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Email aliases protect your privacy and your security. When using an email alias, a hacker cannot learn your real email address or any other details about you from a data breach. In addition, email aliases can reduce SPAM. What Is An Email Alias? An email […]
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Microsoft Edge browser now includes a free VPN. Back in July 2023, Jim Canfield explained how the free VPN was available in experimental builds: How To Get Free VPN For Edge This new feature in Edge has been gradually rolled out and, by now, the
uBlock Origin, the popular broad-content blocking browser extension, will soon no longer work with the Chrome browser. The reason being Google‘s impending move from Manifest V2 to Manifest V3 extension architecture. At this stage, no one has definitely stated that all Chromium-based browsers will be
PineTools is a website that provides a multitude of free online tools all sorted into categories. Calculators, image tools, color tools, text tools, timer tools, randomness tools, programming tools, and more. Way too many to list here. Here is a sample: Clicking More will open
In the end, we were only disconnected for about a week, but even that’s quite enough nowadays, especially since so many daily interactions are processed online. For example, my wife, being an accountant, is currently bogged down with clients’ tax returns, all of which are
Warning – this post contains much ranting! Last Wednesday at 11.15 am, our Internet service unexpectedly went down and my immediate thought was that it was a glitch and it would probably come back in a few minutes. Five days later and we still have
Many of you will already be aware of URL shorteners, such as TinyURL and Bitly, which extract a lot of the junk from URLs. However, Link Cleaner is a different sort of URL shortener in that it not only extracts all tracking, affiliate, and other
I received the following email about updating my authentication method for my Hotmail account using the Thunderbird email program. Google made us jump through similar loops not too long ago. I went online to determine the proper settings for my Hotmail account and tried to
Opera has a Reading Mode feature that generates a more reader-friendly version of a web page by removing ads, menus, etc. I wrote about it here: How To Use Opera Browser Reader Mode. After a previous update, the option was no longer available. They disabled
Microsoft recently introduced a new method of authentication (known as OAuth) for users who are accessing Outlook.com/Hotmail accounts via third-party applications. Microsoft is in the process of deprecating all standard methods of authentication, including passwords and app passwords, and OAuth will eventually (by 16th September
Passwords vs. Passkeys What are Passkeys and why do you need them? If you are like most people, passwords are a pain in the backside. Remembering them can be a problem, we should change them often and make them strong with symbols, caps, and numbers.
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Microsoft is sending out millions of email messages to Outlook.com users informing them that as of 16th September 2024, they will no longer be able to access their accounts via non-Microsoft apps using standard (basic) authentication methods. This email message from Microsoft has caused a
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Is Edge Better Than Chrome? Chrome and Google’s giant market share can lead you to believe Chrome is the best browser and there is a reason for that. Google frankly created the best search engine on the market, quickly becoming the most used and trusted
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Security researchers have identified a new high-risk malware delivery system dubbed ClickFix. ClickFix is delivered via two methods: As a popup message within the Chrome browser when visiting a compromised website As an HTML email attachment prompting the user to install a missing Word extension
