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3-D App Will Digitally Rearrange Your Life

In an age where we will go to great lengths to limit our physical efforts (i.e. downloading a flick rather going to a movie theater, or clicking a few buttons on Seamless rather than speaking to a human being) there is now a tool that allows you to rearrange your...

Private Browsing Settings

Internet Security, Internet Usage, Netbits

Whether you’re secretly searching for a gift for someone who uses your computer, planning a surprise event or just looking at websites you’d prefer to keep to yourself, there are plenty of reasons to want to keep your web history in the shadows. There a...

Past dry periods have lasted more than 200 years

Current Events, Global Warming, Netbits

California’s current drought is being billed as the driest period in the state’s recorded rainfall history. But scientists who study the West’s long-term climate patterns say the state has been parched for much longer stretches before that 163-year...

Fastest Way To Crack A 4-Digit PIN Number

Internet Security, Netbits

Good ol’ 1234 accounts for about 10 percent of passwords. That’s more than the bottom 4,200 combinations put together. We know people default to bad passwords, whether for their computers or banking PINs. But, we have to stress this here, people are really...

Sex Up Your Google Search Results With Authorship Info

Netbits, Search

Have you ever been cruising through Google’s search engine results pages to find that certain results are paired with a thumbnail-sized profile picture of the content’s author? Ever wonder how you could make it so your picture accompanies listings for the...

use Google Maps offline

Internet Usage, Netbits

Save Google Maps for offline access, so you can navigate the roads even when you’re off the grid. The moment your phone reads “No service,” Google Maps suddenly drops out. That is, unless you’ve saved your maps for offline access. With this...