Web Page Saver and More

For years now I have not had enough time to read all of the interesting things I run into online.  And also, years ago, I wrote about a new app called Pocket (getpocket.com).  Pocket allows you to save webpages from your Chrome browser to view later.  To read them you return to the GetPocket.com site,…

Schemes, Part 4

There is another scam that you may have heard of floating around the internet.  It is not a joke and is not to be ignored if it happens to you. You may be working on your computer and get a phone call.  The caller may tell you they are from Microsoft, or some other tech…

Secret Surfing, Part 2

Last week we looked at private browser settings.  If you have any setup questions, go back to last week on DoubleClicks.info and check it out. This week a few more good things you can do with the Private Mode on your browser. If you have ever needed to browse to the same site but different…

Secret Surfing, Part 1

What is “Private Browsing?” is a question I receive from time-to-time.  People write that they were looking around in their browser and saw it.  In Google Chrome the same thing is named “Incognito Mode.”  In Internet Explorer, it is “InPrivate Browsing” and others have slightly different names. The Private browser settings are sometimes referred to…

Facebook Safety, Part 2

A long time ago (on the “feels like index”) last year we looked at some Facebook security settings you should check on your account.  If you need a refresher on what I said go here, rd.dblclx.com/2hVbumC, to take a look again. Today we will take a look at some of the personal things you need…

2016 Sites in Review, Part 3

This will be the last week of our look back at the links we talked about in 2016.  After that we get back on track with more good tech news and information.  So here we go with the October through the end of the year columns.  OneNote.com, one of the best (secondary) applications that Microsoft…

2016 Sites in Review, Part 2

Today I will continue with the start of the 16th year of "Double Click" by providing more of last year’s links. If you missed it last week and would like to catch up use the following link to start at the beginning: rd.dblclx.com/p1-2016. If the site addresses are too long for print, as the previous…

2016 Sites in Review, Part 1

Welcome to the start of the 16th year of "Double Click."  Thanks so much for reading the hundreds of articles that I have spun up over this time.  Thanks also for the emails I continue to receive regarding every one.  It is very much appreciated so keep them coming.  This January (as every year) I…

Facebook Safety – Part 1

I have a few suggestions this week of a few steps you may want to take to make your Facebook account a little more secure.  Just think if someone took over your Facebook account which has been known to happen to people in recent times.  To your friends, it may appear that you have starting…