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EXIF data can include a variety of information such as the date and time when the photo was taken, GPS data, camera or smartphone model, whether or not flash was used, and more. This metadata can be useful for many things, but it can also compromise your privacy if exposed to the Internet. You surely do not want the photos you upload traced back to your location by random strangers or, worse, the authorities in the case of incriminating photos....

Obtaining and checking bootable ISO images To obtain an ISO image, you should usually visit the website of the desired distribution and download any image that is compatible with your setup. If the image can be started from a USB, it should be able to start from the GRUB menu as well. Once the image has finished downloading, you should check its integrity by running a simple md5 check on it....

1. Vulnerabilities in Plugins Your browser, even “out of the box,” uses a number of plugins to add extra rendering capabilities on websites you visit. In Firefox, you can view these plugins in the Tools -> Add-ons -> Plugins” section. These plugins are generally fine, but some of them are poorly coded and open holes in your browser’s security that it has not anticipated. The Java plugin is a perfect example of a vulnerable module....

Using the workaround below, though, you should be able to see the number of files that are available in a Google Drive folder. These workarounds require no third-party apps or tools, and you can do it right from your browser. Here are two of the ways to find out how many files are in a Google Drive folder. 1. Drag But Do Not Drop Method Open the Google Drive folder to see the available files....

Selecting a Startup Disk on Macs That Use a Bluetooth Keyboard On portable Macs, you can start up or reboot your Mac, and simply hold the “Option” key once the screen goes black so that when it reboots it will show you the boot menu. However, this process is a little more specific on Macs that use a Bluetooth keyboard. If you hold down the key before the Bluetooth keyboard and your Mac boots, your system will prevent it from recognizing the key as pressed....

Fortunately, there is now a way for all those computer freaks to send a message. As long as you have an Android device, you can use an app to send a text message using your computer. Sending a Text Message from Your Computer In order to send a text message from your computer, you are going to use an app called MightyText. The app is available for free and does more than just letting you send a message....

There are two ways to access Window Specific Settings. One is to right click on the title bar of the window you want to configure, click “Advanced“, and click “Special Window Settings“. The other is to start System Settings, click the “Window Behavior” button, and then click “Window-Specific“. From there just click “New…” to make a new rule. In the second method you will have to manually specify the name of the window or click “Detect Window Properties” and click on the window you want to configure....

Services such as GoDaddy offer email addresses linked to the domain that you’re purchasing. These addresses come with their own email account you can log into and read emails from. Given that an email account requires storage to store the emails, they often come with an additional storage fee. When purchasing a domain through WordPress, it also includes an email redirect. What this means is that your domain name has the ability to receive emails, but due to not having any storage for the email, it can’t keep hold of it....

Apple has done an excellent job creating an all-encompassing sleep tracking ability, which comes with specific features that no third-party watchOS app offers. We help you discover those and show you how to set up sleep tracking on your iPhone and Apple Watch. Let’s jump right in! On What Devices Can You Use Sleep Tracking? Remember that your Apple Watch needs to be on watchOS 7, while your iPhone must run iOS 14....

What if you could just hire a cloud PC and tweak it to your liking? Fortunately, you can with a little help from an online service and the Parsec application. How to Set Up a Cloud PC When you arrive on Paperspace, go ahead and create an account. Once you’re done, you’ll be given the option of a Gradient or Core PC. Choose Core. Select the data center closest to your physical location....

Use MKCHROMECAST Mkchromecast is a program to cast audio and video from your macOS or Linux desktop to your Google Cast devices or Sonos speakers. It is written in Python and comes with packages for both Debian and Ubuntu. If your repositories are up to date, you can open a terminal and type: It’s also available in Ubuntu Software and can be installed with a click. After the installation, you will find Mkchromecast in your Applications folder....

Smoothing out the migration process from one platform to the other is obviously a crucial part of Apple and Google’s strategy to lure consumers over from their rivals, and this feature is essentially a response to Apple’s Android app that helps you do the reverse. But how do you actually use Google’s new feature to make the great platform switch? Read on to find out. The Google Drive Method First, you’ll need to make sure you have the latest version of Google Drive on your iOS device by going to the App Store and downloading it....

So it’s a better time than ever to learn how to transfer apps from one phone to another via Bluetooth. Maybe you and a pal are in the middle of nowhere and want to play a game together, or your phone’s about to run out of battery and you want to transfer a useful GPS map onto another device. Here’s how to do it. For this process you’ll need a handy, lightweight little tool called APK Extractor which converts installed apps on your device back into compressed APK files which can then be re-extracted and installed again on someone else’s device....

Luckily, there are plenty of snappy ways to enable the flashlight faster on your Android phone – from shaking your phone to voice activation – and we’ve gathered them for you here. Add Flashlight to Quick Settings On many phones, the Flashlight icon is in the menu when you swipe down from the top of your screen one time. If it’s not, then swipe down again to see all the quick-launch icons, and press the pen icon beneath them....

Consider a scenario that you are sitting in a really important meeting or getting some important work done on your machine, and you are being alerted by your Android device every now and then telling you that there is an update for an app on your device. For those users who would prefer not being notified about the app updates and would rather check the app store manually to see if an update is available, there is a way to turn off these app update notifications on an Android device....

Things to Do Before Updating to iOS 15 Check Device Compatibility Even though Apple is really great with support for older devices when they push out new updates, it’s still important to note which devices are eligible for iOS 15. For iPadOS 15, there is an equally long list of devices spanning several device generations that are supported. Clean Up Your Storage Now that you know your device is eligible for the update, this is a good time to get rid of unused apps and create some extra space on your device....

Typically this firmware, which is provided by your motherboard’s manufacturer, doesn’t need to be updated very frequently. In fact, you shouldn’t need to update it at all unless you’re having problems with your computer’s hardware. If you’ve started having hardware glitches, updating your motherboard’s BIOS is a typical troubleshooting step. It rules out firmware issues and allows you to focus on whatever hardware problems may exist. A note to our expert readers: I’ll use the term “BIOS” throughout this article, but I’m referring to both the older BIOS standard and the newer UEFI system....

Comparing files with diff Open a terminal window. Type diff and the paths to two files you’d like to compare. In this case I’m comparing two small Python programs on my desktop, so I’m using the following command: Press Enter to submit the command. The resulting display will show you all the different lines between the files. Compared line numbers will be shown as “1c1,” meaning that the first line was compared to the first line, and the following differences were found....

Install fd on Linux fd doesn’t ship on many systems by default. You’ll need to use your preferred package manager to download and install the application, and then you can run it from within Terminal. Ubuntu It will ship on Ubuntu Disco Dingo 19.04, but otherwise you’ll need to download and install it. For Ubuntu and other Debian-based Linux distros, you’ll want to run the following commands to download and install the program....

What Siri Cannot Do Before we get into what Siri can do, it might be helpful to know all the things it cannot do. Most important to note is that all of the following features require Siri to be online. Unless you have the Apple Watch LTE variant, non-cellular Apple Watch owners need a phone nearby for Siri to function. How to Enable and Access Siri First things first, Siri needs to be enabled on your iPhone....