Virus, malware, and security in general
My wife was working on her computer the other day. She was adding a password to her password list (yes, we have a master password list because we have too many). For some reason, the computer refreshed and lost the list. I did all the […]
If you are on Twitter or even receiving email you might have noticed Bitly (URL) Links. Jason, “What is a Bitly Link?” Great question! Bitly is a URL shortening service and a link management platform. ~ Wikipedia Basically, with Bitly you can take a long
I was working on someone’s Windows 10 laptop that kept going to a BSOD Critical Process Died. I couldn’t get into Safe Mode and the Reset options wouldn’t work. All the built-in options from Windows: Startup repair, SFC, DISM, system restore, and chkdsk– none worked.
HTTPS Is Secure Browsing The green padlock you see at the top left of most browsers indicates that the website you’re visiting is using TLS encryption, meaning that any data passing between you and the server is encrypted– hence the HTTPS prefix. In other words,
Ah yes, Google ads. The very stuff of Google itself. It’s how it makes its money and knowing more about you is what makes it tick. But what does Google really know? How accurate is their information? You might be surprised at the amount of
If you have stopped using Internet Explorer (any version), then good for you! I know there are some die-hards out there who are still hanging on to Windows XP for goodness sake, so anything is possible I guess. According to NetMarketShare, there is still a
I checked my Google Account the other day and did not know we have complete access to everything Google has saved about us. I was amazed that I had over 18,000 photos on Google Photos, and all stored for free! Google has a wealth of
What Is A Rootkit Rootkits according to Wikipedia: A rootkit is a collection of computer software, typically malicious, designed to enable access to a computer or an area of its software that is not otherwise allowed (for example, to an unauthorized user) and often masks
I use the LastPass extension in my Opera web browser. I decided to try to print a copy of all my saved passwords. Here’s how to do that… Click on the LastPass icon in your browser and click on More Options. Then click on the
PWNED – PassWord owNED Yet another security breach in the news. Want to find out if any of your email accounts have been breached? Just go to Have I Been PWNED. Type in your email address and click on the pwned? button at the end.
The Password Quandary Passwords have been around seemingly forever. Try as we may, there seems to be no way to remember them all so we do things like use the same one everywhere. That is easy to remember but makes us vulnerable on many levels.
If you are unfamiliar with the Nielsen Rating System, I am happy to explain, or may I say, let Wikipedia explain: Nielsen Ratings are the audience measurement systems operated by Nielsen Media Research that seek to determine the audience size and composition of television programming
When Criminals Take Over Your PC A couple of days before New Year’s Eve, I received a very anxious phone call from a customer saying that he could no longer open any of his files. Windows 10 had suddenly changed and he could no longer
Christmas 2018 was a big hit for my kids. Santa brought all the boys brand new Fire HD 8 tablets plus Faddy received a new router to handle all the devices. With the tablets and my kids being kids, I really wanted to make sure
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