PayPal Login Issue Without Mobile
Just a quick one. Every time I log in to PayPal I get taken to the page asking me to add a mobile phone number. The problem is I don’t have a mobile device. Problem number two is there are no links on this page […]
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How To Save WebP Images As JPEG
A couple of weeks ago at my day job my co-worker was working on a newsletter and needed to get an image off a website. She needed to save them to her computer as a JPEG file. This should have been a very simple task for
How To Fix The “Connection Was Reset” Error
Over the last few days when I was browsing online, I would go to a page and get The Connection Was Reset error. I checked online and what suggestions I found, I tried with no success. I even got in touch with the cable company.
Online Privacy – Fact Or Fiction?
There have always been two topics where any sort of discussion is sure to instigate a lively debate– Browsers and Antivirus. These days, I think it’s safe to say that we can add ”Privacy” to that list. Is 100% online privacy a realistic goal? Emphatically,
How To Become A Webmaster
The term webmaster, to me at least, is so very 90s, with connotations of nerdy, beardy types sitting in front of multiple monitors, surrounded by dirty keyboards, cold coffee in Star Trek mugs and half-eaten pizzas in piled-up boxes on a chugging, beige PC. The
The Lighter Side Of Google
Google is sometimes described as the deepest pit of evil that makes even the devil blush, or is that Facebook? 🙂 But Google has its lighter side. 1. Do A Barrel Roll Most of what I’m suggesting here doesn’t seem to work directly on Google–
How To Clone WordPress For Rescue Purposes
A few weeks ago I was playing with a test WordPress website as a sub-domain and for some inexplicable reason one of my main websites, Compufix, went down –i.e. it became unreachable as a result– which initially caused me much head-scratching. The error message was
How To Roll Back A Driver
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
How To Site Search
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
Edge & Defender – Ready for Prime Time?
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
10 Crazy EU Laws That Britain Will Not Miss
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
CCPA – Another Privacy Policy
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
6 Security Tips For Today’s Dangerous Internet
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
The Hidden Cost of Ransomware: Wholesale Password Theft
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
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