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How to enable Two-Factor authentication on your LastPass account

Posted on January 17, 2016

Regular readers of this blog know I’m not a huge fan of password managers, but many folks seem to to love them. And that’s fine – to each his/her own as they say.

If you happen to use a password manager, there’s a good chance that you us LastPass, the most popular password manager out there by far.

If so, I strongly recommend that you enable two-factor authentication to prevent crooks and hackers from breaking in to your account and stealing all of your important passwords.

Follow the steps below to set up two-factor authentication on your LastPass account: [Read more…]

How to safely use a public (unencrypted) Wi-Fi network

Posted on January 12, 2016

wifi It seems that free public Wi-Fi networks are everywhere these days. In fact, you’ll probably need to look no further than the nearest fast food joint.

The widespread availability of public Wi-Fi networks is great for when we’re traveling or the rare times when the Internet is down at home for whatever reason, but they do have one serious downside: They are typically unsecured.

To keep things as simple and non-intrusive as possible, the owners of most public Wi-Fi networks make them available as open, non-encrypted networks that don’t require a password. Unfortunately, these networks can leave your sensitive data wide open to hackers. [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it possible to buy an 8 port wired router?

Posted on January 11, 2016

tp-link-tl-r860-router Question from Michelle K.: I’m the office manager for a small local insurance agency, and I need your help in finding an 8 port wired router (if they even exist).

We have a total of 6 employees who need to access the Internet though our LAN. Right now we’re using two 4 port wired routers, one connected to the cable modem and the other piggybacking off of that one.

We’ve been having some intermittent connection issues of late and we’re wanting to replace the two routers with a single 8 port wired router if at all possible. I can’t seem to find one though. The only thing I can find are 4 port routers.

If hope you can help me find an 8 port wired router. Do you have any idea where we might be able to find one? We don’t want Wi-Fi, therefore the request for a wired router.

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Will the Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset work with your PC? Find out right now.

Posted on January 8, 2016

oculus-rift-vr-headset If you’re a gamer you’re probably eagerly awaiting the expected June release of the awesome Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset.

The question is, will your computer be able to handle it?

Your PC will need some pretty beefy hardware in order for it to work well with the Oculus Rift headset.

Here are the minimum system requirements: [Read more…]

GoPro wraps up 2015 with an AMAZING action video. Check it out!

Posted on January 1, 2016

GoPro has become one of the world’s most popular camera brands thanks to their line of amazing action cameras.

Adventurous folks use GoPro gear (#ad) every day to document some pretty incredible feats of skill and bravado.

To celebrate the passing of 2015, GoPro has put together a short video featuring some of the best action captured by their cameras during the year 2015. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. [Read more…]