Yahoo Admits to Another Password Leak: Why It Matters

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Geek Comic Today's Tech Term BinHex BinHex is an older encoding scheme that converts binary or bit-stream data and files into ASCII characters. Because most computers were able to handle ASCII files at that time, the format was especially valuable for transferring files from one platform to another. 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. Did 'dark stars' help form the Universe? Our vast Universe may have been formed with help of dark matter particles we haven't been able to observe. The hunt is on to prove they, and the "dark stars" they created, exist. [BBC] Yahoo admits it's been hacked again, and 1 billion accounts were exposed That's a billion with a b—and is separate from the breach "cleared" in September. [ArsTechnica] Technology-obsesed parents will create a dystopian future for the next generation of children We have a propensity to turn to technology to ease our anxieties. [Quartz] Why your tech is a pain in your neck. And back. And eyes. All those blinky, flashy, beepy screens keep you connected at your body's expense. Here's why it's time to cut back. [CNET] How to Customize Folder View Settings in Windows While the Windows File Explorer seems somewhat simplified compared to older versions, it still packs in a lot of options for controlling how you see the contents of your folders. Read This Article → How to Create a Lightsaber in Photoshop With Rogue One coming out this weekend, the internet is in full on Star Wars fever (well, more than usual). Why not use this for a little Photoshop fun? Let's have a look at how to add a lightsaber special effect to a photo. Read This Article → Why You Should Worry Whenever a Service’s Password Database Is Leaked The reality is that password database compromises are a concern, no matter how a company may try to spin it. But there are a few things you can do to insulate yourself, no matter how bad a company’s security practices are. Read This Article → How to Stop Windows 10’s Game DVR From Slowing Down Your PC Gameplay Windows 10’s built-in Game DVR feature helps you record your gameplay, capture screenshots, and share them online. But it can interfere with your game’s performance, too. Background recording requires some of your GPU power, and some gamers will want all the GPU power they can get. Read This Article → How to Turn Off the LED Lights on Your Eero Wi-Fi Units Those tiny lights on your Eero router may not seem very bright, but once you turn the lights off in the room, it’s like they shine as bright as the sun. There are ways you can block or dim the LED lights on all your device, but the Eero actually has an option to turn these off. Read This Article → How to Add Almost Any Information to Your Mac’s Menu Bar With BitBar Is there some piece of information you want to keep track of, constantly? For many Mac users, the menu bar is the place to put things like that, but that means collecting individual applications for things like weather, network status, and more. Read This Article → How to Log Out of Your Netflix Account on Every Device That’s Using It If you’ve ever logged into your Netflix account on another person’s device, or left it logged in on a device you no longer use, you know how annoying it can be—especially if someone else is watching shows on your account and kicking you off. Here’s how to log out of all Netflix sessions with one simple button. Read This Article → How to Save or Transfer Your Favorite Registry Keys to Another PC If you use the Windows Registry much, you’ve probably bookmarked some favorite locations. Registry Editor stores those favorites in—you guessed it—the Registry, so it’s easy to back them up or transfer them to another PC. Read This Article → How to Pick Up Reading Where You Left Off in a PDF File By default, when you open PDF files in most PDF readers, they open to the beginning of the file, even if you were on a different page the last time you had the file open. Read This Article → How to Keep Your Child’s Videos Out of Your YouTube History Anyone with kids has likely been in this situation: you’re waiting somewhere—in line, at a restaurant, at the doctor’s office, etc.—and your kid just isn’t having it. Darling little Susie is really showing what she’s got, so you do whatever you can to get her to chill out, which usually means pulling out the ol’ smartphone, loading up YouTube, and handing it over. Read This Article → What Do the Little Checkmarks in WhatsApp Mean? When you message someone through WhatsApp, little ticks or checkmarks appear next to it. These tell you the status of your message. Let's look at what they all mean. Read This Article → What Are “Hotspot 2.0” Networks? Hotspot 2.0 networks are a new wireless standard designed to make it easier and more secure to connect to public Wi-Fi hotspots. They’re supported in the latest version of Windows 10, macOS 10.9 or newer, Android 6.0 or newer, and iOS 7 or newer. Read This Article → Advertisement Download Your Guide To Building Great Apps Visual Studio 2015 helps you turn great ideas into great business applications. Our flexible cloud platform and enterprise-scale DevOps tools make it easier than ever to create scalable, state-of-the-art business applications for any platform—web, mobile, cloud, or on-premises. Click here to download