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Q&A: How do I clean up and optimize an older PC?

Posted on February 7, 2024

Question from Vicky: I got my old laptop out of the closet this morning to see if it still works. I’ve forgotten exactly how old it is but it’s running windows 10.

It finally booted up into Windows but it seemed to be running very sluggish.

At first, it wouldn’t connect to the wireless or open my Chrome browser. I checked to see how full the hard drive is. Not quite 50% is used.

I restarted it again and it connected to the network and loaded Chrome, but it’s still very sluggish.

Do you have any suggestions for cleaning up and optimizing an older computer?  [Read more…]

5 common signs of email fraud

Posted on February 7, 2024

Email phishing poses a huge threat to both individuals and organizations who heavily rely on email for communication. It is one of the methods cybercriminals use to commit wire fraud and pilfer sensitive information from unsuspecting victims.

Incredibly, phishing attempts are so prevalent that Google reports blocking a staggering 100 million phishing emails every day. In fact, nearly 1.2% of all emails sent are malicious, which, if you do the math, amounts to 3.4 billion fraudulent emails daily.  [Read more…]

How to quickly identify scam emails

Posted on February 6, 2024

As you probably know, scammers and hackers have been using fraudulent emails to practice their illicit trade ever since the invention of email itself.

Unfortunately, government regulations and cyber-security measures have done little to prevent malicious emails from making their way into our inboxes.

Even worse, many scammers and hackers are now very good at creating fake emails that are difficult to distinguish from the real emails we receive from banks, PayPal and other online services on a daily basis.

[Read more…]

How to download your entire Tweet history from X

Posted on February 6, 2024

If you’ve been using X (formerly Twitter) for a while you’ve probably posted a LOT of Tweets since the day you first opened your account.

After all, it’s not unusual for active X users to post thousands of Tweets each and every year.

Have you ever thought it might be cool to have an archive of all of your Tweets, beginning with the very first one you posted way back when?

[Read more…]

10 video editing tools to up your game on Instagram and TikTok

Posted on February 6, 2024

Editing videos once meant requiring long, sleepless nights. Not long ago, creators had to edit clips and videos frame by frame. However, long gone are the days when video editing was such a gruesome task.

Since TikTok made everyone addicted to short videos, platforms like Instagram and YouTube have followed in its footsteps. Now, every social media site understands the reduced concentration span of people.

From people’s POV, short videos are a great source of entertainment. Such videos are informative, interesting, and most importantly, short. In addition, content creators have flocked to short reels and stories. Also, assisted by great video editing apps, their work is cut in half.

In this article, we’ll explore some top-quality video editing apps. [Read more…]

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