How to Use Android's Wi-Fi Assistant to Keep Your Phone Safe on Public Networks

Did You Know? There is no official definition for the building term “skyscraper” and the term is generally used to describe buildings relative to each other–a building that towers over the skyline in St. Louis might be called a skyscraper by the locals, but wouldn’t be considered such by New Yorkers. Geek Trivia Despite How Foul They Smell, Cities Plant Ginkgo Trees By The Thousands Because They’re? Drought Resistant → High Oxygen Producers → Extremely Inexpensive → Pollution Hardy → Advertisement Download 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions (a $11.99 value) FREE for a limited time 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions is a manual that will help you home in on exactly what the interviewer is trying to learn…with each and every question he or she asks. If you've never done well on interviews, never even been on a job interview, or just want to make sure a lousy interview doesn't cost you a job you really want, Ron Fry will help you get that job—as he has helped literally millions of people nationwide and throughout the world. Click here to download Want to Change Your Email Preferences? At some point in the past you subscribed to the How-To Geek newsletter, but if you'd like to change the frequency or unsubscribe, you can do so by clicking the button. Change my Subscription (or unsubscribe) Today's How-To Geek Articles By popular request, we're including a quick list of the daily articles at the top of the daily email as well as the regular format near the bottom. How to Change the Default Number of Worksheets in a New Excel Workbook How to Add Website Links to the Windows 10 Start Menu What Are Adjustment Layers in Photoshop? 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[Popular Mechanics] Mossberg: Why does Siri seem so dumb? And if it doesn't get smarter soon, what does it mean for Apple? [The Verge] Addicted to Your iPhone? You're Not Alone Tristan Harris believes Silicon Valley is addicting us to our phones. He's determined to make it stop. [The Atlantic] Mechanical Keyboard Makers Switch Things Up in a Race to Meet Demand The demand for mechanical keyboards is rising so quickly that it's impossible for the world's most coveted switch makers--like Cherry--to keep up with the demand. [Wired] How to Change the Default Number of Worksheets in a New Excel Workbook By default, new workbooks created in Excel contain one worksheet. If you typically use more than one worksheet, you can change the number of worksheets available by default in new workbooks with a simple setting. Read This Article → How to Add Website Links to the Windows 10 Start Menu Windows 10’s Start menu is very customizable. Add website shortcuts to your Start menu and you can quickly access your favorite websites by clicking a tile. This works with Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, or any other browser. Read This Article → What Are Adjustment Layers in Photoshop? Adjustment Layers are a special kind of Photoshop layer. Rather than having content of their own, they adjust the information on the layers below them. For example, you can use an adjustment layer to increase the brightness or contrast of a photograph without altering the original photo. They're one of the most important tools to master in Photoshop. Read This Article → How to Use Android’s Wi-Fi Assistant to Keep Your Phone Safe on Public Networks If you aren’t using Android’s "Wi-Fi Assistant", you should. It automatically secures unsafe public wireless networks by using a Google VPN, so attackers can’t access your data. Read This Article → How to Listen to Podcasts on Your Amazon Echo Podcasts and the Amazon Echo system are a match made in heaven: you get good sound quality, voice-based control, and a diverse stable of podcasts to listen to. Let’s look at how to tap into a huge podcast library and how, when necessary, to reach beyond it. Read This Article → How to Change the LED Color of the SkyBell HD Doorbell It’s pretty rare when devices allow you to change the color of their LED lights, but with the SkyBell HD video doorbell, you can. Here’s how to do it. Read This Article → How to Add Tabs to Almost Any App in macOS Sierra Ever wish you could use tabs in your favorite apps? Thanks to macOS Sierra, you can. If you can open multiple windows with an app, there’s a good chance you can combine them into one, just like you do with your browser. Read This Article → How to Pin Widgets to the Notification Center with Siri in macOS Sierra Siri has arrived on macOS Sierra, and with it a new feature that allows you to pin widgets to the Today column in the notification center. Read This Article → How to Completely Disable All the Activity Notifications on Your Apple Watch By default, your Apple Watch will remind you to stand, notify you of your goal completions and achievements, and give you a weekly summary of your activity. Tired of seeing all these notifications? No worries. They're easy to disable. Read This Article → How to Stop Your Mouse from Waking Up Your Windows PC If a slight bump to your desk is enough to wake up your sleeping PC, it’s likely your mouse doing the waking. Here’s how to prevent that from happening. Read This Article → The Best Alternatives to uTorrent on Windows Remember when uTorrent was great? The upstart BitTorrent client was super lightweight and trounced other popular BitTorrent clients. But that was long ago, before BitTorrent, Inc. bought uTorrent and crammed it full of crapware and scammy advertisements. Read This Article → Advertisement Download 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions (a $11.99 value) FREE for a limited time 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions is a manual that will help you home in on exactly what the interviewer is trying to learn…with each and every question he or she asks. If you've never done well on interviews, never even been on a job interview, or just want to make sure a lousy interview doesn't cost you a job you really want, Ron Fry will help you get that job—as he has helped literally millions of people nationwide and throughout the world. Click here to download