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The FCC states it has gotten numerous complaints from people who have suffered distress and financial harm from these scams. According to a press release, the organization wants carriers to adopt more secure authentication methods whenever a customer tries to move a phone number to a new device or carrier. The FCC also wants carriers to notify users immediately whenever a SIM card is changed or a port request is made on a customer’s account....

This Windows program doesn’t need to be installed, so you can run it from any type of media. Copying it to a USB flash drive, for example, lets you carry it around to check several computer setups. An interesting feature of Emsa DiskCheck is the ability to see other statistics about the ​CD or DVD you’re working on. The statistics section, for example, shows you how many files are on the disc and how much space they take up....

You can set up log files to be sent to your email address automatically or just view the results on the screen when the sector scan finishes. More About Free EASIS Drive Check This tool officially works in Windows 7, back through Windows 2000. We found that it works just fine in Windows 8 and Windows 10, too. You can run two types of scans: a SMART value reader and a sector test....

What Is an FSB File? A file with the FSB file extension is an FMOD Sample Bank Format file. These files store sound information, like music and speech, for video games designed for popular console systems like the Xbox, PlayStation, and others. An FSB file is created alongside an FMOD Audio Events file (.FEV) when an FMOD Project file (.FDP) is built. If your file isn’t used with video games, it’s probably a Form-Z Compiled Script file....

Popular smartwatch manufacturer Garmin has unveiled a potential solution to this problem, with the release of the Instinct 2 Solar smartwatch, according to a company press release. Garmin says the Instinct 2 Solar can be fully powered by the sun, meaning it has potentially unlimited battery life. The company adds that these watches can run continuously with all features enabled, no outlet charging required, with one major caveat. The Instinct 2 Solar line needs three hours a day in direct sunlight (50,000 lux) to maintain this continuous battery life, which may be easier said than done for some....

How it works: Once you install the Grammarly plugin for Chrome and drop into Google Docs, you’ll see the new sidebar. Just click the red number or green G in the lower-right corner of your screen to activate it. Premium features: The free version of Grammarly will give you suggestions on grammar, spelling, and punctuation, along with suggestions on conciseness and tone. A paid subscription adds even more, including help with readability, vocabulary, sentence variety, confident language use, and more....

Google just announced that Steam for Chromebooks has passed alpha with flying colors and is now onto the beta release. This version broadly expands its capabilities, bringing plenty of new features to the table. As for availability, this version of Steam is no longer tied to the ChromeOS dev channel, allowing anyone with the ChromeOS beta build to download and use the service to download and play their favorite games....

Details: The images point to both a physical and virtual debit card, which could let you buy stuff via Google Pay, a physical card, and online. There’s also shots of a new Google app which will let you see what you’ve bought, check your balance, and maybe even lock your account with a tap. TechCrunch says the Google card will co-brand with various bank partners like CITI and Stanford Federal Credit Union....

On World Password Day (May 6), Google announced the decision to enable 2SV as part of a larger post about password security as a whole. The hope is that this will increase the overall security of your Google account without you needing to set anything up yourself. In order to have the feature on by default, though, you’ll need to configure your account with Google’s Security Checkup, according to 9To5Google....

Wi-Fi Networking Wi-Fi is the standard for wireless connectivity. When you see 802.11, you’re looking at the Wi-Fi standard. Although Wi-Fi is a recognized protocol, the relative version level of that protocol governs the relative speed of a connection. Current hardware uses the 802.11ax protocol. A Wi-Fi connection is only as fast as the oldest and slowest 802.11 protocol supported between the router and the laptop. A router that transmits using 802....

Cause for alarm? It’s possible this security update may result in similar issues for you, though one expert told Lifewire the scale of the problem may be overstated. Not macOS: You may wonder why Windows keeps having these sorts of issues with updates. One of the things Microsoft must contend with is a much wider range of hardware and software that may or may not be compatible with updated code....

Just type the devmgmt.msc command, or one of the other three we describe below, and voilà…Device Manager starts right up! Besides being one of the fastest ways to open it, knowing the run command for Device Manager should come in handy for other things, too. Advanced tasks like writing command-line scripts would call for the Device Manager command, as well as other programming tasks in Windows. How to Access Device Manager From the Command Prompt Time Required: Accessing Device Manager from Command Prompt, or another command-line tool in Windows, should take less than a minute, even if this your first time executing commands....

How to Add Favorites to Mac Finder Finder helps you quickly find an app, file, folder or web page stored within your Mac and iCloud Drive. There’s a sidebar within Finder that includes a section for Favorites, where you can add shortcuts to speed the time it takes you to find your most commonly used folders, files, and apps. Here’s how to add your favorites to Finder. How to Add Favorites to the Dock The Dock is a useful timesaver, as each icon is a shortcut that allows you to quickly open apps, files or web pages....

Default Policy Remember, the default policy for pop-ups on Safari is to block and notify. That means it will block all pop-ups and notify you (indiscreetly) that the site attempted to launch a pop-up. To check the default policy, do the following: If you find that your default policy isn’t set to Block and Notify, click the When visiting other websites drop-down and select it from the list. Allowing Pop-Ups As we mentioned earlier, you shouldn’t allow pop-ups as a default policy....

How to Activate Mirroring on Fire TV Before you can mirror your mobile device or computer screen to your Fire TV, you have to activate your Fire TV’s mirroring feature. How to Cast From Android to Fire Stick Follow these instructions to cast your Android device’s screen to your Fire TV. Your device may show slight differences or have some limitations depending on the model and operating system it’s running on....

How to Change Language on the Alexa App While you can change the language for individual Echo devices, you still need to make the change in your Alexa app. (There’s an Alexa app for iPhone, too.) Open the app, then follow these steps for each device. The app may pop up with another window that says your device will tell you when the language has changed, but this doesn’t happen for most people....

How Do You Change Folder Icons on Mac? Changing a folder icon on Mac is similar to changing the color of a folder, but you need to obtain an image to use as your new folder icon. If you have a .ICN file, you can just drag and drop the file into the folder info window. If you have a PNG or JPG file, you need to open it in Preview, copy it, and paste it into the folder info window....

How to Change the Display Language The display language in Word governs the ribbon, buttons, tabs, and other controls. To force a display language in Word that’s different from that of your operating system: How to Change the Editing Language in Word The editing language—which governs spelling, grammar, and word sorting—can be changed in the Word Options screen. Go to the Choose Editing Languages section, and select a language from the list....

How to Choose a New Accent or Gender for Siri With the iOS 14.5 update, Apple eliminated a default voice option for Siri. Instead, when you set up your iPhone and iPad for the first time, you can choose from several diverse options. After that initial setup, you can change how Siri sounds in the Settings app. Here’s how: How to Change Siri’s Language You can choose another language for Siri, which is great if you want to keep up your Spanish skills or use French....

Rename Your Home Folder The name of your user account and your home folder must be the same for your account to work properly, so the first step is to change the home folder name. Rename Your Account After you edit the home folder name, stay signed out of the account you’re renaming, and complete the following steps. Your Mac User Account Each macOS user account contains information related to your name and primary directory:...