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  • So, you’ve been using an ad-blocker and set your Web browsers to not accept cookies and enabled their option / preference to not track you. How’s that working? Well, Re/code’s article “Understanding ‘Do Not Track’: Truth and Consequences” discusses the reality. Make no mistake, this challenge started with publishers. Although many people in the ad

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  • If you’ve not been following Microsoft’s posts regarding lifecycle milestones for Windows and Internet Explorer, PC World’s article “Microsoft Patch Tuesday kills off Windows 8 and Internet Explorer 8, 9, and 10” (January 12, 2016) noted some important end-of-support events. Microsoft will cease support for the 3 year, 2 month, and 17-day old operating system.

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  • If you got a new PC for the holidays, congrats. What’s next? Windows 10, Cortana, customization, updates, privacy settings, another browser, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free, backup, … fun. As for prior years, PC World posted several articles about what to do first with a new PC. 1. “Windows 10: The best tricks, tips, and tweaks” Here

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  • Windows 10 is a “winner” in most ways, especially for those moving from older Windows versions (and who invest the time to prep and complete a successful upgrade). However, as I’ve noted in prior posts, news about its “out-of-the-box” settings persists. And that’s a good thing. For many people, those settings may pose privacy issues.

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  • I found this recent Tech Times “iOS Ad Blockers Help You Browse Faster And Save Money, NYT Study Finds” article regarding a study by the New York Times of ad blockers interesting — in particular, the quantitative diagrams showing all the items, especially scripts, which are loaded without an ad blocker on various popular sites.

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