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The security components of both Windows 10 and Windows 11 include a very important tool called Windows Defender Firewall.
In a nutshell, this firewall helps protect the PC from Internet-based attacks by blocking incoming traffic that could potentially pose a security risk.
The thing is, your PC’s firewall protection becomes useless if it happens to get turned off for some reason. [Read more…]
Adobe Flash was one of the world’s most widely used computer and web-based tools for decades.
In fact, if you had a Windows PC or a Mac you probably used Flash in one way or another every time you turned your computer on.
But there was a big problem with using Flash: The Flash platform itself was extremely insecure, and that made it a favorite tool of hackers as well as legitimate programmers.
Are you wondering what you need to do in order to get your website on the front page of Google?
Most website owners ask this question and are driven by this precise goal when developing digital marketing and SEO strategies.
Luckily, the smart combination of different promotion tactics can help you hit the target, get on the first SERP position, and keep it in the long run.
If you want to get your website on the first page of Google, this post offers several simple, yet effective tips to reboot your Google results. [Read more…]
If you’ve had an Android phone for a while, you’ve probably noticed that it’s slower and less responsive than it was when you first bought it.
If that’s the case, one of the major culprits could be bloated log files, browser caches and other large “temporary” files that are clogging up your phone’s storage space.
Just like Windows and other operating systems, Android and the apps that run on it store all kinds of historical information such as visited web pages, recently used contacts, old text messages, and a whole lot more. [Read more…]
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Question from Rita: I hope you can help me Rick, and I really could use a quick answer.
I received an email that appears to be from PayPal. It says a buyer has sent me $122.56 for an item that was purchased from my Etsy store.
I really need to find out whether this email is real or a fake. [Read more…]