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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Sunday, July 21, 2024
Topics covered in this issue…
• Does someone else have access to your Gmail account?
• Warning: You can’t prevent your photos from being stolen on Facebook
• How to instantly get the current time in any city or town
• Video: Amazing views of our amazing planet
• July’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Polar Pacer Pro – Advanced GPS Running Watch
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Monthly Tech Giveaway….
We have a winner for June…
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Today’s featured tech tip….
Does someone else have access to your Gmail account?
Do you suspect that someone else might be logging into your Gmail account and reading your messages?
Well, there’s an easy way to find out for sure. Just follow these steps:
1 – Log into your Gmail account on a laptop or desktop computer (sorry, this won’t work on a mobile device).
2 – Make sure your Inbox is open on the screen.
3 – Find the Last account activity section located in the lower-right corner of the window and click Details.
You should now see a box containing a list of all the recent times that you (or someone else) accessed your Gmail account.
Take a look at the times of activity, the browsers/devices used, the user locations and the IP addresses.
If you see any entries that obviously don’t match your own usage details it’s a good bet that someone is indeed logging into your Gmail account on the sly.
If so, you should immediately change your password and enable Two-Factor Authentication on your Google account.
The latest from Rick’s Daily Tips Tech Blog…
• Warning: You can’t prevent your photos from being stolen on Facebook
This post explains why (and what you can do about it).
• How to instantly get the current time in any city or town
Fast and easy.
• Click here to see today’s ‘Picture of the Day’.
Every morning I post a new photo that I find inspiring, intriguing, or just plain beautiful to look at. Jumpstart your day by checking it out.
Rick’s Daily Pick…
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This little gem will turn any standard 120VAC wall outlet into a de facto power distribution center.
Today’s post from ‘My Daily Smile’…
Video: Amazing views of our amazing planet
And what a wonderful planet it is.
Tech news that caught my eye…
• YouTube Music is rolling out Sound Search on Android, iOS
• FCC moves forward with rule to unlock phones within 60 days
• New framework allows robots to learn via online human demonstration videos
• Microsoft is reimagining Windows 11 Start menu with Adaptive Cards
• Starlink quietly adds Two-Factor Authentication to stop account hijackings
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Rick Rouse
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