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Keep your emails private and secure by encrypting them with Hushmail

Posted on August 28, 2016

hushmail-logoThe inherent insecurity of sending email messages over standard, unencrypted email systems has been dominating the news of late thanks to the baffling actions of a certain Presidential candidate.

As you probably already know, any information that’s transmitted over an unencrypted email system is wide open to anyone who might happen to intercept it while it’s on its way to the recipient’s computer or mobile device. And trust me, it happens all the time.

While maintaining our own personal email server and using it to encrypt our emails is probably not a realistic option for most folks, you can still easily send your emails to their intended recipients in secure encrypted form. [Read more…]

How to personalize your blog posts and emails with a handwritten signature

Posted on August 8, 2016

rickDo you like to “sign” your blog posts and emails by typing your name at the bottom of the text block?

If so, you can give your writings a more personal appearance by inserting an image depicting your handwritten signature below the last paragraph of text.

There are several ways to created a signature image, but here are two of the easiest methods that I have found:  [Read more…]

How to shorten and simplify your Public Profile URL on LinkedIn

Posted on July 25, 2016

linkedin-logoIf you have a LinkedIn account you might have noticed that the Public Profile URLs for many LinkedIn users are quite long and virtually impossible to remember. That’s just the way they are by default.

But luckily, you can shorten your LinkedIn Public Profile URL to something that is easy to remember and will actually fit on your business cards. Just follow these simple steps:  [Read more…]

Review: Omnicharge Smart & Compact Portable Power Bank

Posted on July 12, 2016

omnicharge-thumbnailI test and review a lot of portable power banks on this blog, and most of them turn out to be pretty good. Some are even great.

But every now and then I find one that simply blows me away. And I have just found another one.  [Read more…]

How to create a Windows 10 Installation DVD (or USB flash drive)

Posted on July 7, 2016

Windows-10-logoAs you probably know, if your computer is currently running either Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 it is eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 10 if you initiate the upgrade before the end of this month.

You can choose to upgrade your PC to Windows 10 in either of the following ways:

1 – By clicking the “Get Windows 10” icon in your PC’s notifications area.

2 – By performing a clean installation of Windows 10 on your computer.

[Read more…]

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