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I recently wrote this post explaining how to view all the passwords that Google has stored from your Chrome browser and Android mobile devices.
That post ended up receiving a lot of attention and several folks asked questions about it.
Several folks asked if there’s a way to print out the passwords that are stored in their Google accounts.
Question from Melvin: I need help with a glitch that’s affecting my phone.
All of a sudden it started rotating the Home screen every time I rotate the phone (the same way pictures rotate).
I can deal with the pictures rotating but I hate it when the Home screen rotates. It just looks really weird.
Why is this happening and how can I put a stop to it? [Read more…]
It’s no secret that Microsoft wants every Windows 11 user to sign into their PC with a Microsoft account.
In fact, they have even designed Windows 11 in a way that prevents a few of its most useful features from even working if you’re signed in with a local account.
But guess what? I don’t really like the idea of signing in to my computer with an Internet-based account, for two reasons: [Read more…]
As you probably know, scammers are constantly using phishing attempts to try to steal the login info for our financial accounts.
And sadly, they’re often successful.
While they certainly love stealing logins to victims’ bank accounts, the scammers seem to have a special love for scamming PayPal customers. [Read more…]
Do you receive a lot of calls from people who aren’t on your Contacts list?
If so you’ve probably discovered that most of those “unknown callers” are telemarketers, scammers or other folks you’d simply rather not talk to.
The good news? It’s possible to block calls from anyone who isn’t on your Contacts list, and it’s very easy to do (especially if you have an iPhone).