Choose Search Engine Privacy over Quality
It’s really an amazing story on how Google became a verb. Yet, Yahoo! was the first popular Web Search tool. There were other, less known …
Month: May 2023
Control the Trackers
Companies are not putting up websites, loaded with news, information, or other things of interest to you for free. Revenue is created from the number …
Utilize a UPS Device
An Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) is essential equipment for: In the late 70’s, I’ve invested hours on a project using the family’s new Apple II+ …
Use Multiple e-mail Accounts
Electronic mail (aka: e-mail or email) is a necessary evil for communications. It wasn’t always a seething pool of intermixed junk, marketing, phishing, and important …
Install OS and App updates ASAP
These updates aren’t necessarily to make your use of the application better. Most of the updates are to protect you from newly discovered vulnerabilities. This …
Use Two-Factor Authentication
If a website has 2FA or MFA available to you, then USE it. MFA and 2FA are used interchangeably in this blog. Other terms used …
Obfuscate names viewable by the public
Cellphone: Do not name your Hot Spot after you or otherwise personalize it. What’s wrong with “Mike’s Phone”? First, think about what happens when you …
Know when to use VPN
VPN means “Virtual Private Network”. It’s akin to having your own private impenetrable tunnel to send and receive your communications. It is the modern day …
Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
You do not need Wi-Fi so badly that it’s worth risking all the data on your phone or computer. That should be the end of …
3-2-1 Backup Strategy
Overview of backup strategy You need a backup strategy to protect the data that’s most important to you. This could be financial data, your digital …