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Staying safe: how can we find and defend against explosives?

As reported on The Verge. By Carl Franzen New technology ranges from handheld bomb detectors to impromptu blast walls It’s hard to protect large crowds, as Monday’s attacks made painfully clear, but it’s a problem that has inspired a host of technological solutions from a wide range of groups. The biggest difficulty, according to many, is the tension between protecting the public and respecting the event itself — but as security questions circulate with newfound urgency, it’s…

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Fix the Internet’s Biggest Annoyances This Weekend

As reported on LifeHacker. by Adam Dachis The internet is full of knowledge, but also full of annoyances. Nevertheless, with some clever tricks and helpful tools you can eliminate most of the bad stuff and retain the good. Get your internet experience in top form this weekend. Block or Ignore Ads While you can’t always block ads with one of our favorite browser extensions AdBlock Pluswithout causing issues on certain sites, you can find a number of…

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Instantly share screenshots on your Mac for free (how-to)

As reported on The Verge. by Zenonas Kyprianou Have you ever wanted a speedy way to share screenshots, that is free, and doesn’t require you to give away your privacy? I have been on the market for a product that fits these criteria. I’ve gone through multiple sharing apps, such as GrabBox, puush, or Slingshot — some worked fine, some didn’t, others wanted me to pay, or register to a service. I never really managed to…

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How I Cleaned 1,328 Emails Out of My Inbox in an Hour

As reported on LifeHacker. by Angus Kidman I’m generally pretty organized with my email, and I like to have nothing in my inbox except stuff I haven’t acted on yet. However, a spurt of recent travel and work commitments meant I’d fallen into a familiar but dangerous pattern: grabbing information from emails I needed (and replying when necessary), but not filing or deleting them, and not checking out stuff that didn’t look urgent. The end result:…

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