I have people often write to ask, “How can I keep my files safe from _________?” You can fill in the blank with one or more words. For instance, “total hard drive failure,” “accidental deletion,” “theft of my computer,” or one of the worst, “ransomware.” The word for today to combat those adversaries is, “Backup.”…
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….
For the past two weeks, we have looked at several of the ways we are being schemed and scammed out of our money. Today we will continue that journey looking at some other devious ways we are being bombarded by online purchases. Shop with reputable, well-known online retailers. Do not shop at a site you…
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…
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…
Bank accounts, dating sites, email, Facebook, Instagram, other email accounts, PC login, Twitter, websites, work, and on it goes. What do those things have in common with most everything else on your computer? Correct, passwords. Five years ago I wrote about various ways to keep your bazillions of passwords safe. DO NOT do what some…
A few weeks back I wrote about an application you could use to retrieve deleted files from a computer’s drive, SD Card, etc. This was really highlighted when I got an email from Tom in Harrisonburg, about his adventure with that application, Recuva. It began with, "I took a deep breath, downloaded, installed and ran…
With the web taking over the world for most everyone you may sometimes wonder if a site is actually safe to surf. This is not an unfounded concern as viruses, trojans, worms, keyloggers, etc. can be put on your computer from an unsafe site. How can you know if you are safe or not? Each…
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