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Dear Eric: I am writing in response to the letter from the son who is tired of having to Google the answers to questions from his dad (“Not Google”). My husband and I have been together for 25 years.

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There was a time in the late 2000s and early 2010s when seeing a “Sign in with Google” option on a new website or service was a sign of relief for me. I didn’t need to create a new username and ...

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Microsoft Defender is good now, but I still treat it like a simple lock instead of a full security system. Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience ...