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How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)

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Although now extinct, the American Lion (whose territory extended over most of North America and down into South America) was roughly 25 percent bigger than the African Lion.

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What Tiny Creatures Live In Old Books And Protect Them From Harm?
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Server Sprawl

Server Sprawl occurs when the number of servers in a data center continues to grow without an organized plan to make the most efficient use of them. Many of these servers take up space and consume resources without a beneficial return, otherwise, they are under-utilized and wasteful.

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Ask HTG: How Can I Use My Google Chromecast In a Hotel Room?

If you’ve gotten a wee bit addicted to your Chromecast (and we hardly blame you, it’s a fantastic little device) you might want to take it on the road with you. If you’re headed to a friend’s house, you shouldn’t have any issues. If you’re headed to a hotel, however, there are plenty of pitfalls. Read on as we show you how to use the Chromecast in a hotel room.

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How to Create a Strong Password (and Remember It)

Using a password manager helps here, as it can create strong passwords and remember them for you. But, even if you use a password manager, you’ll at least need to create and a remember a password for your password manager.

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Why has Website Text Size Suddenly Increased While Browsing with Google Chrome?

There are few things as frustrating as having a program update and suddenly break things that were working perfectly before. Case in point, website text size with the latest stable release of Google Chrome. Is there a simple solution to the text size problem? Today’s SuperUser post comes to the rescue to help an unhappy reader get things back to normal.

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Ensure a Windows PC Never Gets Malware By Whitelisting Applications

A whitelist should be a foolproof way to secure a relative’s PC. Select a handful of approved applications and only allow them to run. If someone using the PC downloads another .exe file, Windows will refuse to run it.

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Microsoft Cleans Up the Windows Store, Pledges to Keep It Clean

Recently we started a firestorm by telling the world how the Windows 8 app store was completely full of scam applications, and Microsoft has officially responded by removing 1500 applications and pledging to keep it clean.

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