Many of you will have heard the news regarding the Colonial Pipeline cyber-attack which took place on May 7th. The pipeline was shut down for several days causing widespread fuel shortages and price hikes. In the end, due to the critical situation, Colonial agreed to […]
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Many Chrome users are reporting that after installing the 21H1 (May 2021) Window 10 Update, the Google browser is misbehaving badly. Among the issues being reported are: webpages and tabs crashing, unable to access extensions, settings, tools, bookmarks, etc. The good news is that Google,
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In short, not a lot. Microsoft began rolling out the latest Window 10 update (21H1) from 18th May to eligible PCs– eligible PCs are those currently running 2004 or 20H2. This will be a phased rollout so don’t panic if you don’t see the update
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Did you know that Chrome can create and remember strong/secure passwords for you? In this article, I’ll show you how. I don’t generally recommend using browsers to save passwords; it’s far better to use a dedicated password manager, such as Bitwarden. Check out: Best Free
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PortableApps is a platform for installing portable applications on a flash drive that you can take with you anywhere. Everything offered by PortableApps is free and safe, from the platform itself to the many portable applications available. Of course, you don’t necessarily need to be
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Proton Technologies is a Swiss company that specializes in providing ultra-private/secure services. The company first came to notice for its secure email service known as ProtonMail which was released publicly as a beta in May 2014. ProtonVPN followed three years later and in January 2020
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PrivaZer is a superior junk file cleaner and privacy tool that will not only declutter your system and free up space on your hard drive but also enhance privacy via a process of secure deletion. Anyone who is a regular reader of my articles will
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Google has recently announced that it is planning on making its 2SV (two-step verification), also known as 2FA (two-factor authentication), mandatory for all account holders. What Is 2FA/2SV 2FA, or 2SV as Google calls it, is used to make online accounts more secure by adding
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Operating systems, browsers, and even some installed software, accumulate a lot of data much of which is useless junk files that can safely be deleted. Many of you will remember when CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) was the ubiquitous tool for this purpose, mainly because it was
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Browsers accumulate a lot of data over time and, while some of this data can be useful, it can also impact negatively on performance. I choose to trade-off the potential usefulness of some data for a pristine browser and so always set my browsers to
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In this article, I’ll be showing you how to set up Firefox to clear browsing history on closing, including cookies, while still retaining log-ins. The article is in response to a question received from one of our readers who wanted to know how to set
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This is a tad off-topic but, with streaming video services gaining universal popularity, I guess not too far off the beaten track. Anyway, it’s an article I’ve been keen to present for some time. TV shows and movies are extremely subjective of course — one
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I surf around the web quite a lot and often come across interesting sites that I will bookmark for future reference. Here then are four sites I have come across in my travels around the web that are just a little different from the norm.
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If you are running out of space on your Taskbar, or if you have already run out of space, Linkbar is a terrific little free and portable utility that allows you to easily create multiple Taskbars and position them wherever you like. Creating Additional Taskbars
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