After three weeks of silence, eufy finally acknowledges that its cameras have a “security flaw.” The companypublished a blog postexplaining how it will increase the privacy, security, and transparency of its smart cameras. Still, eufy hasn’t apologized to customers or explained how camera streams were accessed in VLC. Here’s a quick recap; eufy’s smart security cameras rely on a “base station” to store video locally. This keeps your data off the cloud and away from hackers....

If you’re anxious about starting your first programming class, you’ve come to the right place. I have four practical tips to help you tackle and break down this complex subject, even if you have no prior experience. Understand the What Before the How When you start learning something complex, it can be confusing. Learning materials often fail to clearly separate what things are from how they work, diving straight into the gory details without first building a useful overview....

Quick Links Summary VPN stands for Virtual Private Network, and there are many companies out there offering VPN services. A great VPN service won’t be free, and will work to protect your data from scammers, your ISP, or anyone else with malicious intent toward your data by using encryption protocols and other methods. Internet privacy is a hot topic, and for good reason. It’s not acceptable for anyone to peek through your windows at home, so it shouldn’t be okay to peek at your browsing history and collect your data....

Quick Links Summary Despite lacking a suspension system, the newest E-Gravel bike from Fiido feels fantastic to ride, whether you’re on smooth roads or rougher terrain, even gravel, as the name implies. It looks sleek and minimalistic, and it’s equipped with a powerful 250W motor, a 9-speed derailleur to switch gears, and a long-lasting battery. Despite being marketed as the E-Gravel bike,Fiido’s new C22 Prois capable of tackling way more than gravel roads....

The 2021 case ofEpic Games v. Appleended with a slap on the wrist—Apple was ordered, in somewhat loose terms, to stop restricting external purchase links in iPhone apps. Now, the judge responsible for the 2021 ruling says that Apple has willfully violated its injunction. The company must now take specific, court-ordered actions that will severly damage its App Store model. Longstanding Apple policy states that all iOS in-app purchases must be processed through the App Store....

If you’ve never used Google Flights, you’re missing out. While the service already does a great job at finding the best deal or telling you if you’re paying too much, Google’s latest update has three new features to make flying more affordable. Plus, now goes into greater detail about the best time to book a flight. This week, Googleannouncedthree new features that will quickly help travelers choose the cheapest time to book a flight, along with better price tracking alerts and a price guarantee option....

Quick Links Summary Compared to GPT-3.5, GPT-4 is smarter, can handle longer prompts and conversations, and doesn’t make as many factual errors. However, GPT-3.5 is faster in generating responses and doesn’t come with the hourly prompt restrictions GPT-4 does. If you’ve been following the rapid development of AI language models used in applications likeChatGPTandBing AI chat, you’re likely familiar with OpenAI’s GPT-3 and GPT-4. But what about GPT 3.5, the stepping stone between these two AI titans?...

Summary Saving your username and password to iCloud is helpful when logging into online accounts, but it only works in Safari by default. However, with the iCloud Passwords extension, you’re able to autofill login details on Google Chrome from a Mac or PC as well. An Introduction to Chrome’s iCloud Passwords Extension For the people who work on a PC but use an iPhone or those who work on a Mac butprefer Chrome over Safari, the iCloud Passwords extension can help bridge the two platforms....

Quick Links Summary When you get a new device, the first thing you might want to do is dress it in some accessories to protect it. Putting on a case is easy, but putting on a screen protector can be a nightmare. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be. Gone are the days when you had to calculate the right angle and radius to apply the screen protector perfectly while avoiding bubbles and dust....

Quick Links Oracle’sMySQL Operatorfor Kubernetes is a convenient way to automate MySQL database provisioning within your cluster. One of the operator’s headline features is integrated hands-off backup support that increases your resiliency. Backups copy your database to external storage on a recurring schedule. This article will walk you through setting up backups to an Amazon S3-compatible object storage service. You’ll also see how to store backups in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) storage or local persistent volumes inside your cluster....

Quick Links ImageMagick is a powerful Linux command line tool for batch editing images. Here’s how to use it to crop, resize, and merge photos, as well as remove location information. First, Install ImageMagick Batch editing photos in Linux can be done using theImageMagickprogram. ImageMagick is a free tool for creating and editing images from the command line, and can resize, crop, convert, rotate, and perform other bulk image actions....

Quick Links Summary With various tools available at your disposal, you no longer have to manually copy text from the images on your computer. You can use Windows 11’s built-in or free third-party tools to extract and copy text from pictures. I’ll show you how to use those tools. Using Snipping Tool One way to extract pieces of text from images on Windows 11 is byusing the built-in Snipping Tool. This tool allows you totake screenshots on your Windows PC, but you may use it to copy text from images as well....

Quick Links Summary To delete your Google Assistant voice history, head to theGoogle Assistant Activitysite, find the entry you want to delete, and select “X” next to it. To delete your entire history, choose Delete > Delete All Time, and confirm by selecting “Delete.” Whether you’re privacy-conscious, or you justdon’t want Google keeping a historyof your voice conversations with its Assistant, it’s easy to delete your voice data from Google. Here’s how to do just that on both your desktop and mobile....