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Hate dealing with passwords? Now you can log into your Yahoo account without one.

Posted on March 16, 2015

yahoo-logoPasswords have been the “keys” to our online accounts for decades, but Yahoo is now offering users the option to log into their Yahoo accounts without having to remember one.

The new security feature is called “On-demand passwords” and once you have it set up it works like this:  [Read more…]

What to do if Facebook videos won’t play in Firefox

Posted on March 11, 2015

firefox-logoVideos are one of the most popular types of content shared on Facebook, but many users are having trouble getting them to play while logged into Facebook with the Firefox browser.

If you’re one of them, there are a couple of things that you can try that seem to work for most users.  [Read more…]

How to format a USB flash drive that doesn’t show up in Windows Explorer

Posted on March 3, 2015

I frequently receive emails and messages from folks asking why their USB flash drive isn’t showing up in Windows Explorer (File Explorer for Windows 8 users).

This typically occurs after something happens to the drive’s file structure that makes the drive unrecognizable as a valid drive to the Windows Explorer utility.

Luckily, this can be fixed as long as there isn’t a problem with the physical drive itself. Follow these steps to format a USB flash drive that doesn’t show up in Windows Explorer: [Read more…]

Firefox releases update to patch 16 security flaws, some of them critical

Posted on February 28, 2015

firefox-logoMozilla has just released a major update to the popular Firefox browser that patches 16 security flaws, three of them rated critical.

This latest version is 36.0, and if you have Firefox set to update automatically you don’t have anything to worry about as it will all be taken care of for you.

But if you have it set to allow you to install updates manually, I recommend that you update to version 36.0 immediately. And by the way, if you have Firefox set to never check for updates…well, it would probably be a good idea to change that.

Follow these steps to check if you’re running the latest version of Firefox:  [Read more…]

How to display the Task Bar at any time in Windows 8/8.1

Posted on February 27, 2015

windows-8-1In Windows 7 (and earlier versions of Windows) it was easy to see which programs were running and access all the active notification icons. All you had to do was glance at the Task Bar.

But while the Task Bar is still alive and well in Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, it is usually hidden when viewing the Start Screen or while running a modern app. And it also tends to stay hidden when you move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the screen.  [Read more…]

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