LinkedIn has admitted that 117 million passwords have been breached and are now being sold on the black market. Also see: What is the Dark Web? Originally thought to be a much smaller hack, in which 6.5 million passwords were stolen four years ago, the company this week admitted the hack was on a much wider scale. If you are a LinkedIn user, there’s no surefire way of knowing whether your account was one of those hacked, so our advice is to change your password anyway....

Fortunately, there are a few things you can do to effectively clean your keyboard without damaging it in any way. While these tips should be regularly practised at any time, they are particularly important at the time of writing. The continued threat of the coronavirus means hygiene is of top priority, Power down your PC Shutting down your device is often the go-to if there are any issues, but it’s also important to do this before you start cleaning....

How to use Search for Friends One of the most comprehensive ways to search on Facebook is to use the Search for Friends feature. To access this open Facebook on your PC and click on the icon of two silhouetted people that you’ll see in the upper right corner. When the drop down menu appears you’ll see the option to Find Friends appear just below where you clicked. Select this and you’ll be taken to a new page that lists a number of people Facebook thinks you might know....

How to freeze a row or column in Excel • Open your spreadsheet in Excel • Select the row(s) or column(s) you want to freeze. Make sure you select the entire line of cells by clicking in the rolumn or row name at the side of the spreadsheet • Open the View tab • Click the triangle next to Freeze Panes and choose Freeze Panes from the options • If the row or column you want to freeze is the first in the spreadsheet you can alternatively choose Freeze Top Row or Freeze First Column...

Google Play Books appeared in Apple’s App Store back in 2010, and Google Play Music launched in September 2013. Now, you can get Google Play Movies & TV on your iPhone and iPad. (Note that you can’t get the Google Play store itself, since Android apps wouldn’t work on an iPhone or iPad.) Simply search the App Store for Google Play (or specifically Google Play Movies & TV) and install the free app....

However, its complexity means there are plenty of features that aren’t always obvious, even to tech enthusiasts. With so many people relying on the Windows 10 to remain productive at home in the past few, a few extra tricks can go a long way. Here are ten ways to improve your workflow that you might not know about. Task View Task View acts as a multitasking hub on Windows 10, offering the ability to manage all open windows and launch virtual desktops....

You can then use it in chats to show your excitement, sadness or whatever else you’re feeling. Here’s how to create one. WhatsApp announced that the feature would start rolling out on 7 December 2022. This means, depending upon when you read this, you might not have avatars available yet on your device. You’ll know by opening the app, tapping the three dots in the top right corner and selecting Settings....

If you want to enlarge one or all of your Android apps then it’s a bit of a faff, but follow these steps and you will learn how to make icons bigger on Android. See all Android tips and tutorials. In theory, you should be able to go into the settings menu and increase the size of the apps icons. However, Google has not made that option available to Android users yet....

We explain how to play poker. How to use an online poker site. How to play Texas Hold ‘Em, and what are the best hands in poker. (See also: Make extra money online before Christmas.) How to play online poker: find a site, sign up, start playing A quick search online will find multiple poker websites. Do any sort of online gambling for any length of time, and you will lost money....

Have an attractive profile The easiest thing you can do to make sure your posts reach their target audience is to keep an attractive profile. You should post daily status updates, preferably in the morning (you will get more attention) and include images (they generate 98% more interactions than regular posts). Add links to articles you’ve written on your profile page and be careful to connect with people from your industry who will be interested in the content you post....

How to record phone calls on your smartphone: The law One of the reasons that you can’t record calls straight out of the box might be the potential legal ramifications that manufacturers would consider problematic. Currently the law has a few conditions attached to the recording of calls, and these differ across countires and regions. In the US there are federal laws that say its ok to record, but then there are state laws that say you can’t, or at least demand that both parties know that the recording is happening....

Here’s how to restore a laptop or PC to factory settings Microsoft Office isn’t part of Windows as many people mistakenly believe. Unless they were already installed when you first got your PC, they will be gone if you factory reset it. How to reinstall Microsoft Office Product key In order to restore your laptop and keep Microsoft Office, you will need at least the original product key, also known as an activation code or serial number....

As an added incentive, if you bring any broken electronics or electrical equipment to your nearest Currys in the next month, they’ll give you a £5 voucher to spend in store. You can find out more – and see where your nearest store is – on the Currys site. Why recycle? Electronic goods, including computers and phones, are the world’s fastest growing rubbish problem. On average, British people throw away around 23kg of electronics a year....

Unpack the Google speaker and plug it in. It will take a few seconds to start up. Download and install the free Google Home app from the Play Store. (If you’re using an iPhone the steps should be the same, but you’ll obviously need to look in the App Store instead.) Don’t be fooled by the name: the Google Home app is not restricted to the Google Home, since it is also used for setting up Google devices such as the Chromecast....

You’ve probably seen the news about webcams being broadcast online so here’s how to stop your webcam getting hacked. It’s been well documents over the last few days that a new site, Insecam, claims to exploit thousands of webcams from around the world – whether it’s a back garden, shed, driveway or even rooms inside people’s houses. It seems that the site might be routing IP streams through its own servers, allowing ads to be served alongside the pictures of whatever the webcams are setup to view....

Apps require various permissions to do their thing on your phone or tablet, but sometimes their requirement of a random permission can ring alarm bells. For example, we can think of no reason why a photo-editing app might need to access your SMS messages, or a calendar app would need to access your camera. Sometimes these apps have valid reasons for requesting these permissions, which will usually be detailed within their Google Play listing, but it does pay to keep your wits about you – especially when installing third-party apps from outside the security of the Google Play Store....

Up to 40 channels are on offer including Sky One, Sky Movies and Sky Sports. Which channels you can access depend on your Sky package. The service is available to existing Sky Go customers for no extra charge to the usual monthly subscription. However, if you’re not a current Sky customer then you can opt for a Sky Go Monthly Ticket. This allows you to watch Sky TV via Sky Go without regular Sky TV subscription starting at £15 per month....

Last night, the Simpsons broadcast a three-minute live segment at the end of the usual show featuring a live interview with Homer Simpson, where he took questions from fans. (Actually they did it twice, once for the East Coast and once for the West Coast, a few hours apart). We’re not sure when it’ll be shown on Sky – and it won’t be live, unless Sky can restage it with the actors – but you can watch a recording of The Simpsons live episode below....

Here’s how to catch all the action in the UK on TV, online and even if you’re abroad. When is the Women’s British Open? The first round is on Thursday 2 August, with the fourth and final round on Sunday 5 August. How to watch the Women’s British Open on TV If you have Sky Sports then you are in luck. All four rounds will be shown live on the dedicated Sky Sports Golf channel....

HP LaserJet Pro M227fdw: Price and availability Designed for 1-5 users, the LaserJet Pro M227fdw costs £241.20 when bought directly from HP, although you can shave a few pounds off that price if you hunt around online. There are cheaper, single-function laser printers available, such as Samsung’s M2835DW, but the M227fdw is a multi-function device which also includes a scanner, copier and fax, along with an automatic document feeder. Do check out our roundup of the best printers for more alternatives....