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      Facebook tip: How to turn on (or off) individual email notifications

      by ben patterson May 16, 2012 how-tos
      Facebook tip: How to turn on (or off) individual email notifications

      Jhesa writes: How can I receive individual Facebook email notification again, instead of that summary email notification that I’m receiving? I’m much more comfortable with the individual email notifications, especially since Facebook access is blocked at my company.

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      How to stop Facebook from ID’ing your face in photos (updated)

      by ben patterson May 7, 2012 how-tos
      How to stop Facebook from ID'ing your face in photos (updated)

      Facebook boasts a sophisticated “facial-recognition” feature that’s capable of putting names to faces in any newly-uploaded photos. Amazing? Yes—but also a tad creepy.

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      Forget to log out of Facebook? Just sign off remotely

      by ben patterson April 26, 2012 how-tos
      Forget to log out of Facebook? Just sign off remotely

      So, you logged into your Facebook account on your friend’s laptop, or on a PC in an office conference room … and now you can’t quite remember if you ultimately logged out.

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      How to permanently delete your Facebook account

      by ben patterson April 20, 2012 how-tos
      How to permanently delete your Facebook account

      Had it up to here with Facebook? You can always delete your account, but it’ll require a little work—and patience—on your part.

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      How to download all your Facebook posts, photos and videos to your PC

      by ben patterson April 13, 2012 how-tos
      How to download all your Facebook posts, photos and videos to your PC

      Want a copy of each and every status update you’ve ever posted to Facebook, along with all your photo albums, videos, chats, and even comments? All you have to do is ask.

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      4 easy ways to follow here’s the thing

      by ben patterson March 28, 2012 announcements
      4 easy ways to follow <i>here's the thing</i>

      Don’t want to miss a single article on here’s the thing? Good news: it’s easy to keep tabs on our latest tips, how-tos, podcasts and reviews.

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      4 ways to keep Facebook comments private

      by ben patterson March 26, 2012 how-tos
      4 ways to keep Facebook comments private

      Andrea writes: I would like to do the opposite of your tip on how to unsubscribe from “likes” and “comments” from friends. Can I prevent my friends from seeing my likes and comments on posts I make to friend if they’re not linked with each other? For example, Fred is not a friend of Bob’s, [...]

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