David Murphy's posts

If you have one of three different models of an Ellipsis Jetpack hotspot—the same Jetpack hotspot you would have…

Wireless networking is one of life’s great mysteries. You’ve probably run into plenty of frustrating questions with y…

In what is becoming a recurring ritual, Google has removed a scammy Android malware app from the Google Play Store.…

Gazelle used to be a household name for phone trade-ins, but then a lot of companies sprang up to nibble at the…

You know you shouldn’t open unsolicited file attachments. The rule holds true whether you get them in an email, as a…

Nothing against Windows 10, but if you want to simplify it a bit by giving it the Chromebook treatment—tweaking…

If you’re the proud owner of a Google Pixel smartphone, you owe it to yourself to grab the brand-new April update…

If you’re looking to make a video and don’t like speaking off the cuff, there’s a free Teleprompter utility to help…

An old data breach is still a data breach, and you’re probably still going to need to pay attention to it when it…

Lifehacker’s Tech 911 column has a simple purpose: to answer your tech questions no matter big, small, or chaotic…

Nothing says fun like a company describing its own data breach as “catastrophic.” That’s a “c” word you definitely…

Apple is changing up how Siri works in iOS 14.5. She’s still the same ol’ virtual assistant you can use to do all…

All I ever want is to set my Facebook News Feed to chronological. I don’t care what Facebook thinks I should look…

Whether you’re looking to make a larger investment or you just want to dabble in cryptocurrencies, you can purchase…

LinkedIn is launching a brand-new tool that you can use to make an impression on those who might want to hire you.…

Piracy and stealing are wrong. That’s a given. But also, I think it’s shitty when companies release limited edition…

Fleeceware is one of the worst scams you can deal with on your device, because it has one, singular goal: extracting…

It seems like everyone is making money off of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, those digital artworks that have been…

Well, I did it. I drank a lot of water every day for a few weeks in March—one gallon per day, in fact, or as close…

Why do cats meow? Why do birds fly? Why do hackers break into your account? It’s their nature. Or it’s a hobby. Or…