Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
First of all, I want to thank everyone who has been keeping up with my daily Tech Tips and “Pictures of the Day” on Facebook and Twitter.
I’m truly honored that you are willing to take time out of your busy day to check out the things I have to share. Thank you all so much!
After long and careful consideration I have decided it’s time to stop posting the links to my tips and daily pictures on social media and share them via email instead. Here’s why…
Question from Lona F: Hi Rick. I have a really short question that I’d like to ask if you don’t mind.
What does the term “Social Engineering” mean?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Computer technology has changed so much since the “stone age” of personal computing (circa mid-1970s).
Back then our mass storage options consisted of cassette tapes that were slower than ice melting and 8 inch floppy disks that held just a few kilobytes of data each.
What’s more, those floppy drives and floppy disks were very expensive!
Today we have hard drives than can hold several terabytes of data and solid state drives (SSDs) that can swap data in and out of a computer’s RAM at breathtaking speeds. [Read more…]
The long chain of data breaches that have been in the news of late should be a huge wake-up call for everyone who is concerned with their online security.
It seems that every day or two we hear that another online service has been hacked and their customers’ personal information stolen.
Short of simply closing all of your online accounts, there’s really nothing you can do to prevent the services you use from getting hacked since the security of their servers and software is entirely out of your control.
There are a couple of things you can do however to limit a successful hacking attack’s effects on your own life: [Read more…]
Have you installed one or more WiFi security cameras to protect your home and family from intruders?
If so, it’s extremely important to protect your camera(s) with a password that’s both strong and unique.
If you’ve been watching the news of late you know there have been several very disturbing reports of hackers using compromised passwords to access cameras made by Ring and other manufacturers.
The hackers are using those compromised cameras to spy on, terrify and even extort the owners and their family members in some extremely disturbing ways.
Here’s a short video from ABC News that shows a few examples: [Read more…]
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