Fast-food shakedown

Save your TikToks: I can’t tell you if the government’s TikTok ban will happen, but it’s not a bad time to download your videos if you use the app. Doing it from a desktop is easier than on a phone. Right-click on a video you want to save and select Download Video.

Google’s email launched 20 years ago. Back then, you had to have an invite to join. It wasn’t till later they introduced perhaps my favorite feature: “Undo send.” Was that in … A.) 2007, B.) 2009, C.) 2012 or D.) 2015?

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With Personas in visionOS, you can see a 3D recreation of your friends’ heads and hands. It’s pretty realistic, too — way less corny than those cartoon avatars in the Metaverse. All yours for the low, low price of $3,500. Eat your heart out, Zuck.

Calling all night owls: Have an older Roku model and a house full of light sleepers? Upgrade to the Voice Remote Pro (on sale right now) and get Headphone mode. Plug in your headphones, and enjoy the full sound of your favorite show without waking anyone up. Sweet!

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The invisibility megashield uses a “precision-engineered lens array” to literally bend light. It works best with grass, foliage, sand and sky. Every Harry Potter fan (or shoplifter) you know wants this.

Did you know that 91% of phishing scams originate from just one source? Is it A.) Phishing emails, B.) Compromised websites, C.) Unsecured Wi-Fi or D.) Bot networks?

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Using Facebook for events? Make sure someone who isn’t invited won’t see the post. From your Home Feed, click Events > Create New Event. Add the details, click Privacy, then select Private. You can’t change this setting after the event is created, so double-check.

That’s how high a drone was flying when it nearly collided with a British Airways plane. Pilots spotted the drone 30 miles from Heathrow at an altitude of 9,600 feet. The drone came within five feet of the plane’s wing.

It’s the most distracting app on the road. No like, post or comment is worth a car wreck. Please — it could save your life or someone else’s.

What do you see once in a year, twice in a week but only twice in forever?

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