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WhatsApp is Blocked in China — How to Use It for Free (in 2024)

The Chinese government has banned WhatsApp. So, if you’re visiting China, you won’t be able to join your private and family chats on the messaging app. Luc…

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3 Best VPNs for China: Still Working (Tested in 2024)

Many VPNs claim to work in China, but most VPNs simply can’t avoid China’s tough proxy detection methods to establish secure, reliable connections. This ma…

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7 Best VPNs for Mac in 2024 (All macOS Versions)

Macs have solid built-in security, but, without the additional protection of a VPN, your Mac is vulnerable to the same cyberattacks as a Windows PC. Connec…

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5 Best VPNs for Windows PC — Secure and Fast in 2024

Though all VPNs claim to be the best for Windows, I found that even basic features like a kill switch don’t work reliably in some. Windows is a widely used…

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5 Best FREE VPNs for India (Tested in 2024)

It’s not easy to find a free VPN that lets you connect to India — most free VPNs don’t provide Indian IP addresses, and those that do aren’t good for priva…

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10 Best Cheap Monthly VPN Plans in 2024 — Pay as You Go

When looking for a short-term subscription, it’s tough to find a month-to-month VPN that’s cheap and actually worth it. You can often find long-term plans …

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8 Best Truly Free VPNs in 2024 — Fast and 100% Secure

It’s tricky to find a free VPN that’s safe and works well, but I did it. Many free VPNs are outright dangerous, exposing you to malware and trackers. Even …

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7 Best 100% FREE VPNs for Mac (& Macbook) in 2024

While Mac has a secure OS as it is, it’s not foolproof. Free VPNs are a good idea, in theory, if you want to boost your data security and privacy without p…

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5 Best FREE VPNs for China (100% Working in 2024)

Even some premium VPNs struggle against the Great Firewall of China unless they have super-advanced obfuscation technology to hide your VPN use. Free VPNs …

WhatsApp is Blocked in China — How to Use It for Free (in 2024)

The Chinese government has banned WhatsApp. So, if you’re visiting China, you won’t be able to join your private and family chats on the messaging app. Luc…

3 Best VPNs for China: Still Working (Tested in 2024)

Many VPNs claim to work in China, but most VPNs simply can’t avoid China’s tough proxy detection methods to establish secure, reliable connections. This ma…

7 Best VPNs for Mac in 2024 (All macOS Versions)

Macs have solid built-in security, but, without the additional protection of a VPN, your Mac is vulnerable to the same cyberattacks as a Windows PC. Connec…

Best VPNs

5 Best VPNs for Windows PC — Secure and Fast in 2024

Though all VPNs claim to be the best for Windows, I found that even basic features like a kill switch don’t work reliably in some. Windows is a widely used…

Best VPNs

5 Best FREE VPNs for India (Tested in 2024)

It’s not easy to find a free VPN that lets you connect to India — most free VPNs don’t provide Indian IP addresses, and those that do aren’t good for priva…

Best VPNs

10 Best Cheap Monthly VPN Plans in 2024 — Pay as You Go

When looking for a short-term subscription, it’s tough to find a month-to-month VPN that’s cheap and actually worth it. You can often find long-term plans …

8 Best Truly Free VPNs in 2024 — Fast and 100% Secure

It’s tricky to find a free VPN that’s safe and works well, but I did it. Many free VPNs are outright dangerous, exposing you to malware and trackers. Even …

7 Best 100% FREE VPNs for Mac (& Macbook) in 2024

While Mac has a secure OS as it is, it’s not foolproof. Free VPNs are a good idea, in theory, if you want to boost your data security and privacy without p…

Best VPNs

5 Best FREE VPNs for China (100% Working in 2024)

Even some premium VPNs struggle against the Great Firewall of China unless they have super-advanced obfuscation technology to hide your VPN use. Free VPNs …

Best Parental Control Apps for Android – Tested in 2024

With 4 kids who spend way too much time on their phones, I needed to find an app that, despite Android’s new regulations, could still be effective in filte…

How to Protect Your Child From Inappropriate Content Online

Both Google and Apple have basic filters that you can turn on for your children’s accounts, in order to limit the content with which they are exposed. Thes…

Most Dangerous Apps for Kids 2024: What Parents Should Do

Even if you know which apps to look for, checking your kid’s phone isn’t always a viable option. The kids can hide the apps in different folders or downloa…

5 Best Parental Control Software for Windows PC in 2024

Even though my kids spend most of their time on their smartphones, they still manage to find time to use our Windows laptop as well. In my quest to give th…

3 Bark Alternatives: Best Apps With Additional Features for 2024

Every parental control app has areas where it excels and some features that are lacking or could use improvement. Bark is one of the leading apps because o…

Qustodio vs Net Nanny: Which Parental Control App Is Best?

Trying to decide which of these two premium parental control apps is the best can be difficult. I installed Qustodio and Net Nanny on my child’s phone and …

6 Best Family Locator Apps for Android & iOS (Updated 2024)

Nowadays, rather than struggling to manage everything, I’ve opted for a more convenient approach. I’ve implemented geofencing on my children’s smartphones….

3 Best Parental Control Apps for Mac | Tested in 2024

While Mac’s built-in parental controls provide a certain level of security, their limitations cannot be ignored. The lack of features such as comprehensive…

How to Block a Website on Chrome: Only These Methods Work in 2024

Chrome doesn’t have a built-in web filter or a feature for blocking specific URLs. I tried installing browser extensions, but they proved to be useless as …

5 Best Free Lightroom Alternatives [TESTED in 2024]

Quick Summary: After testing dozens of programs, I found that Luminar is the best free alternative for Lightroom. It combines RAW editing tools and photo …

5 Best Free Grammarly Alternatives [TESTED in 2024]

Quick Summary: While I tested and stand behind all of the spelling and grammar checkers on my list, Editor from Microsoft stands above the rest. It does a…