Aug 4, 2016 | Chrome, Cortana, LastPass, Microsoft, updates, Windows10
Microsoft released the Anniversary Update for Windows 10 on Tuesday. Your Windows 10 computers will be automatically updated. Eventually. Here’s what you need to know. • What is the Anniversary Update? • When will you get the...
Jun 8, 2016 | Android, Apple, Google, LastPass, Microsoft, security, web_services, Windows10
We’re drowning in passwords. Slowly – slowly! – we are moving out of the Age Of Passwords. Better alternatives exist. Apple has integrated fingerprints deeply into iOS and fingerprint readers are turning up on many Android phones. Microsoft has built Windows Hello...
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...
