When was the last time you read and understood the fine print accompanying an app you intend to download and install on your smartphone or tablet? Most people don’t read terms of use and privacy policies, let alone worry about the possibility of their personal information being sold and shared by software developers.
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Most people don’t think too much about getting hacked during their day-to-day web surfing — until it actually happens. Consequences can range from minor, but annoying, personal computer infections that randomly pop ads up on the screen every few minutes, to much more serious afflictions such as identity theft and financial losses.
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Keep your precious Android smartphone and tablet away from malicious applications and websites that compromise your privacy, as well as profit from the personal data stolen from your device. From malware-busting capabilities to vital anti-theft features, these three free and richly featured apps help safeguard your Android device.
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With Windows 10 scheduled for release in 2015, Microsoft will make up for the transition woes that marked the release of Windows 8 in 2012. Here’s a quick look at the features and capabilities of the latest incarnation of Microsoft’s iconic operating system.
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Don’t settle for your Android smartphone’s out-of-the-box, bloatware-saddled condition. A few expert tweaks can optimize its overall performance. Here are six tips and tricks to make your phone work more efficiently and quickly all the time.
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Credit card fraud is on the rise. Some recent high profile incidents, such a the Target security breach in which as many as 40 million credit cards may have been compromised, is an excellent example of why we must remain diligent in protecting ourselves and limiting our risks of exposure.
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An email or Internet scam refers to any online activity that is geared towards cheating someone out of his or her money, data or any other valuables. Every day, millions of people are conned by persons posing as friends or in need of help: in most cases, the help involving finances. It seems cyber criminals […]
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Although the rise in technology has been beneficial in many ways, it has also created a thousand new headaches for people around the world. There are now countless ways for someone to steal an identity, steal money, or infect a computer.
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An unsecured wireless network can leave your personal information wide open to the kind of prying eyes that you don’t want. It can also allow criminals to use your home Internet connection as a base for their shady operations, which can in turn get you in trouble with both your ISP and the local authorities.
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Block Spyware- Put an end to privacy invasion and reduced PC performance Continuous spyware attacks and the ever changing Spyware technology puts at risk your personal information, privacy as well as identity.
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When working with a tech support person to resolve an issue with your computer, a screen image can be the most useful tool for showing the actual problem. Being able to show the exact error message goes a long way toward communicating what’s actually happening on your computer. Screen recording software, which can create a […]
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You may have heard this message on a radio station in your city: “For breaking news text alerts, text the word ‘news’ to…” Or your bank may tell you how you can get free text alerts about your checking account. Is it a good idea to sign up for free text alerts from a business?
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Any person who has ever used the internet, whether for business or personal reasons, can attest to the incredible volume of information available at one’s fingertips. The mere click of a mouse or touch of a keyboard can bring the user face to face with enormous volumes of highly valuable information, including the ability to […]
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Geolocation services certainly have their place on social media. Those location services make it easy for your friends to find you and catch up with you during the day. Unfortunately, those same services can draw the bad guys right to your door.
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The days of toting data in flash drives have come and gone. Many people now resort to personal cloud accounts in order to back up, store, and access their data anywhere and anytime through their internet-enabled mobile devices. In fact, the analyst firm Gartner, Inc. predicted in 2012 that there would be an eventual migration […]
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With more and more people gaining access to the Internet every day, the importance of ensuring that you and your information remain secure while using the Internet for personal or business reasons cannot be stressed enough. Cyber attacks, viruses, malware, and unwanted intrusions into “secure” computing systems occur frequently and these issues cannot be completely […]
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Networking on Windows was such a complicated affair 10 or 15 years ago that a network tech could count on a six-figure salary just getting computers to talk to one another. While home networking on Windows works considerably more smoothly now, you can still find that Windows stalls your attempts to connect a home network […]
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Hackers can commandeer your email accounts and send spam from these email accounts. Many of the standard fix-its — antivirus programs, malware removers, such as: norton,mcafee,combofix.orgntacting user groups — can fail to stop this kind of spamming. This tip describes a little-publicized approach that can, for many, immediately stop such spamming in its tracks.
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People often complain about how Windows isn’t the most stable operating system out there. Considering the complexity of operating systems that work with software and hardware from hundreds of vendors, though, Windows is a remarkably stable system. Nevertheless, problems will arise from time to time. The more insight you have into the goings-on in your […]
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Introduction A KVM (keyboard, video and mouse) switch is a device that allows a user to switch between two or more computers and control them by using a single keyboard, monitor and mouse. KVM switches are usually found in data centers or ITS departments and allow an administrator to switch between different servers with the […]
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