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LOG OFF!!!

ByNancy Jones January 22, 2014August 12, 2024

When you finish up with your bank, or your credit card, or your electric company, make sure you look up for that little button or link that says “Log Off” and click on it. These websites have put lots of security in place but the session is still open. Even if you close the browser window your credentials could still be available for transactions. Any time you visit a website that has or has access to your personally identifiable information, or any of your financial information, make sure you log off and then close the browser window.

Looking for the Right Map

For several years I have been trying to talk myself into doing something I really, really want to do: learn to write computer programs. I have always wanted to write computer programs. For my Millennial friends, this will take some imagination: I went to school in a time when the office equipment consisted of an…

Can You Create a Secure Password?

Recently I told you several things that you need to know about passwords. Today I’ll give you step by step instructions on how to make a strong, secure password that will meet requirements and that you will eventually remember. Trust me, you CAN remember them. The sentence method: Open up a program on your computer…

Well, Money, Obviously

That’s the answer; the question is, what do the bad guys want? Ultimately, the bottom line, at the end of the day, the spam, the botnets, the phishing emails, the hoax sites, it’s all about getting money, either directly or indirectly, from someone otherwise unwilling to give it up that easily. Let’s start with spam,…

Get Ready for a New Household Name

Bill Gates is synonymous with computing. Somewhat less so, unless you’re a geek, is Steve Ballmer. Ballmer was the guy who took the reins from Gates, and we kind of hold him responsible for what Microsoft has become–both good and bad. The new name to listen out for is Satya Nadella, as of February 4…

A Better Way to Manage Your Passwords

The Problem: It doesn’t take long to accumulate a mass of passwords throughout the Web. You have one for email, one for each of several (or multitudinous) websites, shopping sites, your bank, retirement accounts, education…how do we remember them all? Unfortunately, our methods for keeping track of our logins and passwords usually entails one of…

Stepping into the Future: How Would Someone Born in 1950 Respond to the Technological and Social Transformation of 2020?

Imagine the astonishment of someone born in the year 1950 suddenly waking up in the year 2020. The experience of time travel alone would be mind-boggling, but what truly awaits this person is a world transformed beyond recognition. Not only has technology advanced by leaps and bounds, but society itself has undergone numerous profound changes….

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