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How to share files on the Internet anonymously? If privacy in data transfer is important to you, you can use the OnionShare service from the famous TorBrowser. 1. Install OnionShare. 2. Open the downloaded OnionShare folder on your PC, find the file "onionshare_gui" and open it. 3. To transfer the data, drag and drop the files into the download area, which is under "Send Files". 4. Click "Start Sending." 5. The link that you send to the recipient will then appear on the screen. The recipient will be able to open the file through the Tor Browser by following the link and downloading the file by clicking on "Download files".

Maximum immersion: you can now experience suffocation in VR. Austrian scientists have created arguably the creepiest virtual reality headset ever - the AirRes VR mask. It covers the user's nose and mouth and can simulate a lack of air to enhance the experience. The mask has several modes - with one, you can blow out virtual candles or play the harmonica. And with another, you can reduce the air supply, for example, on steep turns in an air simulator. + simulating smoke and lack of oxygen, the mask can train firefighters (this is probably the most adequate use of it). Otherwise it gets a little creepy, looking like a futuristic torture device.

How to visually change the e-mail address in Gmail, but keep getting e-mails to it? It can happen often that if you have one account on some site, but need to create another one. You can't register a new account with the same email address, so you have to start another mailbox. However, Gmail boasts a "trick" that will free you from this. Google's mail service allows you to replace and shorten addresses according to three simple rules. What are those rules? 1. You can use two domains for any mailbox - gmail and googlemail. 2. Prior to the @ you can add a dot to the address. 3. Any words with a "+" sign can be added to the address before the @.

How to speed up Google and YouTube. There are a few best life hacks: 1️⃣ In Google Chrome, type chrome://flags in the address bar, then find #enable-quic and select "Disabled". 2️⃣ In Firefox enter in the address bar about:config, find network.http.http3.enabled and set it to "false".

How to protect your device in case of loss or theft. It is better to protect yourself from unforeseen circumstances and install Prey Anti Theft, a tool to control your missing device remotely. With it, you can remotely delete all data, retrieve or encrypt it, and get screenshots or photos taken of your device. But perhaps the most useful feature is calculating the exact location of your smartphone or laptop. A GPS receiver is not even necessary - the program will scan the nearest Wi-Fi points and thus identify the location.

How to disable tracking on Windows 10 By default, Windows 10 secretly collects users' confidential information. Microsoft states that this data is gathered only to improve the operating system, but many users find it not comforting. The program Destroy Windows 10 Spying helps to solve this problem: it stops tracking services, disables telemetry and adds addresses of all Microsoft "spy" servers to the hosts file so that your computer cannot send any data there.

How to send email securely. If you need to tell someone confidential information or send a sensitive document, the best way for this is to use SFLetter.com secure email service. It protects emails and attachments from leakage by prohibiting forwarding, printing, and screenshots (yes, you can't take a screenshot, either). So the service is ideal for controlled document distribution. And the big plus is that you, as the sender, will have access to info about when the protected email was opened and from which IP address.

What's new in iOS 16. Apple has unveiled the new OS, let's go over the highlights 👇🏻 1️⃣ iMessage will finally have editing and the ability to cancel a message that has already been sent. 2️⃣ Company added text to video recognition, copying and translation, voice emoticons and a built-in currency converter. 3️⃣ Apple improved object recognition in photos and added iCloud media library (you can share it with up to 6 more people). And the main innovation is the customizable lock screen. Now you can customize the clock design, color palette and widgets. 😅

How to instantly delete my account from any service? As a rule, you can create a new account in 2 clicks, but deleting it is a big deal (the deletion menu is hidden somewhere in the back of the site). But there is a great service Just Delete Me, which simplifies this process. It has either direct links to delete the account or instructions on how to do it. If the account can't be deleted in a couple of clicks, Just Delete Me sorts them by the difficulty of the deletion process ("Easy" - easy to delete, "Medium" - medium, "Hard" - difficult, you may need to send a paper letter, "Impossible" - impossible to delete).

How to get rid of numerous pics on your iPhone pretty quickly? If you need to quickly get rid of a large number of photos, you can not click "delete" every time (long and inconvenient). There is a great free app called Slidebox that allows you to delete photos with a swipe. It works like this: 1️⃣ Swipe left or right to go to the next or return to the previous image. 2️⃣ Swipe up to send the picture to the cart. 3️⃣ Swipe up to add to favorites and access the Share menu.