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5.6 million reasons fingerprints shouldn't be used as passwords

Okay, I lied with this title. I don't have 5.6 million reasons fingerprints are not good as passwords, I have one. But in the massive breach of US federal employee data, nearly 6 million individuals'...

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Amazon Prime is just $67 for new members during a one-day sale

Amazon Prime is arguably the best deal in tech, not just for the fast shipping benefits but the many other perks. Today, September 25th, it's even a better deal at $32 less than regular annual...

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Hunt for your next job in secrecy with an anonymous job matchmaking service

Maybe you're not desperate (yet) to leave your job, but you are interested in opportunities that could be a good fit for you. Newly renamed service Anthology works in the background to find employers...

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Microsoft's free course teaches you to build Windows 10 apps, even if you're...

Microsoft wants you to make your own Windows 10 apps--no programming experience needed.The new Windows 10 development for absolute beginners series are video tutorials that walk you through developing...

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Microsoft's first laptop

At a news event today, Microsoft announced a bunch of interesting and innovative new devices--a smartphone with liquid cooling, a HoloLens development kit ($3,000!), the new Microsoft Band, the...

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The careers with the highest pay increases

For most workers, salaries aren't growing as fast as they used to (the Labor Department says the second quarter showed the slowest wage increase on record). But people with one of the 20 jobs below...

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Free, open source alternatives to LastPass

LastPass is one of the most popular, free password managers available today--and everyone would benefit from a good password manager (much better than using the same password everywhere or trying to...

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Self-destructing browser tabs could fix your lost productivity problem

You need to take a break. Your email inbox, Facebook, Reddit, and, heck, the entire internet is there to distract you--probably for too long. One new way to take your break and also make sure you get...

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Facebook now searches through friends' public posts and coversations

Not long ago, I was trying to find a recommendation a friend of a friend had posted in a Facebook comment, but for all the searching and scrolling through past Facebook comments couldn't find it....

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Kill noisy tabs in Chrome with a quick right-click

Since last year, Chrome has shown us which tabs are playing audio with the small speaker icon. It wasn't that helpful, since you'd still have to switch over to the tab to mute the auto-playing video...

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Two IT certifications that can easily pay for themselves

Certifications are everywhere if you work in the IT industry. Depending on how you look at it, getting certified could be either a waste of money or the best investment you ever made.Wisebread rounded...

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How much of a salary boost can you expect from attending a coding bootcamp?

Coding bootcamps are on the rise as an alternative to traditional schooling for becoming a programmer. But how effective are they at helping graduates get a job as a developer and what kind of salary...

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Jobs and salaries in cybersecurity are booming

Last year, over 209,000 cybersecurity jobs went unfilled, yet job postings for information security professionals have increased 74% over the past five years, according to Peninsula Press. This might...

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Too good to be true: Microsoft ends unlimited OneDrive storage

All good things come to an end, especially things that might seem too good to be true. Like Microsoft OneDrive's unlimited storage for all Office 365 subscribers. Subscriptions will now be limited to...

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Hidden Windows 10 feature: Change the Start Menu size

Every day we learn new tricks for working better in Windows 10 and hidden features like just typing to search instead of using the search box. So here's another one you might or might not know you can...

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