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New AirTag Update Acknowledges User Privacy Concerns

 New AirTag Update Acknowledges User Privacy Concerns Apple Air tag   were created with the intention of making it easier to find lost items, however they also created security and privacy concerns over possible unwanted tracking. https://dziewczyny-panfu.blogspot.com/2021/05/hp-bios-key-windows-10-access-bios.html?showComment=1623068959778#c1105052731277116992 Last month post  revealed how potentially easy it could be for someone to stalk another person. Thankfully, a recent update, as cnet , looks to address the potential problem by shortening and randomizing the window in which the AirTag will sound an alert. https://newronannfanfictions.blogspot.com/2021/06/hpscanjet-scanner-hp-scanjet-pro-4500.html?showComment=1623071178686#c4463775175236813136 Upon their initial release, AirTags separated from their owners would automatically emit an alert sound after about three days—good for lost keys, less good for a planted tracker. With this new update, which is available ...

Why Turning Off Instagram Likes Won't Change Your Experience

 Why Turning Off Instagram Likes Won't Change Your Experience Instagram’s new update that allow users means well, but, ultimately, it doesn’t make a difference in your social media experience.  http://forum.kpn-interactive.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=71852&p=93091#p93091 I will say I was initially excited about Instagram opening the feature to all users last week, since I’m no stranger to comparison fatigue on social media. Social media has trained our brains to find validation in the number of likes we get on a post about our lives, so maybe taking away that artificial number might help ease the stress of it all.  http://www.varshavskoe1.ru/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=57354&p=87818#p87818 However, hiding the like counts on two new posts didn’t provide me with the sense of ease on my self-esteem I was hoping it would, and instead just seemed like a gimmick.  http://www.flyingfish.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2855175#2855175 Instagram introduced the ability to o...

Acer’s Swift X is PC’s Answer to the M1 MacBook Air

 Acer’s Swift X is PC’s Answer to the M1 MacBook Air Apple’s MacBook Air will face a formidable challenger this summer.  Acer’s Swift X has an AMD Ryzen processor and Nvidia GTX graphics for $899.99. https://hker.live/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=283698&p=580787#p580787 Apple’s M1 is quick, but graphics performance lags far behind Nvidia GPUs. PC laptops still fall behind M1-powered Macs in battery life. http://endlessparadigm.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=18868&pid=440316#pid440316 The Acer Swift X is a 14-inch laptop that’s seven-tenths of an inch thick and weighs about three pounds, yet packs Nvidia’s RTX 3050 Ti graphics card to deliver solid performance in modern AAA games. It will retail for $899 with 512GB of storage, a full $100 less than the entry-level MacBook Air. https://forum-auto.caradisiac.com/topic/8866-bmw-r-1250-gs-feedback-dun-utilisateur/page/89/?tab=comments#comment-58050525 "It’s sleek, it looks good, the price is really good for what you get," Eric Ac...

Natalie Coleman: Making STEAM Programs Accessible to Diverse Students

 Natalie Coleman: Making STEAM Programs Accessible to Diverse Students STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineerings, Arts, & Math) careers may seem out of reach for young students of color, so Natalie Coleman created an organization to inspire them. https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6037903172845819600&postID=4265472978458265803&page=1&token=1622184345418 Coleman is the founder and CEO of  , a Chicago-based organization that provides various educational STEAM opportunities and programs for K-12 students, including coding programs and STEAM tutoring. https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=1257037200975953029&postID=760650713164178704&page=1&token=1622184812870 After serving as a high school physics and chemistry teacher, Coleman saw where the school system was failing. "There was a lack of diversity in textbooks and even in the curriculum," Coleman told Lifewire in a phone interview. "I kept a poster in my classroom with about 30 African A...