Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “privacy”
Right now I’m writing about All Things Google in book #3, and I just got through the Gmail section.
Oh boy. What can I say about Gmail – or rather, what can’t I say about Gmail? In my humble opinion, it’s the strongest tool in my Google toolbox, followed closely by Calendar.… Get the scoop...
Oh dear. One of the world’s biggest consumer cloud service companies, Dropbox, is in the news for troubles this week. Here’s what you need to know:
Disappearing Files with Selective Sync
Dropbox recently dramatically increased the amount of storage that $99/year buys you, from 100GB to 1 terabyte.… Get the scoop...
Humin came out of beta this month. The app pulls your social media and phone contacts together to make the perfect mobile rolodex, one with living, breathing, updating contact info with zero duplicates and multiple contact points.
The app is one of a growing group of services that grow smarter as you use them. … Get the scoop...
Nerdy friends… beware. Even innocent-looking sites can try to sneak software onto your computer so they can use you to make money. This one isn’t a virus or malware exactly, but it’s sneaky and hard to get rid of and completely unnecessary.… Get the scoop...
Here are some of my very favorite cartoons regarding passwords.… Get the scoop...
If you have a computer, you’ve probably heard of the Heartbleed Bug. What a mess. The Heartbleed Bug is actually a small mistake in a bit of code, but that code is used on about 60% of the sites that use that little locked sign on a URL address.… Get the scoop...
My dear readers,
People I meet during my presentations tell me that they treasure their copies of NerdWords, my weekly newsletter with tech tools and tips. Many say they save them for reference, which gave me a brilliant idea for a gift to you, my fellow nerds.… Get the scoop...
I hate to admit it, but even I’ve been duped into registering with a company that sells my email address. That’s why I love services like Mailinator, which gives you a temporary email address to use for your registration. Mailinator lets you create new inboxes on the fly, just by putting a keyword in front of @mailinator.com (or any of its hundreds of domains).… Get the scoop...
Are you one of those people who just has to keep your password written down? PasswordCard can take that scrap of paper to a whole other level of security with a super secret password system.
Both the site and the mobile apps (Android and iOS) generate a complex card with random password characters.… Get the scoop...
Another free chapter from Your Nerdy Best Friend!
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