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How to add a custom message to your Mac Lock Screen

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by on January 30, 2019 at 3:10 pm
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The Mac Lock Screen is a land of wasted opportunity. My MacBook, for example, users valuable screen real estate to convey a message that anyone who’s used a Mac for more than a few days doesn’t need to see: “Touch ID or Enter Password.” I’d like to personalize that. In my case, I’m going to add a message that pleads with would-be thieves to return my laptop (or communicates a way to get in touch with me should someone find my device). Granted, thieves should know by now that Apple products make lousy targets since anyone with an iCloud account…

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How to add a custom message to your Mac Lock Screen

Jan30
by on January 30, 2019 at 3:10 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Basics


The Mac Lock Screen is a land of wasted opportunity. My MacBook, for example, users valuable screen real estate to convey a message that anyone who’s used a Mac for more than a few days doesn’t need to see: “Touch ID or Enter Password.” I’d like to personalize that. In my case, I’m going to add a message that pleads with would-be thieves to return my laptop (or communicates a way to get in touch with me should someone find my device). Granted, thieves should know by now that Apple products make lousy targets since anyone with an iCloud account…

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Facebook convinced teens to sell their privacy for $20

Jan30
by on January 30, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


It’s the Faustian pact for the 21st century, except this time the devil is Facebook. As unearthed by TechCrunch’s Josh Constine, the world’s biggest social network has been paying people (including 13-year-olds) to install a sketchy mobile VPN that spies on everything they do. The VPN app, called Facebook Research, but referred to as “Project Atlas” in company documentation, provides absolute access to a device’s network data. Every packet sent is captured for later analysis, allowing Facebook to glean information on user habits, as well as to see how its competitors are faring. According to Constine, users were also asked…

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Facebook convinced teens to sell their privacy for $20

Jan30
by on January 30, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


It’s the Faustian pact for the 21st century, except this time the devil is Facebook. As unearthed by TechCrunch’s Josh Constine, the world’s biggest social network has been paying people (including 13-year-olds) to install a sketchy mobile VPN that spies on everything they do. The VPN app, called Facebook Research, but referred to as “Project Atlas” in company documentation, provides absolute access to a device’s network data. Every packet sent is captured for later analysis, allowing Facebook to glean information on user habits, as well as to see how its competitors are faring. According to Constine, users were also asked…

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Or just read more coverage about: Facebook

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Get help from a real-life CPA filing your 2018 taxes for only $89 with Visor

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by on January 30, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


Visor just raised millions in financing backing a simple premise: that the aid of a qualified tax professional shouldn’t be a privilege of only the rich and famous or cost an arm and a leg. Right now, you can sample Visor and get help completing your next tax return for just $89, over half off the regular price.

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