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I receive hundreds of tech questions every week, and there are some questions that get asked on a regular basis.
One such recurring question is this:
“Is there any way to prevent people from stealing the photos I have posted on my Facebook account?“
Unfortunately, the answer to that question is an emphatic “NO”. [Read more…]
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Have you ever used a hotel’s secure Wi-Fi network while staying there as a guest?
How about the secure Wi-Fi network that serves the building you work in – or even the network at your church?
Many of us routinely use these types of secured Wi-Fi networks without giving them a second thought, because…well, they’re encrypted, and therefore safe, right?
As a general rule these secured networks are indeed safe and we can use them without having to worry about having our usernames, passwords and personal info being stolen.
But there’s also a danger with using hotel Wi-Fi networks that you need to know about…
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Ok, I’ll admit it. Wireless printers that allow you to print via WiFi instead of having to connect a cable sure are handy.
After all, who wants to run a long USB cable into every room where you occasionally use your laptop?
And if you print from your phone or tablet then using WiFi is a no-brainer.
But what if you only use a desktop computer or you always use your laptop in the same place every time?
If you don’t need to print from a mobile device you’d be a lot better off connecting your printer to your computer with a USB cable instead of WiFi, for the following reasons: [Read more…]
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How many times have you seen something like this on Facebook?
“I’d like to wish my amazing husband John Doe a very happy 53rd birthday!”
Chances are, you see posts like this all the time.
Facebook makes it easy to wish loved ones and friends a happy birthday and elicit additional birthday greetings from lots of other folks.
But truth be told, it’s a very dangerous practice to mention the person’s actual age in the greeting because it’s an open invitation for identity theft. [Read more…]