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How to choose ‘unguessable’ answers to security questions

Posted on January 26, 2024

Have you ever forgotten the password to one of your online accounts and clicked on the “Forgot password?” link in order to reset your password?

If so, you might have been prompted to input the answer to the security question(s) you created when you opened the account.

Security questions are intended to identify you as the legitimate account owner in the event that you forget your password and need to reset it.

What’s more, they are also sometimes used as a second level of security to augment the security provided by the password. If you can’t answer the security question(s), you won’t be allowed to log in to the account, even if you know the password.  [Read more…]

Q&A: Can you exclude a specific website from Google’s search results?

Posted on January 25, 2024

Question from Paula:  Hi, Rick. Thanks for all your hard work writing and sharing your tips. I’ve been reading your stuff for more years than either of us want to admit!

I’m wondering if you know of a way to do a Google search for things and have them leave pages from Pinterest out of the search results?

[Read more…]

How to give your Google account a quick ‘Security Checkup’

Posted on January 25, 2024

Do you have a Google account?

Chances are you do, even if you don’t realize it. Here are a few questions…

  • Do you use Gmail?
  • Do you sign into YouTube to watch videos?
  • Do you use Google Maps?
  • Do you use an Android smartphone?
  • Do you use any Google service or product that isn’t listed above?


If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes, then you do have a Google account.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware these fake “Microsoft Account Update” emails

Posted on January 24, 2024

Phishing scam attempts are distributed in many forms, but most of them arrive in our email Inboxes in the form of fraudulent emails.

The scammers are getting better at their evil craft by the day and it’s pretty hard to tell some of the fake emails from real ones.

Luckily, that isn’t the case with this latest round of phishing emails.

Here’s a screenshot one such email that landed in my Inbox this morning:  [Read more…]

How to check your smartphone’s memory usage

Posted on January 24, 2024

Even premium smartphones have their limitations. As soon as the memory and space on the smartphone runs out, it will begin appear unstable, start to lag, or even freeze up or turn off.

The problem isn’t necessarily the smartphone memory, but you can easily check to see if RAM and/or storage space usage on your smartphone could be causing the issues.  [Read more…]

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