In my last post “What Are Data Brokers?” I told you about companies that make money by collecting your information and selling it. One of the companies I mentioned was LexisNexis, who I called “a famous law database company.” Strictly…
If you own any Apple devices or have a subscription to Apple Music and Apple TV, then you have an Apple ID. That one account connects you to tons of services. How do you make sure that no one steals…
There’s never enough space on your smartphone, is there? If you’re like me, you have tons of photos and videos in there, not to mention ebooks and other documents. So what do you do if you need to send a…
A few years ago, I wrote about how important it was to always back up your computer. After all, your computer could get lost, damaged, or stolen. But there’s another awful possibility: your hard drive could die. There’s a lot…
In my last post, I wrote about how to encrypt your computer. Did you notice that I didn’t talk about Windows? There’s a reason that I left it out. Encrypting a computer with Windows installed on it is a bit…
Updated June 2025 One day I found myself wondering, “Could I encrypt my whole computer?” I had already encrypted a folder and a flash drive with VeraCrypt. You can encrypt your hard drive with VeraCrypt (something I haven’t tried yet),…
How do you permanently delete something? Do you just hit the delete key or the trash can icon? Do you empty the Recycle Bin on your desktop? Unfortunately, none of those things will permanently delete a file. You see, deleting…
Updated on May 23, 2025 I resisted getting a password manager for years. My passwords were written down in a notebook, alphabetized and paired up with the matching usernames. But it just wasn’t practical to carry that notebook around all…
My old laptop had not aged well. It was slow and getting slower every day. I needed a new one, but my budget was tight. In every electronics store I went to, there would always be at least one Chromebook….
In my previous post Backup Basics, I told you about using external hard drives and cloud storage to backup your computers and mobile devices. Not only are external hard drives getting larger (and cheaper), but there are a number of…
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