A couple of days ago I noticed my internet connection was very slow. I thought it might be because of the winter storm that we just experienced that knocked out our power for over 12 hours. Then it took a few more hours for our cable, internet and phone to return. When I checked the […]
We all know how to search on the web by entering a word or even a sentence in a search engine. The results are amazingly quick and often the result has thousands and even millions of possible websites to view. The most relevant according to the algorithms used by the search engine will appear in […]
Do we still need third party browsers and free third-party antivirus software or are Edge and Windows Defender now good enough? It seems the consensus among a growing number of good judges is that Windows Defender and Edge Browser have improved so much over the past few years that third-party browsers and free antivirus software […]
Bendy Bananas This is your actual default banana with an angle of curvature at no less than 90 degrees, so if the banana is too bendy, it is to be rejected as sub-standard under EU law. with the stalk intact, without bending, fungal damage or desiccation with pistils removed free from malformation or abnormal curvature […]
Have you noticed a slew of websites, Apps and email subscriptions releasing a new privacy policy recently? If it seems as if every online retailer, blog, or news site has been begging you to look over and accept this new policy, you’re not alone. Many companies are updating these for one very specific reason– California. […]
Today’s internet is a dangerous place– no news there. It amazes me that people who are armed with a wealth of information about this dark place where criminals lurk still act as if it is a garden of Eden where all is good in the world. With this article, I am going to add one […]
Organizations in the throes of cleaning up after a ransomware outbreak typically will change passwords for all user accounts that have access to any email systems, servers and desktop workstations within their network. But all too often, ransomware victims fail to grasp that the crooks behind these attacks can and frequently do siphon every single […]
The EU: Spreading Bureaucracy Like A Virus Is it any wonder that UK citizens voted to leave the EU when you discover what EU Articles 11 and 13 wish to impose on member states? In April 2019, EU ministers voted to approve EU Directive 2019/790 (Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market) which, in […]
FileZilla Is Your Friend In 2018 I wrote about How Not To Restore A Crashed Website, but on that occasion, it was a rescue mission because of a crash beyond my control. Last week I needed to move an existing website from one hosting plan to another within the same hosting company, GoDaddy, a company […]
I am involved in a number of organizations/clubs and each month I need to create a flyer announcing the next meeting/event. This I do in a word processor such as Google Docs or Microsoft Word. The creation is simple and includes pictures and graphics and text. I can print them out and even save them […]
You’re scrolling through the Internet and you decide to go back to a previous page, so you hit the Back button. But that’s not the page you want so you click it again, and again to get back to where you wanted. There is a quicker way, and it seems to work with all browsers. […]
I’ve been using SeaMonkey email forever, or it seems like it. I was using it when it was called Mozilla Suite. But now I keep getting an email from Gmail saying something about unsecured devices. If I disable this in my Gmail settings, SeaMonkey can no longer access my Gmail accounts. SeaMonkey isn’t updated very […]