WSVA Early Mornings, Travel Apps

Jim and I had a great discussion about Travel apps, some, you may not have heard of. You can listen to the podcast here, at WSVAonline.com, if you didn’t have time to catch us live. You may also visit each app we referenced below.  Thanks and have a great week! Ron    Waze, www.waze.com Google…

WWW

HTTP, HTTPS, WWW, or Not?

I had an email from Phil a few weeks ago asking a great question. Phil said that when he started surfing the net years ago, he had to enter websites differently than he does today. Why? His thought was that he no longer was told to type in the “www” before the rest of the…

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Bluetooth

I know you have heard of Bluetooth in recent years and you like many people, may use it. But what exactly is Bluetooth? Bluetooth is a wireless connection similar to Wi-Fi. It allows you to connect two devices together for data transfer or for communications. It is a short-range technology that works by connecting those…

Google, Protect Your Account

Secure Your Google Account

Just think about how much personal information we have stored on our phones and social media profiles these days! We need to make sure that this data is protected. Today, I will help you give your Google account more protection from hackers and malicious access. I will talk about how to use two-step verification and…

Phishing for Your Money

Be Tech Smart

I imagine if you are reading this you have been online before. Maybe you are right now. Also, you may have suffered at the hands of some scammer. You may not have been hacked, had your bank account taken over, lost any money, or anything major, but tricked…most likely. Remember Prince Abooboo from Gondwana that…

Gmail Extras, Part 15, Q&A

Gmail Extras, Part 15, Q&A

This is the last week of Gmail Extras. Sorry for those of you that loved the information, but it is time to move on. Thanks for all the email support I have received these last couple of months. Today I take on a couple of questions I have gotten over the past weeks. Can you…

Gmail Extras, Part 13, Confidential Mode

Gmail Extras, Part 13, Confidential Mode

Not that you are a spy or anything like that, but let us say you only want to email someone, or many people, and restrict that email. This email can only be read for a period of time. After that time passes, you do not want them to see it again. Not only that, but…

Gmail Extras, Part 12, Delegation

Gmail Extras, Part 12, Delegation

Let us say that you are out of town or, for any other reason, you want someone else to have access to your Gmail. Well, here is an important technological tip. Never, ever share your account username and password, for any account, with anyone else! Yes, they may be your best friend right now, but…

Gmail Extras, Part 11, Searching

Gmail Extras, Part 11, Searching

Last week I told you I would give you more useful features found in Gmail which are the Search features available. A couple of you wrote and saying something like, “Gee, Ron, all you need to do is type the word in the search bar at the top for what you are looking for, press…