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In light of both the novel coronavirus outbreak and the rise of global business needs, the video-conferencing app Zoom has become wildly popular. While there are certainly other video-chat applications out there, Zoom adds in a set of tools, which, combined with the company’s renowned reliability makes it the virtual meeting software to beat. Ease and efficiency One of the most notable features of Zoom is just how easy it is to get started. You simply download the software on any device or platform, providing nothing more than your email and a password. Start it up, and you’re presented with four options: New Meeting; Join; Schedule; Share Screen.  After you start a new meeting, you’ll be given the option to invite participants. Zoom also makes this simple, as you can either send invites out as a pre-written email, or you can simply ping other Zoom members in your contact list to ask them to join. Alternatively, you are given a unique URL to your meeting, which you can share an...

While we recommend that everyone use a virtual private network (VPN) as a basic level of privacy protection, there is a problem inherent in all VPNs. Because a VPN requires you to connect to a server that’s some distance from your immediate location, and then it encrypts your connection to the internet, your surfing speed can suffer. Thanks to their own protocol called Hydra, Hotspot Shield avoids slowdowns and in some cases can even increase your surfing speed. We’ll take a quick look at how the software accomplishes this and then examine the other benefits Hotspot Shield brings with it. Hydra Most VPN providers use pre-existing protocols to get their job done, such as OpenVPN or Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol. While those protocols are perfectly fine for helping you surf the internet anonymously, Hotspot Shield built its own protocol from the ground up and gave it the very cool-sounding name of Hydra. Hydra is effective because sometimes when VPN links are being established, packets of ...

When it comes to the world of virtual private networks (VPNs), one thing has been true up till now. Cheap or free VPNs provided only basic services, while more robust VPNs cost a whole lot of money. FastestVPN is disrupting this model by offering a full-featured VPN package that you can now get for a limited time at the truly mind-blowing price of $20 for a lifetime of use . Click here to get your lifetime VPN . Here’s what you need to know. Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. What is a VPN? VPNs are servers located in different locations around the world. When you use a VPN, you first connect to one of these remote servers before accessing the internet. You might be, for example, physically located in Germany, but you can “tunnel” into a server in Japan and do all of your surfing from there. All transmissions from that server are generally encrypted, so you get to explore t...

Learning a second language can help you with everything from getting a better job to having a great vacation experience. But most of us don’t have time to sit in stuffy classrooms for hours a week using old methods to try to grasp the language basics. It’s much more fun, efficient and effective to learn a language using the one tool that’s usually by your side – your smartphone. And we’ve simply not found a better mobile language-learning app than Babbel. Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. 1. Start speaking right away Babbel gets you speaking immediately with practical phrases and vocabulary that you’ll actually use. You’ll go from “Hello, how are you?” to “When is the next train?” quicker than you thought possible thanks to lessons tailored by native speakers. Plus, with handy reminders, you can fit lessons in whenever you have the time – whether it’s during your lunch break...