Tip of the Day: How to Reset Your Forgotten Apple ID Password

Master your iPhone and iPad. Sign up here to get our Tip of the Day delivered right to your inbox. The most important thing to any Apple user (besides her iPhone of course!) is an Apple ID.

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What to do if your computer is taken over by ransomware — a form of malware taking over the internet

Ransomware is evolving and that’s bad news for just about everybody except cyber thieves. Ransomware, which is a form of malware, works by either holding your entire computer hostage or by blocking access to all of your files by encrypting them.

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These 8 characters crash Skype, and once they’re in your chat history, the app can’t start

Skype users have discovered a rather nasty bug in the app. Sending the characters “http://:” (without the quotes) crashes Skype, and receiving a message with those characters makes it crash any time you try to sign in again. The bug works as described on Windows, Android, and iOS.

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iOS bug lets anyone crash your iPhone with a text message

The bug – discovered by several Reddit users – means that when the message is received it instantly crashes the iPhone and causes it to reboot, as long as the recipient is not viewing their message history at the time.

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You should be using these browser extensions to keep yourself safe online

The invention of the internet made it easy to do amazing things online, like buying junk in a single click, but unfortunately that also came with consequences, like companies being able track your every move as you browse.

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One in 20 web users infected with ad injection software

More than one in 20 web users are infected with ad injectors, a type of malware that puts unwanted adverts on web pages, according to new research from Google.

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How to build an iPhone projector for less than $10

It's incredibly easy to build a projector for your smartphone. All you need are a few household items and a magnifying glass. We needed a box that was at least 17 inches long for our 2X magnifying glass, so keep that in mind when selecting a box to use.

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