Apple never fails to excite us. It always gives us something new to look forward to. With their latest iPadOS, we’re, again, tickled with excitement but what is it really about? How different is it from the operating system that we’ve all gotten used to?

So, if you’re confused about Apple changing the iPad’s operating system from iOS to iPadOS, you’re not alone. Announced at WWDC 2019, the change is meant to signify that the iPad’s operating system is different from the iPhone’s — even though iPadOS is fundamentally similar to what this operating system used to be when it was called iOS 12.

(Via: https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/ipados-exclusive-ipad-features)

We’ll go through each feature of the iPadOS but before we get right into it, here’s something to take note of.

First of all, let’s clear up a likely misconception about iPadOS: the iPad’s newly found support for the mouse isn’t an exclusive feature in iPadOS. The iOS 13 beta has also brought this feature to the iPhone. This definitely proves the feature is more about accessibility for those with different needs than

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Your hard drive crashes suddenly. What are you going to do about it? Would you consider a hard drive recovery service provider or software? It’s best to limit yourself to those two options. Doing it yourself should never be an option for you.

Here’s the thing. Your hard drive contains critical data you can’t do without. Your work and personal files are stored in it. The last thing you really need is for your hard drive to crash.

Unfortunately, hard drives are prone to crash. No matter how well they’re built, they’re not meant to last forever. Anything can happen to your hard drive.

At a time when you least expect it, it can even fail on you.

Hard Drive Failures are sometimes caused by human mistakes, such as pouring water all over the HDD, or they sometimes happen by themselves, simply because the hard drive died naturally. Another example is simply making the mistake of deleting all data on the hard drive, but this is much easier to recover from.

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Yes, it happens. You could accidentally …

It’s hard to stay private these days. Anyone can just search the internet to learn more you. If you don’t put the settings of your social media accounts to private, then your electronic identity is open for everybody to see.

You should take care of your electronic identity.  Even if it seems enviable, you should do your best to manage it. Don’t post everything online.  Anyone can just use your perfect selfies to commit identity theft. So, while you’re bragging about your perfect life online, sensitive details of your identity might already be floating around the dark web. For all you know, you’ve already commited a crime that you aren’t even aware of. Your personal information can easily end up in the wrong hands.

Keeping your private information from falling into the wrong hands is a big challenge.

(Via: https://www.mysuncoast.com/2019/05/02/digital-dangers-you-may-be-putting-yourself-risk-electronic-identity-theft-without-even-knowing-it/)

If you don’t believe your identity could be compromised, you’re doomed. It’s very easy to steal and to smear electronic identities, yours included. Identity theft is rampant.

The Federal Trade Commission says the Sunshine State has the second

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External hard drives are heaven sent. Even with cloud technology, physical devices, like external hard drives, are still great backup and storage options.

Backing up your data is important, and while storing information on the cloud has become second nature to most, there’s still nothing like having everything saved on a physical device.

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External hard drives are always very easy to use.

You plug them in, they appear on your computer, and you can drag files right on over.

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Unfortunately, no external drive is infallible. No matter what brand, an external hard drive is bound to fail.

If your drive isn’t appearing when you plug it in, you might have a problem. Here are a few troubleshooting steps you can take to remedy the situation.

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The first tip is pretty simple. You just have to make sure that your external hard drive is plugged in and turned on.

While some drives can draw enough power from your computer’s USB port, others—especially larger drives not intended to be portable—may require wall power

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It’s frustrating when there’s no internet. You can’t seem to do anything. Everything you do seems to be dependent on the internet. So, when you can’t connect, you can’t work.

It doesn’t have to be that way. You can still stay productive even if you can’t connect to the internet. Here’s a list of things to do when you can’t seem to connect to the internet.

The first on the list of things to do to stay productive is to check out services that aren’t web-based.

When greeted with that dreaded “Unable to Connect” message, you may be tempted to play Google’s Dinosaur Game for the rest of the day. But you can do better. Plenty of online services allow offline access, including Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar. You won’t be able to download new messages or sync new files, obviously, but you’ll be able to see whatever was there the last time your computer was online.

You may, however, be unable to allow offline access while you’re disconnected, so it’s important to plan ahead by checking your settings

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Ransomware is the latest cyber threat. It silently infects your computer. You won’t be able to  access your files. Don’t become a victim. Read on to learn more about it.

This week on “60 Minutes,” correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the growing cyber threat called ransomware, a type of malware that locks up a victim’s files and denies access to a computer system until money is paid with a digital currency that is hard to trace. While Pelley’s report focuses on the effects of ransomware, the experts he spoke with said most attacks can be prevented.

(Via: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransomware-prevent-your-computer-from-being-infected-60-minutes-2019-05-05/)

Although it could be prevented, some cities have already been hit by it.

The cities of Newark, Atlanta, and Sarasota have been hit. So have Cleveland’s airport and San Francisco’s transit authority. When the cyberattack targeted Leeds, Alabama, its mayor had no access to email, personnel files, or financial systems.

(Via: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransomware-prevent-your-computer-from-being-infected-60-minutes-2019-05-05/)

There are ways to prevent a ransom attack. Know more about them so that you could keep your computer safe from ransomware.

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A lost hard drive is bad news. No one wants to lose a hard drive, especially one that’s filled with valuable data like family photos and videos. That would be heartbreaking. Sacred family memories should always be kept private. They should never be handed over to complete strangers. It’s just too dangerous.

A hard drive can be filled with so many kinds of data. For it get lost or stolen just widens the possibility of exposing data to complete strangers. That pretty much explains why a man, in a particular news article dated March 9, 2019, is heartbroken after losing his hard drive filled with family memories.

Tymes Marsh has been documenting his three-year old son, Wes. He started from the day Wes came home from the hospital.

Tymes Marsh says since the day his three-year-old son Wes was born, he’s been documenting every memory. From the trip home from the hospital to his first steps, even swim lessons.

(Via: https://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/valley-man-trying-to-track-down-cherished-hard-drive-filled-with-family-memories)

There is a very good reason as to why Tymes went on to document the life of his …

It could be pretty tedious. If you have to transfer data from one phone to another, it could take up a lot of your time. It’s for that reason that some folks would rather stick to their old smartphone. Even if they’re tempted to upgrade, they’d rather not.

With the influx of smartphones, it’s a must to upgrade. After all, you wouldn’t want to miss out on the latest features of a leading smartphone, would you? In that case, you would just have to allot some time to transfer data from one phone to another. But if you read on, you’d know that it isn’t so hard to do after all.

Here’s how you can transfer data from android to android.

1. When you turn on your new phone, the first few steps will be the normal Terms and Conditions kinds of screens. As you tap through, you’ll eventually be asked if you want to bring your data over to the new phone, and you’ll be asked to pick where the data should come from.
2. Tap “A Backup from

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Tech problems are annoying. While technology is supposed to make things a lot easier for us, it could also lead to a lot of frustrating situations. When technology breaks down, we break down as well. The fact that we can’t get any work done because of an annoying tech problem is enough to drive us nuts.

Of course, there are extreme cases. Some people actually throw a fit when faced with an annoying tech problem, such as a hard drive failure.

One in eight British people have broken their gadgets or tech in a fit of rage, a survey claims.

(Via: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/tech-gadget-break-anger-top-problems-survey-a8840781.html)

The survey should not justify our rage. After all, a hot temper will not solve a problem. The survey just proves that we aren’t the only ones going crazy when faced with a tech problem, such as a hard drive failure.

Commissioned by online mobile and tech supporter Wiztek, the poll of 2,000 adults found that many people have lost patience with their tech devices at some point.

On average, those polled said they will experience 63

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Do you know what data restore is? Well, unfortunately, it could mean bad news. If you desperately need to do a data restore, it means that you have lost or damaged some valuable information in your computer. It could also mean that some of your information has been stolen.

Data restore is the process of copying backup data from secondary storage and restoring it to its original location or a new location. A restore is performed to return data that has been lost, stolen or damaged to its original condition or to move data to a new location.

(Via: https://searchdatabackup.techtarget.com/definition/restore)

You wouldn’t want to end up losing some of your valuable data. The thing is, can you avoid it? Probably not. Even if you back up your data regularly, you’re bound to lose some of them in the future. This is not meant to scare you or anything but that’s reality. Considering the possibility of losing data in the future, there’s always the need to do a data restore.

There are several circumstances that lead to the need for

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Data loss is dangerous. It’s even more dangerous if the data loss consists of some very personal information. More often than not, they do. Pieces of information like your email address, date of birth, physical address, Social Security Number, passwords, and even family photos are just a few of the pieces of information that make up your personal data.  When you lose your personal data, those pieces of information go with them. That could be very dangerous.

Your personal data is very valuable. They’re valuable to huge companies that rely on consumer behavior for profit. That’s pretty much all of the companies that exist right now. These huge companies rely on data brokers to get all the information they need for marketing purposes, to say the least.

If you’re familiar with data brokers, this won’t come as a shock. But if you’re not already aware, data brokering is a multi-billion dollar industry made up of companies who collect consumer data and sell it to other companies, usually for marketing purposes.

(Via: https://www.webfx.com/blog/general/what-are-data-brokers-and-what-is-your-data-worth-infographic)

With data brokering becoming a multi-billion-dollar industry, …