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WikiCancel.org – Detailed instructions for closing hundreds of online accounts

Posted on September 19, 2015

The Internet makes it possible to use thousands of wonderful online services and access enough information to fill warehouses full of encyclopedias on virtually every subject known to man.

Many of these resources only become available to you after signing up for an online account, but what happens when you no longer need or want to use a service or access the information provided by a specific website?

Closing an online account should take no more than two or three clicks of the mouse, and it usually is really that simple. The trick however is finding the place on the website where you need to begin the clicking. [Read more…]

Keep your Facebook messages private by encrypting them with Cryptocat

Posted on September 10, 2015

Between the NSA’s increasingly intrusive snooping and hackers intercepting our web traffic, we can no longer take Internet privacy for granted.

But if you use Facebook’s messaging system, there are a number of simple and free ways to keep your private messages private. A great example is a handy free service called Cryptocat.

Once you add Crytocat’s browser extension to your computer’s web browser(s) and/or install the app on your iPhone, all of your Facebook messages will be encrypted before they even leave your computer. [Read more…]

Unsure about upgrading to Windows 10? Watch this video to get a preview before your decide.

Posted on August 29, 2015

I receive several reader emails each week asking whether I recommend upgrading to Windows 10 or staying with an older version of Windows.

The problem is, that’s a difficult question to answer because we all have different preferences and “tastes” when it comes to computer software. [Read more…]

Install this critical update to Internet Explorer ASAP

Posted on August 22, 2015

Microsoft has announced that certain versions of Internet Explorer are vulnerable to being hacked due to a security flaw in the software code.

Machines running one of the affected versions of I.E. can be compromised by allowing a hacker to remotely execute malicious code on your system.

If Internet Explorer is installed on your system (and it almost certainly is), you’ll need to ensure that this update is installed ASAP even if you never use Internet Explorer to browse the Internet. [Read more…]

Sprint to phase out 2 year contracts and subsidized phones

Posted on August 19, 2015

Sprint has just announced that like T-Mobile and Verizon, they will stop offering two year contracts and subsidized phones by the end of this year.

After the dust has settled that will leave AT&T as the only major carrier to offer those traditional types of deals, but I expect them to follow suit and drop long-term plans and subsidized phones as well before too long.

In place of the two year contracts Sprint will be offering shorter-term “pay as you go” plans. As far as acquiring new phones is concerned, customers will have at least two options: [Read more…]