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Regular readers of this blog know the dangers involved with the use of password managers because I’ve written several posts pointing them out.
Well, the users of yet another password manager have had their passwords and other sensitive information stolen via a data breach.
Question from Freddie: I know you’re always recommending that we enable Two-Factor Authentication on all our accounts.
Can you tell me how to enable it on my eBay account?
Thanks for your help.
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Marge: I’ve used the desktop version of MS Office for years, but I recently switched to Microsoft 365.
It took me a few days to get used to it but I believe I’m going to like it ok. There’s one thing that I need help with though.
Every time I create a new document in any Microsoft 365 app and tell it to save the file it always saves it to OneDrive.
I don’t feel comfortable using online storage, for several reasons. Is it possible to make Microsoft 365 save my files to my computer’s hard drive instead of to OneDrive? [Read more…]
Have you ever had a browser tab freeze up on you?
If so, you know how frustrating it is when you have to close the entire browser including all the other open tabs just to get the PC running normally again.
Well, I have a bit of good news for you: You can usually close just the one browser tab that isn’t responding without having to close any of the other open tabs!
The next time a web page freezes up on you, give this a try: [Read more…]