Apps – Review Geek

Your Keyboard Walking Password Isn’t Complex Or Secure

Each year security experts plead for the general public to use unique and more secure passwords, but every year we’re reminded that the most-used passwords are awful. A popular trend is known as “keyboard walking,” and while the passwords look strong, secure, and often meet complexity standards, it’s a well-known trick that you’ll want to avoid.

Cory Gunther 15 hours

Seeing Pop-up Ads on Roku TV? Here’s How to Disable Them

Early last year, reports emerged that some Roku smart TV owners saw banner ads and pop-ups overlayed on top of live TV content, and now we’re seeing it again here in 2022. According to several comments on Reddit, users are experiencing banner and interactive ads on their Roku TVs.

Cory Gunther 2 days

How to Get the Wordle Game on Your Android, iPhone, or iPad Home Screen

If you’ve joined the Wordle craze, you may be wondering why the game is only available on the web. That’s because Wordle creator Josh Wardle has no intention of spinning his “labor of love” into an app. Thankfully, it’s easy to get Wordle on your Android, iPhone, or iPad home screen, where it will act just like an app.

Andrew Heinzman 2 days

No, LastPass Isn’t Holding Your Passwords Hostage

Over the last few weeks, we’ve seen a lot of “news” articles and Reddit posts claiming that LastPass intentionally prevents free users from exporting their password vault. And although the LastPass export process is a bit confusing, these claims are completely false. LastPass isn’t holding your data hostage.

Andrew Heinzman 6 days

How to Install Dropbox’s New Apple M1 Optimized Beta

Before now, Dropbox was one of the worst cloud storage applications to run on an M1 Mac. It didn’t offer native Apple Silicon support, so it wasted system resources, gobbled RAM, and burned through battery life. But just as Dropbox promised, its latest app beta is finally optimized for M1 Macs.

Andrew Heinzman 8 days

‘Wordle’ is the Latest Internet Game Craze—Here’s How to Play

Every year, a few social media trends and games get out of control, and so far in 2022, it looks like the game ‘Wordle’ is it. Killing productivity everywhere, Wordle gives players a new word to guess every day, but you only have six tries to get it right. So here’s what you need to know and how to play Wordle.

Cory Gunther 13 days

Dropbox Confirms Native Apple Silicon Support Arrives Later This Month

We have good news for those with a new Mac trying to use Dropbox on native Apple silicon. After Dropbox said it had no plans to take advantage of Apple’s latest processors, then received plenty of backlash, the company just confirmed its Mac app beta with Apple native silicon support will be available to all users by the end of the month.

Cory Gunther 13 days

Chipolo CARD Spot Wallet Tracker Debuts With Apple’s Find My Technology

Bluetooth trackers are a great way to keep tabs on our valuables, but putting a bulky AirTag in a wallet isn’t very ideal. Then, other wallet trackers often don’t work with Apple’s Find My Network. That’s where the new Chipolo CARD Spot wallet tracker comes in handy. It’s super slim and works with Apple Find My.

Cory Gunther 17 days

21 Other Things Your Smartphone’s Camera Can Do Besides Take Pictures

A smartphone’s camera is always one of its most defining features. Good cameras allow you to better capture moments and scenery with clarity—to be memorialized later on Instagram, of course. But what else can your phone’s camera do besides take selfies?

Suzanne Humphries 19 days

DuckDuckGo’s New Browser Won’t Creepy Stalk You Like Google Chrome

DuckDuckGo, the popular company that many know about thanks to its privacy-focused search engine, wants to take those same privacy-first ideals and deliver them to your desktop web browser. So, instead of stalking your every move like Google Chrome or Microsoft browsers, DuckDuckGo will be built differently.

Cory Gunther 20 days