Yes, You Can Use the Cloud Safely
Yes, You Can Use the Cloud Safely — Here’s How – youtube.com · Ask Leo!
Security, Tips, Video 784-441
Security, Tips
Are You Ready for Your Computer to Be Stolen?
Are You Ready for Your Computer to Be Stolen? – Ask Leo! – askleo.com
Losing a computer to theft or loss isn’t just an inconvenience. Your personal data could end up in the wrong hands.
How it works, Review
Review: Pocket phone thermal camera
Review: Pocket phone thermal camera a big step up from its solid predecessor – New Atlas
The latest compact smartphone camera from Thermal Master may look a fair bit like its earlier pocket-sized model we covered, but looks are deceiving – and the new P4 makes some pretty big advances that you’ll see as soon as you plug it in.
How it works, Tips
Your Ethernet port has a built-in diagnostic tool
Your Ethernet port has a built-in diagnostic tool you’re probably ignoring – howtogeek.com
Back in the day, massive mainframe computers were equipped with a ton of diagnostic lights, also known as “blinkenlights.” They notified people using those computers about processes happening inside the machine, and they were also used as diagnostic tools when something went wrong.
How it works, Security, Tips
How to Set Up a Password Manager to Protect Your Accounts
How to Set Up a Password Manager to Protect Your Accounts – technobezz.com
You want every account login behind one strong, encrypted vault instead of scattered across sticky notes, your browser, and your memory. A password manager generates long unique passwords for each site, stores them encrypted, and autofills them so you only ever memorize one master password.
How it works, Tips, Windows
Stop reinstalling Windows
Stop reinstalling Windows: There’s almost always a better fix – howtogeek.com
A fresh reinstall of Windows is tempting. Accumulated junk gets wiped out, misconfigurations are undone, and that weird intermittent instability is fixed more often than not. However, the idea that a fresh Windows install is inherently faster and easier than troubleshooting isn’t really true anymore.
Home Tech, Security, Tips
Stop using these Wi-Fi passwords before your network gets compromised
Stop using these Wi-Fi passwords before your network gets compromised – howtogeek.com
What’s the status of your Wi-Fi password? I wager that if I surveyed most people I know, I’d find two groups split right down the middle: people who never bothered to change theirs, and people who changed theirs to something painfully easy or funny.
Docs, Google, Productivity, Tips
Google Drive rolling out powerful document scanner
Google Drive rolling out powerful document scanner redesign for higher-end Android devices – 9to5Google
After testing got underway last year, Google Drive is now rolling out a redesigned document scanner on Android with powerful, on-device features.
How it works, Security, Tips, Video 784-441
How to create a personal Bitwarden account
How to create a personal Bitwarden account – youtube.com · Bitwarden
How it works, Security, Tips
– Your browser’s saved passwords are seriously not as safe as you think
Your browser’s saved passwords are seriously not as safe as you think – MakeUseOf
Web browsers have become the default password manager for most people. In fairness, they’ve earned the trust in most cases; Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Brave, and other popular browsers have all made huge strides in browser password security.
How it works, Tips
Stop rebooting your router manually
Stop rebooting your router manually, set it and forget it instead – howtogeek.com
Most of us rarely think about routers until they stop working, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Routers are designed to quietly handle your internet traffic 24/7 for months without a single break. However
Android, Google, Tips
Every Android user needs to enable this one setting
Every Android user needs to enable this one setting before it’s too late – howtogeek.com
Android’s hidden Developer Options menu is full of handy toggles and tools. However, there’s one in particular that could genuinely help get you out of a jam. I hope you never need it, but if you do, you’ll be happy you took 5 seconds to enable it right now.
How it works
Your phone’s always-on display can do way more than show the time
Your phone’s always-on display can do way more than show the time – howtogeek.com
When the concept of an “always-on” display was first introduced, many people were immediately turned off by the idea due to battery concerns. I was one of those people. However, after spending years without it, and now owning a phone with an AOD, I’ve realized the feature is far more useful than it initially appears.
Chromebook, Google, Review
This is Googlebook: Google’s new premium laptops
This is Googlebook: Google’s new premium laptops built for Gemini Intelligence [VIDEO] – chromeunboxed.com
Finally! After nearly a year of trying to decipher exactly what Google has been working on behind the scenes with Project Aluminium, Google has officially announced Googlebook: a brand-new category of laptops designed from the ground up for Gemini Intelligence that are just the upgrade to Chromebooks many of us have been hoping for for a long time.
Google, Maps, Tips
Google Maps and Waze are not the same
Google Maps and Waze are not the same—here’s the differences that matter – howtogeek.com
While Google has owned Waze since 2013, it only started incorporating Waze’s best features into Maps in the last few years. Now, both navigation apps do many of the same things, but that doesn’t mean they’re the same.
How it works, Security, Windows
Microsoft Defender Automatically Isolates Compromised Devices
Microsoft Defender Now Automatically Isolates Compromised Devices to Stop Ransomware – Cyber Security News
Microsoft Defender for Endpoint has introduced automatic device isolation, a proactive containment capability that disconnects compromised workstations from the network the moment a high-confidence attack is detected without waiting for human intervention.
Google, How it works, Tips
Gmail has a calendar app hiding in plain sight
Gmail has a calendar app hiding in plain sight, and now I use it daily – androidpolice.com
I open Gmail more than almost any other app or website during the day. At this point, checking email has basically become part of my routine, whether I want it to or not.
Google, How it works, Tips
Google Wallet can replace 5 apps
Google Wallet can replace 5 apps you probably still have installed – howtogeek.com
Most people set up Google Wallet once for payments and never open it again. Once your credit or debit cards are loaded onto it, people simply tap and pay, and often don’t realize that Google Wallet holds a lot more potential.
How it works, Security, Video 784-441
Passkeys Explained
Passkeys Explained: Are They Actually Better Than Passwords? – youtube.com · Addie LaMarr
How it works, Security, Video 784-441
Can Malware Reach My External Drive?
Can Malware Reach My External Drive? – youtube.com · Ask Leo!
Security, Tips
Stop. Verify. Protect Your Money
Stop | Verify | Protect Your Money – citi.com
Scammers succeed by creating pressure, confusion, and exerting false authority. Knowing what to look for – and when to pause – can help you stay safe from their tactics
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Apple, How it works, Tips
Apple Watch tricks it took me years to find
12 Apple Watch tricks it took me years to find – howtogeek.com
I’ve used an Apple Watch for the best part of a decade, yet I’m somehow still discovering new things. Here are some of the not-so-obvious tricks I’ve learned recently.
Chromebook, Google, Review, Tips
Why buying a Chromebook with Googlebook looming is still a great decision
Why buying a Chromebook with Googlebook looming is still a great decision – chromeunboxed.com
With the massive announcement of Googlebook completely dominating the news cycle over the past two weeks, a narrative is starting to brew across the internet that has me a bit concerned. I am seeing a lot of headlines suggesting that standard Chromebooks are suddenly “dead” or that buying a current-generation device right now is a waste of money unless it has a guaranteed upgrade path to the new Android-backed operating system.
How it works, Video 784-441
How Tiny Cameras Changed Our Lives
How Tiny Cameras Changed Our Lives. – youtube.com · Curious Droid
How it works, Tips, Windows
I fixed random USB disconnects in Windows
I fixed random USB disconnects in Windows by changing these 5 settings – howtogeek.com
You’d think, with USB being around since the late ’90s, that Microsoft would have figured out how to make it work reliably by now. We’ve
Apple, iOS, Mac, Security, Tips
Is Apple’s Passwords app safe?
Is Apple’s Passwords app safe? What iPhone and Mac users should know – expressvpn.com
If you use an iPhone, Mac, or iPad, you may have seen prompts asking whether you want to save a password after signing into a website or app. That’s Apple’s built-in password manager, Passwords.
Google, Maps, Tips
Skip the app: This Google Maps widget puts live traffic on your home screen
Skip the app: This Google Maps widget puts live traffic on your home screen – howtogeek.com
Google Maps is an invaluable app for many reasons. Not only can it get you from point A to point B, but it can also intelligently put you on the route with the least traffic.
Security, Tips
Fake CAPTCHA scam can hack your computer
Fake CAPTCHA scam can hack your computer – CyberGuy
You’ve seen CAPTCHA checks everywhere. You click a box. You move on. No big deal. Now imagine that same box asking you to press a few keys on your keyboard. It might tell you to open a command window and paste something. It feels a little odd. Still, the page looks real.
Gmail, Google, Tips, Video 784-441
– The Gmail Trick Nobody’s Talking About
The Gmail Trick Nobody’s Talking About – youtube.com · Tech Authority Zone
How it works
Why SIM Cards Are Slowly Disappearing
Why SIM Cards Are Slowly Disappearing – youtube.com · History of Simple Things
Apple, iOS, Tips
10 Hacks Every Apple Passwords User Should Know
10 Hacks Every Apple Passwords User Should Know – Lifehacker
Apple’s Passwords app is the default option for iOS and macOS users to save and access their credentials.