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Senior Writer, PCWorld.com & TechHive.com, covering smart home and home entertainment. Formerly Yahoo! Tech & CNET. Launched heresthethingblog.com.

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I’ve been covering gadgets and technology for nearly 15 years. Before launching here’s the thing, I was the Gadget Hound blogger on Yahoo! News. My articles have also appeared in TIME, All You, PC Magazine, Wired, Men’s Fitness, Computer Shopper, Mobile Magazine, Mac|Life, and more. Previously, I was a senior editor at CNET and Editor-in-Chief of InfoSync World. I started my career in the early 90′s as a reporter at The Reporter, a daily newspaper in Vacaville, California—and back then, hardly …

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6 must-know privacy tips for Instagram newbies | here's the thing

6 must-know privacy tips for Instagram newbies | here's the thing

So, what's the big deal about Instagram, you ask? Well, it's not just an app for adding eye-popping color fil…

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Facebook tip: How to protect your account with login approvals | here's the thing

Facebook tip: How to protect your account with login approvals | here's the thing

With a cell phone and a little patience, you can make life a lot more difficult for anyone trying to hack int…

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Hands-on with the new Pinterest app for iPad | here's the thing

Hands-on with the new Pinterest app for iPad | here's the thing

Thanks to Pinterest's new iPad app, you can finally pin items to your Pinterest boards without the hassle of …

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Mac "Mountain Lion" tip: Click or pinch to see your tabbed web pages | here's the thing

Mac "Mountain Lion" tip: Click or pinch to see your tabbed web pages | here's the thing

The latest version of Apple's Safari web browser offers a new, eye-popping way to view your open browser tabs…

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Readers' choice: 15 more Windows keyboard shortcuts | here's the thing

Readers' choice: 15 more Windows keyboard shortcuts | here's the thing

Looking for more ways to control your Windows PC with your keyboard? Read on for 15 reader-submitted shortcut…

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7 free, must-have Android apps for news junkies | here's the thing

7 free, must-have Android apps for news junkies | here's the thing

You'll always have the latest headlines and magazine-length features at your fingertips with these seven news…

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This simple ChatGPT prompt makes AI teach instead of lecture

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By Ben Patterson 
| Flipboard
1 day ago Most people barely scratch the surface of ChatGPT. These habits help unlock its real potential. Most people end up using ChatGPT like a slightly smarter search engine. That used to be me when LLMs kicked off a few years back. I’d ask a question, get an answer, maybe ask a follow-up, and continue on …
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Ein KI-Agent in einem Sicherheitsausweis? Das ist Microsofts Project Solara

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By Ben Patterson , Laura Pippig 
| PC-WELT
KI-Agenten werden bald überall zu finden sein, so heißt es. Aber wo genau? Natürlich sind sie in der Cloud, auf unseren Desktop-PCs und sogar auf unseren Smartphones zu finden, aber sie könnten auch auf anderen Geräten zum Einsatz kommen, wie beispielsweise auf Smart-Lautsprechern, Brillen und vielleicht sogar auf einem intelligenten Sicherheitsausweis.
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Bad ChatGPT answer? Maybe you’re asking the wrong question

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By Ben Patterson 
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Path of Exile 11 hours ago Path of Exile co-creator tells developers "don't survey your players" because "'your audience is good at recognizing problems and bad at solving them'" GamesRadar - Jordan Gerblick • 11h Path of Exile co-creator Chris Wilson has a message for developers considering surveying their players: don't.
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