Chrome Automatic Sign-In If you use Google Chrome, you might not have noticed that version 69 introduced a controversial change that Google conveniently failed to inform you about. This significant change allows Chrome to use your login information to automatically sign in to Chrome’s built-in […]
Nuke The Servers In a perfect world, all content on the Web would be free. But in case you didn’t get the memo, it’s not a perfect world. Someone, somewhere, somehow, has to pay for the bandwidth and content you are consuming every time your
Nagware Removed! Rejoice, you Win 10 holdouts! Microsoft has released an update for Window 7 and Windows 8.1 that removes the Get Windows 10 (GWX) advertising App and other elements related to their underhanded tactics of prompting users to accept Windows 10 upgrades. This is
Electronics Frontier Foundation Ever hear of the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)? My guess is that most have not. However, in the fast-moving and ever-developing age of electronics, they are a very important organization. The EFF is the “leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the
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Microsoft will impose a change to the way it will offer updates to pre-Windows 10 computers. No more picking and choosing between individual patches for security and system reliability. These patches will be offered only in a single “Convenience Roll-up” update. A Roll-up is multiple
The Demise of Flash The programming code that brought the flat, two-dimensional Web to life on your computer monitor is now on life support. For well over a decade, Flash has brought us both eye-popping on-screen functionality and heart-stopping security vulnerabilities. It has been both
Windows 10 Anniversary Update… is now available and being pushed to computers through Windows Update. Microsoft has included several new ‘features’ that come with this update. Notable features include a number of User Interface (UI) improvements to the Start Menu, Notification Center, Task Bar, and greater
If you spend enough time online, sooner or later you’ll wish you had a disposable eMail account, or, a way to track whether or not someone has “shared” your eMail address. Maybe you want to subscribe to a mailing list for a weekly newsletter about
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Security Recently, it was reported that a prominent security expert acquired a database with 272.3 million eMail accounts, with passwords, from a hacker in a Russian underground forum. All it cost him was a nice review of the hacker’s skills. The stolen IDs/passwords contained accounts
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Password vs Passkey Security experts have shown us over the past couple of years how little effort some people put into coming up with the passwords that will secure their online accounts, routers, eMail, etc. It seems that so many people demonstrate an amazing indifference
Got a new Smart Phone? Not sure what to do with the old one? Why not turn it into a DashCam or Home Security Cam? There’s an App for that! Many people never think of the many productive ways they can use their old Smart
Firefox On my computer, the one thing I use the most is my browser. It is hands down the most important application on my system. Over the years I have tried several other browsers. Ultimately, I always come back to Mozilla’s Firefox. In my view,
2-Step Verification Recently, it was reported that a prominent security expert acquired a database with 272.3 million eMail accounts, with passwords, from a hacker on a Russian underground forum. All it cost him was a nice review of the hacker’s skills. The stolen IDs/passwords contained
Domain Name Servers (DNS) In a previous article, Faster DNS – Improve Online Experience, we discussed improving your internet experience by customizing your computer’s DNS settings. But did you know you can do the same with your Android mobile devices? Android, of course, is the
