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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, October 28, 2023
• Why you should only download apps from an official app store
• How to make Windows start up with your last-used apps and websites already open
• Scam alert: Be careful about sending money to someone you met via the Internet
• Q&A: Has anyone ever survived a really high fall without a parachute?
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, October 21, 2023
• Reminder: You don’t need to ‘defrag’ an SSD
• How to easily back up the photos on your smartphone
• How to use an unused Android tablet as a digital picture frame
• Florida’s highest “peak” is just 345 feet above sea level
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, September 15, 2023
• Windows’ “Accessibility” settings can make your PC easier to use
• 7 tips for protecting your kids from cyberthreats
• How to quickly adjust screen brightness with Windows 11
• The last Civil War era pensioner passed away in 2020. Yes, really.
“If you want peace, prepare for war”, goes the old Latin adage – and one could argue that in no industry does this approach stand truer than in cybersecurity.
Traditional, reactive cybersecurity focused on setting up defenses, identifying breaches, and mitigating damage.
Proactive cybersecurity takes it up a notch by constantly monitoring and adapting to new threats.
Why does a proactive cybersecurity approach matter and how can you ensure optimal implementation across your business or organization? [Read more…]
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About a year ago I decided to put together a basic solar power system to power my home office so I could keep working during our somewhat frequent short-term power outages.
Being new to the world of solar power, I spent quite some time researching how it all worked and what types of components are needed to build a basic off-grid solar power setup.
It actually ended up being quite simple as there are only a few parts that are really needed to make it work. [Read more…]