Jun 5, 2016 | LastPass, remote, security, web_services
Don’t re-use the same password over and over. TeamViewer is in the news this week because of a nasty ongoing security problem. It might not be TeamViewer’s fault, and with luck it won’t affect any of you, my loyal and much-loved readers. But the story illustrates an...
Apr 24, 2016 | Chrome, LastPass, security, web_services
Let’s set up a system that will help you track your credit cards. It will make life easier if a card has to be replaced – and these days, cards are being replaced all the time after they’re lost or stolen or hacked or just arbitrarily replaced by banks that hate us....
Apr 21, 2016 | Chrome, Cortana, Google, IE, Internet, LastPass, Microsoft, software, Windows10
Microsoft Edge is the web browser that Microsoft developed to replace Internet Explorer. When you upgrade to Windows 10, Edge is set as the default browser, regardless of your previous settings. It is also set as the default program to open PDFs, even if you were...
Apr 10, 2016 | hardware, LastPass, Lenovo, Microsoft, security, Surface, Windows10
You should think about getting a fingerprint reader on your next laptop. There are only a few available today but that will change in the next few months. Fingerprint readers have become more common on phones. Faster and more accurate fingerprint sensors on phones...
Mar 24, 2016 | Chrome, IE, LastPass, software, web_services, Windows10
A lot has happened with LastPass recently – an acquisition, a new version of the program, a redesigned logo, and maybe some new problems running LastPass in Internet Explorer. Let’s take it one step at a time. If you’re new to LastPass, it is the essential cloud...
Jan 18, 2016 | computers, Internet, LastPass, mobile, phone, security, Windows tips, Windows10, Windows7, Windows8
These are the rules for being safe using a Windows computer in 2016. We are required to be paranoid and vigilant. We run our businesses and manage our personal lives online, and the bad guys are endlessly inventive in their effort to find ways through our defenses....