Program Notes for the 3rd Week of the Month

Apr 20, 2026 | Join Online Meeting > The Gadget Gurus:  I will review the current tech news. We will do our best to answer questions about computers, smartphones, apps, cameras, tablets, and the internet. Bring your tech issues and enjoy the meeting.
Digital Fraud Is On The Rise – Here’s What Consumer Reports Recommends For Protection – BGR – bgr.com

• Identity theft losses surge 70% for older Americans – CyberGuy – cyberguy.com
• To send money to family via PayPal without fees, use the Friends and Family option in the app or on the website, and fund the transfer with your PayPal balance or a linked bank account. Domestic U.S. transfers are free, but using a credit/debit card incurs fees. Ensure you do not select “Goods and Services.”

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 This Week’s Tip or Trick

• How Do I Clear Cookies for Just One Site? – Ask Leo! – askleo.com
  Taming misbehaving sites. A website you use keeps misbehaving. Clearing cookies might fix it, but you don’t want to lose your sign-ins across other sites. Good news: your browser lets you clear cookies for just one site. I’ll show you how.
  • How Do I Clear Cookies for Just One Site? – youtube.com · Ask Leo!

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Bitwarden Tip

Use Folders and Keywords: 

Folders help organize your individual vault by grouping related items, such as Financial, Social Media, Worklogins, cards, identities, and secure notes.  Folder Help

• Folders are listed alphabetically in the Bitwarden apps
• Items added to a folder will still appear when viewing all vaults
• Deleting a folder does not delete the items inside it
• Folders are personal to your vault (collections are used for organization sharing)

Using Keywords in Item Names

Adding clear, descriptive keywords to item names makes searching easier. For example:

• Rename an item to include a unique identifier EMAIL to distinguish email account credentials from other logins using the same address.   Help
• You can format names like:
  Email Account - [email protected] To clarify the purpose of the entry.   Help
  This helps reduce confusion when the same username (such as an email address) is used across multiple accounts.

Searching with Keywords  Basic search (available in all apps) checks:

• Item name
• Login username
• Login URI
• Card brand/last four digits

Searches automatically include leading and trailing wildcards. For example, searching mail will return gmail and email .

You can also:

• Search within a specific folder (only items directly in that folder).
• Use advanced field-specific search in the web app, desktop app, or browser extension (e.g., >login.username:jsmith) .

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Best Practice

Combine both approaches:

• Use folders for broad categories (Email, Finance, Work, Social).
• Use clear keywords in item names for quick filtering and precise search results.

This combination makes large vaults significantly easier to navigate and maintain.

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