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Should You Upgrade To Windows 11?
Your computer may prompt you soon to upgrade to Windows 11. Should you upgrade? Although it’s not labeled this way, you will be taking a personality test – the kind where you decide how well various statements describe you. Here are some samples. I enjoy being the...
Security Tip: Turn On Office 365 Two Factor Authentication
This is an action item. It’s not theoretical. This is not an article to file away in the special folder that you use for Bruceb News articles, the ones you’ve given cute names...
Internet Mobs: GameStop, The Trump Insurrection, And Boaty McBoatface
In the 1990s we built a global communications network. The Internet revolutionized retailing and entertainment, changed how we get news, transformed our social lives, blah blah...
China Has Not Hacked Your Office 365 Mailbox
Hackers have infiltrated tens of thousands of servers running Exchange mailboxes. It’s a huge cybersecurity event, rivaling the severity of the Solarwinds Russia hack. Before we...
Turn On Car Crash Detection If You Have A Pixel Phone
The Bobcat loader pitched over the embankment and overturned in a ravine, trapping the driver and knocking him unconscious for several minutes. The driver, Chuck Walker, had...
How To Display Shared OneDrive Folders in Windows File Explorer
I just learned about a OneDrive feature that might be a bit of a game-changer, especially for small businesses. Shared folders in OneDrive for Business can be displayed in File...
Why I Chose 1Password To Replace LastPass
I’m going to tell you a couple of useful things that I’ve figured out about 1Password, but I need to include a little preface because I’ve been pushing LastPass for more than 10...
LastPass Learns Dirty Tricks From Dear Old Dad
We’re at about the midpoint of the LastPass remake of Breaking Bad, where its misdeeds are starting to be glaring and it’s hard to be sympathetic. We’ve seen the show. We know...
Set Up Remote Access To Help Your Parents With Their Computer
Your parents need your help. Set up a remote connection to their computer so you can look over their hunched shoulders to lend a hand. It doesn’t matter if you’re not sure that...
Does Size Matter? It Does For Your Mouse Cursor
Does your mouse cursor disappear sometimes? How many times a day do you wiggle the mouse back and forth in frustration, trying to catch a glimpse of the pesky thing? It’s worse...
The Great Russia Hack 5: What Are They Doing To Our Nice Networks?
Quiet, isn’t it? We learned a couple of months ago that the Russians are embedded in almost every network that matters in our country, and nobody is talking about it. My guess is...
The Great Russia Hack 4: How Did They Get Caught?
This is mostly about scary Russians but don’t skip it - there’s also an important lesson for you about your own security. The Russians hacked into Solarwinds in September 2019....
The Great Russia Hack 3: The Solarwinds Story
If you’ve been following along, then you know that Russian hackers slipped malware into Solarwinds updates that went out to 18,000 corporate customers and government agencies...
The Great Russia Hack 2: How’d They Do It?
Forget what you know about hacking. Nation-state hackers work at an entirely different level. Imagine that you get hacked - the bad guys get the password to your mailbox, say....
The Great Russia Hack 1: Some Background About Cyber Warfare
Last month we discovered that Russian hackers have been running malware for almost a year in network servers used by thousands of large US companies and government agencies. It’s...
Rules For Computer And Online Safety 2021
These are the rules for computer and online safety in 2021. Only your vigilance will protect you against bad guys. You will be safe if you are cautious. Stop and think before...