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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
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YouTube Premium With Music As mentioned in a previous article, I subscribed to Spotify a couple of years ago because in Argentina it’s very cheap – around $3 a month after taxes, compared to around $15 in other countries. However, one must always view such
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Last week I went over how to show the reading pane in Gmail. If you missed that you can find it right here: How To Show Reading Pane In Gmail This week I wanted to stay on the topic of Gmail and give you another
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Note: Using this feature requires a Microsoft account Most of you will be aware of the new AI component in Windows known as “Copilot” but did you know that Copilot comes equipped with a range of plugins? The majority of these plugins specifically target certain
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There are many email clients that we can use. These are some of the most popular ones out there: Microsoft Outlook Gmail AOL Mozilla The one I use for work is Office 365 Outlook Online. In my emails, I have a pane to the right of
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A guy brought me his Chrome Book because the messenger on Facebook was acting very slow. When he clicked on a contact to open a conversation, it would take a few minutes for the messenger to get ready. Sometimes up to 5 minutes. He also
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Reimage and Restoro are notorious tech support scams that, after years of scamming victims, have finally been brought to justice, sort of. Reimage and Restoro are not separate entities but are one and the same. The Reimage scareware scam first came into being in 2014
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We just had an Internet/Phone/Cable blackout that started yesterday from around 6:30 PM to 9:30 AM this morning. Everything eventually came back online except the internet on my main computer. I tried connecting using different browsers but nothing. It was working on my other computers
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I was downloading some files with the Vivaldi browser and the download manager would open every time on the left-hand side of the browser which I found annoying. It’s easy enough to disable this. Click on the V icon in the top left-hand corner of
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I recently opened an email in Betterbird and the “Correspondents” field showed it was from one of my alma maters. But instead of the usual blurb begging for money, it was a promotional email from a national retailer. Hmm, I thought, this is weird. So,
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A quick tip for Vivaldi browser users who want to hide the side panel on the left side of the browser window. Hit the F4 key on your keyboard to hide it. Hit it again to show it. Simple as that. —
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