Every now and then I receive a message from someone who’s planning to buy a new computer, phone or tablet asking if they’ll need to open a new Facebook account to go with the new device.
The answer is no, you don’t!
Your Facebook account isn’t tied to any specific device. The account (and all the info contained within it) actually reside on Facebook’s servers, not your device.
As long as you know your Facebook username (or email address) and password you’ll be able to log into your account and use Facebook from any computer via a web browser or any mobile device via either a mobile web browser or the Facebook app.
If you have ever posted a birthday wish to a Facebook friend’s Timeline only to find out that he/she had passed on, you know how embarrassing it can be.
Unfortunately, in the Internet age, viruses and other forms of malware tend to spread like wildfires, and it’ getting harder by the day to keep your devices from getting infected by them.
There might come a time when you’ll need to log in to your router’s control panel to change a setting (most likely the password for your Wi-Fi network).
Having to shut down your PC can be a major hassle if you know you’ll have to re-open all the programs and websites that you’re currently using the next time you power the machine back on.