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When it comes to your data, your first priority should be making sure that it’s safe and secure from prying eyes. Your second priority should be making sure that you have an accessible backup in case of unforeseen technological difficulties. Prism Drive could storage has you covered on both accounts, and right now at StackSocial, …

For the new T7 Shield portable SSD, Samsung took its speedy T7 model and cranked up the durability so you can drop it, step on it, get it wet and dusty, and it will still read and write at speeds up to 10Gbps. The drive has the footprint of a credit card and weighs only 3.3 ounces (94 grams), but …

If you’ve ever used a Mac, you’ve probably realized how Apple puts a lot of emphasis on making its computers easy to use, intuitive and secure. Many of your Mac’s default settings are there to help make using the device as straightforward and convenient as possible, but you also have a lot of options to tweak settings and tailor your …

I use Google’s services every day, including Google Drive. I use them for work. I wrote this story in Google Docs, in fact. I use them at home, whether using Sheets to map out the summer schedule for my kids, or adding to my ever-expanding folder of recipes — it makes it easy to share favorites with friends or access …

Popular investing app Robinhood on Thursday publicly filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for its initial public offering. In its S-1 filing with the SEC, the company revealed that it has about 18 million funded accounts on its platform. Robinhood was also profitable last year, generating net income of $7.45 million on net revenue of $959 million in …

Need to share a big file, or photos or videos that won’t fit in an email? Never fear. It’s easy to send almost anything to co-workers, family members and friends online — and often for free.  Enter two of the most popular options for sharing files, photos and videos: Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. Here, we’ll walk you through how …

Whether you want to close your Google account over privacy concerns or you’re trying to reduce the number of internet accounts you have, the process takes some effort and time, but can be done without much fuss. The key is to take the time to download a copy of all of your data, and double check that none of your …

Here’s a real problem: You have a big library of music or movies, but not nearly enough space on your phone to hold it all. Similar problem: You’ve shot a bunch of photos and videos on your phone, and now your storage is nearly full; you need an easy way to offload the extra. (This is especially problematic now that …

Last July, Adobe brought several PDF-handling tools to the web, for example to convert Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint files into Adobe’s widely used document format. Now the company has added some more new abilities and launched its Acrobat web site to house all the tools. Among the new tools are options to password protect a PDF, split a single …

If you’re dealing with working from home and remote learning for the foreseeable future, you may find yourself dealing with an old, and very slow, laptop or desktop. While there are steps you can take to improve performance, there’s only so much you can do. To help offset the overall cost of a new Windows 10 PC, consider selling your old one.  Though it …