDo you listen to The Upgrade, Lifehacker’s weekly podcast? It’s time to make your voice heard. We want to know what we doing better. What do you like about The Upgrade? What do you want to hear more of? What do you wish we would do differently?Read…
Lees meerIn a recent report by the Wall Street Journal, Fakespot, a website that helps track fake reviews, estimated that more than one-third of reviews on major websites like Amazon and Walmart.com are a sham, generated mostly by robots or just people spons…
Lees meerI’m a tremendous fan of a good road trip. I’ve driven across the country on three separate occasions, and love the experience of taking in all the oddities and experiences you get to have along the way.
Lees meerTarget is offering its gift cards for 10% off today, making it a great time to bring up my greatest holiday gift shopping tip again: buy discounted gift cards for yourself.
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Lees meerIf you’re using surge protectors in your home, you might want to consider replacing them, especially if you can’t remember when you bought the ones currently in use.
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