If you are a Gmail user you will have noticed something new in the last couple of weeks. If you did not notice it you must have popup ads blocked on your browser. Google was pretty persistent in letting you know about it. I am not sure of the exact name of the feature since…
I do not like to write columns that relate to only a small segment of my readers but sometimes it is necessary. Because of email requests these things pop up from time to time. I have received several requests about this over the last couple of months. So today I will explain an online application…
Someone sent me a site with an interestingly appropriate name, but you probably will not believe it. Once you hear about it you may say, "That is really a very intelligent site." Of course, you may also respond, "Ron is really weird!" But either is OK with me…just read on. First, I need to give…
Thanks for the emails I received regarding the last column about “Secure P@55w0rdz“. Most of you commented on the spelling I used in that word. That is somewhat standard usage by geeks. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Apparently it caused a few of you to increase your passwords’ difficultly level which is a good thing. …
Lucy, You’ve Got Some Explaining to Do I have this "pet peeve." I don’t have to deal with it very often, thank goodness, but I did this past week. I needed to contact a company about a software issue. Yeah, boring, but that’s part of what I do. I called their 800 number and guess…
I received many questions after last week’s column about being hacked regarding passwords. Some were about how to create good passwords and others like, “How do I remember my 194 accounts’ passwords?” First, when creating passwords avoid the obvious. Currently some of the top passwords in use in the US are qwerty, asdfgh, 12345678, your…
I recently received a distressing email from Barbara, Broadway, VA, about being hacked. Her email started like this, "Yesterday I got up, turned on my computer, and found that my Gmail had been hacked…" Once they had her email address it allowed them to gain control of her Facebook account too. Her passwords were not…
Last week we talked about the top online email programs. Today I will discuss the top two I have heard about from readers and others in the area. Although, Yahoo! Mail was listed as number one around the world, those I have heard from put Gmail and Windows Live Mail as their favorites. Mine is…
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