It seems as if just about everything we do these days requires email verification, and in many cases, it’s a one-off. But now that the company, organization, whatever, has your email address, the spam begins to arrive almost immediately. Temporary (or disposable) email addresses are […]
Opera updated today, and the main emphasis seems to be on their new and approved “Ad Blocker”. I’ll let their web page speak for itself: They also made it easier to access the controls to enable or disable them. When you open a web page,
Google’s recent announcement at this year’s Google I/O event that its dominant search engine is set to become an Agentic AI has created a huge stir, with some pundits labelling it the worst thing to happen to the internet since social media. One thing is
PC Internals A free, lightweight Windows tool that gives you a complete overview of your hardware and operating system in seconds. Ever wondered what’s really running inside your computer? PC Internals by ASCOMP gives you a clean, well-structured look at your CPU, mainboard, memory,
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Last week, we covered how you can share phone contacts on Android. If you missed it, you can find it here: How To Share Phone Contact On Android This week, I wanted to move over to Microsoft Windows. With AI taking over everything in our
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In this article, I’ll explain why and where you should choose the correct WiFi band. With advancements in the WiFi protocol as well as with routers, WiFi issues are not as prevalent as they once were. However, the two bands remain suitable for different locations
A number of users have noticed that a new “SecureBoot” folder has been added following Windows 11‘s May update (KB5089549). The new folder is located in the Windows folder in the root of the system (usually “C”) drive, and it is not immediately clear exactly
Yesterday I read a BBC article about Herb Alpert (91) and his Tijuana Brass which got me reminiscing about my childhood and the records my parents used to listen to. I still clearly remember the warm evenings in early 60s Gibraltar with my parents preparing
Device Encryption Can Cost You All Your Data Recently, I have had several customers receive a BitLocker recovery screen. Unfortunately, none of the customers had knowingly enacted the BitLocker Encryption, and all were unaware they had one. Many didn’t know they had a Microsoft Account.
I’m a big fan of the zombie genre, so when this short film popped up on my X feed, I was intrigued. The poster simply described it as the best short film he’d seen in years, so I hit play. Three and a half minutes
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If you saw last week’s article, I taught you how to share text messages. Here is if you missed it: How To Share Text Messages On Android This week, I wanted to stick with our Android subject. ‘What will you teach me this time?’ Good
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