Five Misconceptions That Can Ruin Your Backups
Although more and more people are starting to realize that backing up important data is a good idea, many still underestimate the importance of a backup. This, it must be said, is not terribly surprising. After all,... Read more
What Are Mobile Payment Apps and How to Use Them Safely
Mobile payment apps can make our daily money transactions between friends, family, or colleagues much easier. For example, they are very convenient when eating out with friends, as one person can pay the whole bill... Read more
If You Think You Are Safer Using a Family Tracking App, You Should Think Again
Not knowing where your kids or other family members are can be scary, especially if they cannot answer your calls or messages. Therefore, it is no wonder that family tracking apps are becoming more popular. According... Read more
How to Make Sure Loved Ones Can Access Our Digital Accounts When We Are Gone
"Things as certain as death and taxes, can be more firmly believed" as Daniel Defoe once wrote. We're all mortal and we're all going to die at some point. It's normal to make preparations for that inevitability and... Read more
How to Recover Deleted Bookmarks in Chrome and Firefox Browsers
Once upon a time, a "bookmark" was something you stuck in a book so as not to lose your reading progress. The days when it meant just that are long gone, and now bookmarks are a really useful way of getting around... Read more
How to Fix Error 0x8009002d on Windows 10 When You Sign in Using Pin or Password
Windows 10 has brought a lot of security and user interface improvements and innovations to the table like security questions for example. However, it's not flawless and suffers from its own unique problems and bugs... Read more
Millions of Facebook and Instagram Passwords Were Left in Plain Sight. What Now?
If you are an avid Facebook or Instagram user, you definitely know that signing into your accounts has never been easier. All of your devices can sign you in automatically, when your passwords are saved in your... Read more
Every Day Can Be 'World Backup Day'
The idea of World Backup Day was born around 2011 when a few 'concerned users' started a discussion on Reddit about what they can do to protect their data. The exchange of ideas morphed into an initiative that went... Read more
A Mobile Application Exposed Passwords and Enabled Car Theft
As you probably know, the tendency to connect everyday objects to the internet is often referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT) revolution, and although nowadays, we ought to be rather careful when using words... Read more
What Is a Two-Factor Authentication Phishing Attack?
When you leave your home, do you just leave the light on to trick thieves into thinking that someone’s home, or do you lock all doors and windows? When you park your car, do you lock it but leave the window open, or... Read more
What Is Point-Of-Sale (POS) Malware and How to Protect Yourself Against It
You have probably heard of the dark web. It's the rough end of the internet where criminals buy and sell anything from child abuse materials to guns and drugs. Truth be told, the activity does tend to be exaggerated,... Read more
How to Password-Protect Your Documents in LibreOffice?
Making sure your documents, whether they are personal or business-related is paramount. This goes for physical documents but especially for electronic data, since we're so connected to the internet these days. Big... Read more
