A couple of years ago I bought something for my car that was new on the market. You know something about me if you have read this column for any amount of time. That is that I do not like to spend money unless something is really useful or not available for free. I…
From emails, I hear many got new Windows 10 computers for Christmas and it is encouraging you do use a Pin and not a Password to secure it. Is a four-digit pin a good idea to use over your either character password? Microsoft says it is a very good security feature for your computer….
At a recent speaking engagement, I was talking to the group about security. This discussion was centered on Virtual Private Networks or VPNs. Since 1996 when a Microsoft employee created a secure tunneling system for computers, VPNs have been around. It was not as we know a VPN today; however, it certainly set the process…
I thought you may like this neat trick someone showed me a couple of weeks ago. Are you a Google Calendar user, as am I? Do you enjoy keeping track of your Facebook friends’ birthdays? If so this trick is for you. I use my Google Calendar all of the time. I use it to…
This is the last week of our Chrome Extension tour and I have three of them left. I have also saved the very best for last and you will not believe what it does, it is a miracle! I am sure you will get my meaning at the end. First up is, “LastPass: Free Password…
This week we will continue examining Chrome Extensions. They will all be related to one item…Google. Since I have gotten emails thanking me for this series of articles I have bad news for those who liked it, we only have one more to go after this one. For those of you that were bored that…
Thanks to the emails I have received I will continue this week with many of the Google Chrome browser extensions that I like and/or find useful. First this week is the “Email this page (by Google)” extension. If you use Gmail, which you are since you are using Chrome or you would not be reading…
As I start off this week many of you have written me asking about other extensions. A friend who reads the articles, knowing how I use my computer, suggested I put in more extensions than I had originally planned. So, today I will continue by showing you the Chrome Browser Extensions I intended to. However,…
For several weeks, we have been looking at some of my favorite Chrome browser extensions. Last week we ended with a couple that could save you money while shopping online. Today we will start with one that makes your startup window better looking and functional too. “Leoh New Tab” is the next extension I will…
Before I get started on Chrome extensions, one thing about last week’s article, titled, “Read a Book”. I received emails from several readers regarding the article on places you can get eBooks, audiobooks, etc. There were several others that were suggested to me. They were all good but I just picked a few of the…
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