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Cryptocurrency Primer – What is it?

Cryptocurrency Primer – What is it?

Cryptocurrency – Reshaping Currency in the Internet Age This has been a crazy year for cryptocurrency. You are probably hearing about it pretty much everywhere – the news, coworkers, friends, maybe even your family. What exactly is cryptocurrency though? How can you get involved? Is it even a good thing? We’ll get into all of this and more in a series of articles I’m working on related to cryptocurrencies. For now, let’s go over the basics. What is a cryptocurrency,…

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What is Project Fi? A Quick Intro

What is Project Fi? A Quick Intro

Project Fi – Google’s Niche Phone Service Introducing Project Fi. Boy, Google certainly likes their projects. Launched on April 22, 2015, Project Fi (non-affiliate link at the end) aspires to be an affordable alternative to your cellular plan, initially as an invite-only service for the Nexus 6 smartphone. It’s goal is to offer a pay-as-you-go data service, unlimited calls and texting, seamless data coverage, and a variety of other features. Let’s go over some of the key features of Project…

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Secure the Web with Let’s Encrypt

Secure the Web with Let’s Encrypt

It just got easier to secure your sites More websites are moving over to serving their sites over HTTPS now to secure the data transmission for their end users. For awhile, this was almost exclusively done for sites that required payment or other personal information. Nowadays, end users are becoming more concerned about their privacy while browsing the web. Ensuring websites are secure is crucial to maintain the privacy of your personal information to make sure it does not land…

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Google Opinion Rewards

Google Opinion Rewards

Have you ever browsed the Google Play Store and checked out an app that you thought looked good, only to find that you have to pay for it? It seems like many people dislike the idea of having to pay for an app, especially when there are so many free alternatives available. Even if an app only costs 99 cents, that can add up over time. This is where the Google Opinion Rewards app can help! What is Google Opinion…

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Android – M is for Marshmallow

Android – M is for Marshmallow

Android has a bit of a reputation to maintain in the dessert community. Google has kept a theme going of naming their major operating system releases for Android after delicious desserts, with the most recent public release being Lollipop. Many theories have been going around the Internet on what the latest name would be for the OS that is currently in preview (dubbed Android M). Moon Pie, Muffin, Milkshake, all delicious names that Google could have used. Instead, they’ve finally…

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