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May 5, 2022 - Two Factor Authentication and How to Use it, Best Sites to Watch Movies Online for Free, How to Create a Guest Wi-Fi Network, How to Update Windows Printer Drivers,
"Tis better to have loved and lost than to
have ever clicked on an unknown link."
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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"Tis better to have loved and lost than to
have ever clicked on an unknown link."
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Club Questions
Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Your online security is a constant source of interest to hackers and tech companies alike, and although the future is moving away from the use of passwords, they are still a part of today's Internet experience. One way to increase your online safety is by using two factor authentication, which give web services secondary access to the account owner in order to verify the login attempt. Typically after using your username and password to begin your login, you will be sent a secondary code via your smart phone or other device to confirm your login. To learn how you can setup 2FA on a variety of apps and websites, take a look at this article.
Your online security is a constant source of interest to hackers and tech companies alike, and although the future is moving away from the use of passwords, they are still a part of today's Internet experience. One way to increase your online safety is by using two factor authentication, which give web services secondary access to the account owner in order to verify the login attempt. Typically after using your username and password to begin your login, you will be sent a secondary code via your smart phone or other device to confirm your login. To learn how you can setup 2FA on a variety of apps and websites, take a look at this article.
Where to Watch Movies Online for Free
In the past several years, many new online streaming services have popped up, most of them requiring a monthly subscription fee, but there are still plenty of free places to satisfy your movie fix. The following list of movie sites are free, although ad-supported, are clean from viruses and completely legal to use. For more information on where to watch free movies online, take a look at this article.
In the past several years, many new online streaming services have popped up, most of them requiring a monthly subscription fee, but there are still plenty of free places to satisfy your movie fix. The following list of movie sites are free, although ad-supported, are clean from viruses and completely legal to use. For more information on where to watch free movies online, take a look at this article.
How to Create a Guest Wi-Fi Network
If you've ever had guests over, the first question is probably, "What's your Wi-Fi password?" Before sharing the password to your primary home network, consider setting up a guest Wi-Fi network. There are a couple reasons why you should create a guest Wi-Fi network, but ultimately, it's all about security. And creating a guest network is easier than you might think. To learn two easy ways to create a guest network on your home Wi-Fi, take a look at this article.
If you've ever had guests over, the first question is probably, "What's your Wi-Fi password?" Before sharing the password to your primary home network, consider setting up a guest Wi-Fi network. There are a couple reasons why you should create a guest Wi-Fi network, but ultimately, it's all about security. And creating a guest network is easier than you might think. To learn two easy ways to create a guest network on your home Wi-Fi, take a look at this article.
How to Install the Latest Printer Driver in Windows
Most printers require that you install the latest printer driver to help the printer work well. Your driver could also be damaged if you've experienced power outages, computer viruses, or other problems. Downloading and installing the latest printer driver can often resolve these problems. For more information on how to install the latest printer drivers on your Windows computer, take a look at this article.
Or if you want to manually update your existing printer driver, take a look at this article.
Most printers require that you install the latest printer driver to help the printer work well. Your driver could also be damaged if you've experienced power outages, computer viruses, or other problems. Downloading and installing the latest printer driver can often resolve these problems. For more information on how to install the latest printer drivers on your Windows computer, take a look at this article.
Or if you want to manually update your existing printer driver, take a look at this article.
May 12, 2022 - Dark Patterns, How to Share Your Location, Protect Your Cellphone Number, How to Stop Saving Photos to Google Photos, The Basics of iCloud,
"Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can't,
Don't click unknown links."
- Henry Ford
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"Whether you think you can, or whether you think you can't,
Don't click unknown links."
- Henry Ford
Club Questions
What are Dark Patterns?
Dark Patterns are the many ways that web designers fool you into clicking on things that you don't want. Dark Patterns are all over the web, and you've most certainly run across them at some point during your web browsing. To learn more about some of the many ways Dark Patterns are employed on the Internet, take a look at the video below.
Dark Patterns are the many ways that web designers fool you into clicking on things that you don't want. Dark Patterns are all over the web, and you've most certainly run across them at some point during your web browsing. To learn more about some of the many ways Dark Patterns are employed on the Internet, take a look at the video below.
How to Share Your Location
GPS tracking is a great way of knowing where you are at any given moment. It's also a great way to let the people you love know where you are. Sharing your location via your smartphone (Android or iPhone) is an easy task with several different methods available to you. For more on how to share your location, take a look at this article.
GPS tracking is a great way of knowing where you are at any given moment. It's also a great way to let the people you love know where you are. Sharing your location via your smartphone (Android or iPhone) is an easy task with several different methods available to you. For more on how to share your location, take a look at this article.
How to Protect Your Cell Number
Nowadays, hackers can do far more damage with little effort using just your cell phone number. But unlike your Social Security number, you’re far less likely to keep your cell phone number a secret — otherwise nobody can contact you. You use your cell phone number all the time, to log into apps, or online sites, for 2FA and it can even be used to reset your passwords when you forget them. Once hackers get your number, there is a lot they can do with them, none of it is good. But there are some solutions, regardless of who your phone provider is, for more info on how to secure your cellphone number, take a look at this article.
Nowadays, hackers can do far more damage with little effort using just your cell phone number. But unlike your Social Security number, you’re far less likely to keep your cell phone number a secret — otherwise nobody can contact you. You use your cell phone number all the time, to log into apps, or online sites, for 2FA and it can even be used to reset your passwords when you forget them. Once hackers get your number, there is a lot they can do with them, none of it is good. But there are some solutions, regardless of who your phone provider is, for more info on how to secure your cellphone number, take a look at this article.
How to Stop Saving Photos to Google's Cloud
Google Photos recently rolled back its unlimited free storage for photos to 15 Gbs. This is still more than iCloud's 5 Gbs or Dropbox's 2 Gbs, and you have the option to pay an extra $2/month for an additional 100 Gbs on Google's One Plan. But if you'd prefer to not save your photos to Google's Cloud at all, there are a couple of easy steps you can take to disable the service. To learn more about cutting ties with Google Photos, take a look at this article.
Google Photos recently rolled back its unlimited free storage for photos to 15 Gbs. This is still more than iCloud's 5 Gbs or Dropbox's 2 Gbs, and you have the option to pay an extra $2/month for an additional 100 Gbs on Google's One Plan. But if you'd prefer to not save your photos to Google's Cloud at all, there are a couple of easy steps you can take to disable the service. To learn more about cutting ties with Google Photos, take a look at this article.
The Basics of iCloud
If you're an Apple user, then you're probably familiar with iCloud. iCloud is Apple's cloud service that comes built-in to every Apple device. Altho iCloud is a cloud service, it's not quite the same as something like Dropbox, Google Drive or One Drive. If you've ever deleted some photos from your iPhone only to find that iCloud automatically deleted the same photos the next time you connected to it, you know what I mean. For more information about how iCloud works, take a look at the video below.
If you're an Apple user, then you're probably familiar with iCloud. iCloud is Apple's cloud service that comes built-in to every Apple device. Altho iCloud is a cloud service, it's not quite the same as something like Dropbox, Google Drive or One Drive. If you've ever deleted some photos from your iPhone only to find that iCloud automatically deleted the same photos the next time you connected to it, you know what I mean. For more information about how iCloud works, take a look at the video below.
May 19, 2022 - Manage Your Web Cookies, Finding Your Passwords on Android, How to Mark Your Parking Spot on Google Maps, Using The Cloud to Backup Windows,
"Life is like a box of chocolates,
But don't click on those unknown links."
- Forrest Gump
Club Questions
"Life is like a box of chocolates,
But don't click on those unknown links."
- Forrest Gump
Club Questions
How to Manage Web Cookies
A cookie is a tiny way of keeping track of you while you're on the Internet. Cookies can be helpful, by remembering your likes and dislikes or your login/passwords, but they can also collect data about your web surfing habits that you might want to keep private. There are ways to pick and choose which cookies you allow to track you, for more information on how to manage your web cookies, take a look at this article. They cover a variety of techniques, for several websites and services.
A cookie is a tiny way of keeping track of you while you're on the Internet. Cookies can be helpful, by remembering your likes and dislikes or your login/passwords, but they can also collect data about your web surfing habits that you might want to keep private. There are ways to pick and choose which cookies you allow to track you, for more information on how to manage your web cookies, take a look at this article. They cover a variety of techniques, for several websites and services.
Android Passwords vs. Keychain
Keychain is a feature found in the settings app of any iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod). It remembers passwords you've used on the device and stores them securely for you until you need them again. On these devices, you can easily see (and edit) these saved passwords by navigating to SETTINGS > PASSWORDS > enter your password to gain access to all your passwords and their settings. This feature makes it very easy for iOS device users to easily find/edit their saved passwords.
On Android it's a little different. As there are many Android makers, there are often a variety of pathways to find these saved passwords. If you have a Google account (remember, Android is made by Google), Android makes it easy to get those saved passwords. For more help on finding and editing those saved passwords on your Android device, take a look at this article.
Keychain is a feature found in the settings app of any iOS device (iPhone, iPad, iPod). It remembers passwords you've used on the device and stores them securely for you until you need them again. On these devices, you can easily see (and edit) these saved passwords by navigating to SETTINGS > PASSWORDS > enter your password to gain access to all your passwords and their settings. This feature makes it very easy for iOS device users to easily find/edit their saved passwords.
On Android it's a little different. As there are many Android makers, there are often a variety of pathways to find these saved passwords. If you have a Google account (remember, Android is made by Google), Android makes it easy to get those saved passwords. For more help on finding and editing those saved passwords on your Android device, take a look at this article.
How to Mark Your Parking Spot
There are a variety of ways to use your smartphone to remember where you parked your car. The easiest way is by using Google maps. First open the Google Maps app on your device and then you've got a couple different options as to how you save your parking location. There are also many third party apps that only track where you parked your car, but Google maps does it and is most likely built right in to your smartphone. For more information on how to find your parked car, take a look at this article.
Backup Windows to the Cloud
Why would you backup your computer data? because data loss horror stories are common; going without a backup just isn't worth the risk. By using a cloud service you are not only creating a backup of your data, but you're also making it much easier to share with other devices and people. Windows gives you a couple of choices when it comes to cloud services, to learn more about how to backup your Windows computer to the cloud, take a look at this article.
May 26, 2022 - What Happens When You Delete Something From Your Computer? How to Use System Recovery, How to Use Opera's Built-in VPN, How to Use Do Not Disturb,
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little,
and not click on unknown links."
- Plato
Club Questions
"The greatest wealth is to live content with little,
and not click on unknown links."
- Plato
Club Questions
What Happens When You Delete Files
When you send a file you no longer want to the trash bin on your computer, what really happens to it? Is it gone forever? Well, there are several steps between putting a file in the trash and having it be completely gone from your hard drive. To learn more about what happens when you delete files from your computer, take a look at this article and video.
When you send a file you no longer want to the trash bin on your computer, what really happens to it? Is it gone forever? Well, there are several steps between putting a file in the trash and having it be completely gone from your hard drive. To learn more about what happens when you delete files from your computer, take a look at this article and video.
How to Use System Restore
System Restore/Recovery (Windows) and macOS Recovery (Apple) are built in systems that help you take your computer back to a time when everything was working properly. If strange things are happening to your computer after a driver install, for example, you might find that restoring the system to a previous state before the driver install, fixes the problem because System Restore will undo the installation. To learn more about using System Recovery on your Windows computer, take a look at this article. Or to learn more about macOS Recovery, take a look at this article.
System Restore/Recovery (Windows) and macOS Recovery (Apple) are built in systems that help you take your computer back to a time when everything was working properly. If strange things are happening to your computer after a driver install, for example, you might find that restoring the system to a previous state before the driver install, fixes the problem because System Restore will undo the installation. To learn more about using System Recovery on your Windows computer, take a look at this article. Or to learn more about macOS Recovery, take a look at this article.
How to Use Opera's VPN
VPN's (virtual private networks) are becoming a common thing on the Internet, they protect your online identity by hiding your IP address and encrypting your data. Like most things on the Internet, you get what you pay for, and because of the sensitive nature of what a VPN does, using a 'free' one usually doesn't bode well for you. But there are exceptions. Opera makes a great alternative web browser that also includes a slimmed down version of a VPN service for free. To learn more about how Opera's VPN works, take a look at this article.
VPN's (virtual private networks) are becoming a common thing on the Internet, they protect your online identity by hiding your IP address and encrypting your data. Like most things on the Internet, you get what you pay for, and because of the sensitive nature of what a VPN does, using a 'free' one usually doesn't bode well for you. But there are exceptions. Opera makes a great alternative web browser that also includes a slimmed down version of a VPN service for free. To learn more about how Opera's VPN works, take a look at this article.
How to Use Do Not Disturb
Our smartphones command our attention many times throughout each day. For those of us that would like a little respite from the digital onslaught that our devices bring, there is a solution built right in to your smartphone. Do Not Disturb is a feature found in both Android and iPhones, and can help you sift thru the important notifications versus the time wasters. To learn more about how Do Not Disturb works on Android phones, take a look here, and for how to use Do Not Disturb on iPhones, take a look here.
Our smartphones command our attention many times throughout each day. For those of us that would like a little respite from the digital onslaught that our devices bring, there is a solution built right in to your smartphone. Do Not Disturb is a feature found in both Android and iPhones, and can help you sift thru the important notifications versus the time wasters. To learn more about how Do Not Disturb works on Android phones, take a look here, and for how to use Do Not Disturb on iPhones, take a look here.
