What Is Google AMP, and Why Is It In My Search Results?

Did You Know? The election of George H.W. Bush in 1988 was the first time since the election of Martin Van Buren in 1836 that a sitting Vice President was elected President. Geek Trivia The Original “007” Was A Real Spy By The Name Of? Belle Boyd → Richard Sorge → Ian Flemming → John Dee → Advertisement Download Cyber Ransom Survival Guide: The Growing Threat of Ransomware and RDoS - and What to Do About It It's 9:30 in the morning. You've grabbed your morning coffee and caught up on email. Now you're settling in to read an article online. Suddenly, your machine freezes, and this message pops up: "You have been caught accessing inappropriate content and your device will remain locked unless you pay $$$$." 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. 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How to Delete Files Windows Claims Are “Too Long” How to Re-Program the Hue Dimmer Switch to Do Anything with Your Lights You Can Probably Get Free Lynda.com Access From Your Local Library How to See a Web Page’s Full URL in Safari How to Automatically Launch Android Auto with NFC How to Disable the Threaded View in the iOS 10 Mail App How to Schedule a Scan in Windows Defender How to Create a Live Ubuntu USB Drive With Persistent Storage Geek Comic Today's Tech Term Beyond-The-Banner Beyond-The-Banner is a term used to describe non-standard ads (i.e. rich media ads, interstitials, and pop-up ads) and may even be used to refer to marketing campaigns or online sponsorships. What We're Reading This section contains what we're reading from around the web, along with commentary from our editors. Think of it like your daily digest of the most interesting things online. This is What a Rocket Launch Does to a Camera 45 Yards Away Shooting close and hot is pretty rough on your gear--but the results are worth it. [Petapixel ] "We're going out in a blaze of glory" — why NASA is crashing a 20-year-old spacecraft into Saturn Before it crashes, Cassini may solve one of the greatest mysteries of Saturn's rings. [Vox] The United States of Burnout Current work practices are unproductive, unhealthy, and unsustainable. This needs to change. [Thrive] How long before trucking jobs are all automated? — Quartz "Three years, at most," says one venture investor in autonomous vehicle technology, estimating the time before such commercial trucks hit the road. [Quartz] How to Secure Your Twitter Account Account security is important—not just for online shopping and bank accounts, but your social accounts too. The damage someone could do to your personal and professional life can be devastating. Just like any other important account, you have to take the proper precautions to make sure you’re the only one with access. Read This Article → How to Download PlayStation 4 Games in Rest Mode Rest Mode is one of the handiest features of the PlayStation 4. Instead of powering down completely, your console just goes into a low-power sleep mode (like your laptop does when it hibernates). This means that it's quicker to start up, can charge the controller, and best of all, can download updates and games from the PlayStation 4. Read This Article → What Is Google AMP, and Why Is It In My Search Results? Ever notice that some of your Google results have a little lightning bolt next to them? This means they’re part of Google’s AMP project. Read This Article → How to Check Your Comcast Data Usage to Avoid Going Over the 1TB Cap In most states, Comcast now imposes a 1TB per month data cap on your Internet connection. You’ll want to keep an eye on your data usage meter, especially if you have no idea how much data you regularly use every month. Read This Article → How to Check if Secure Boot Is Enabled on Your PC Modern PCs that shipped with Windows 8 or 10 have a feature called Secure Boot enabled by default. It keeps your system secure, but you may need to disable Secure Boot to run certain versions of Linux and older versions of Windows. Here’s how to see if Secure Boot is enabled on your PC. Read This Article → Amazon Echo vs. Google Home: Which One Should You Buy? Amazon blew the industry wide open with its release of the Echo back in 2014, and has since become the company’s most popular hardware product. However, Google has since gotten in on the fun with the Google Home, a direct Echo competitor that aims to reign supreme. But which one should you buy if you’re in the market for a virtual home assistant? Here are some key points to know about both devices to see which one might be best suited for you. Read This Article → How to Delete Files Windows Claims Are “Too Long” If you’ve run into a problem deleting a file that Windows complains is “too long”, there is a dead simple solution built right into Windows—no extra apps, hacks, or work around required. Read This Article → How to Re-Program the Hue Dimmer Switch to Do Anything with Your Lights The Hue Dimmer Switch is a great way to add physical controls to your Hue lighting system but it’s a bit rudimentary. Thanks to a handy little app, however, you can teach the Hue Dimmer Switch a bunch of new tricks—like setting any scene with the click of a button. Read This Article → You Can Probably Get Free Lynda.com Access From Your Local Library Maybe you’ve heard of Lynda.com, a popular website with thousands of tutorial videos teaching computer skills like programming, web design, and how to use almost any software you can think of. It’s a great service, but it’s not cheap: subscriptions start at around $20 a month, and can cost as much as $30 a month if you want offline access to the videos. Read This Article → How to See a Web Page’s Full URL in Safari Modern versions of Safari don’t show the entire URL of a page in the address bar—it just shows the web site’s domain name. If this bothers you, it’s easy to change. Read This Article → How to Automatically Launch Android Auto with NFC Android Auto recently made its way to phones, eliminating the need for a $1000+ head unit to get its road-friendly features. And while you can set Auto to automatically launch when a specific Bluetooth device (like your car) is connected, what about those who may not have a Bluetooth-enabled car stereo? NFC is the answer. Read This Article → How to Disable the Threaded View in the iOS 10 Mail App Email threads allows you to see all emails sent and received with the same subject line grouped together into one conversation. Threaded view has been available in macOS for a while, and is now available in the Mail app in iOS 10. Read This Article → How to Schedule a Scan in Windows Defender Windows Defender automatically performs background scans during your PC’s idle moments, but doesn’t include an easy way to schedule a full scan. There is a way to do it, though. Read This Article → How to Create a Live Ubuntu USB Drive With Persistent Storage A Linux live USB drive is normally a blank slate each time you boot it. You can boot it up, install programs, save files, and change settings. But, as soon as you reboot, all your changes are wiped away and you’re back to a fresh system. This can be useful, but if you want a system that picks up where you left off, you can create a live USB with persistent storage. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Cyber Ransom Survival Guide: The Growing Threat of Ransomware and RDoS - and What to Do About It It's 9:30 in the morning. You've grabbed your morning coffee and caught up on email. Now you're settling in to read an article online. Suddenly, your machine freezes, and this message pops up: "You have been caught accessing inappropriate content and your device will remain locked unless you pay $$$$." Click here to download