Recovering from a bad virus infection isn’t always easy, but there are some things to try before drastic measures need to be taken.
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With email account hacking on the rise, it’s important to understand what it takes to keep your account and its address book safe from compromise.
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By forwarding email that includes previously-forwarded email addresses, you’re exposing all of those people to a couple of risks and annoyances.
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So-called “super cookies” are techniques that track the websites that you visit, even if you regularly disable or flush normal cookies.
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Using a different password for every login is an important part of overall security and doesn’t have to be difficult.
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Not all bugs will be fixed – or fixed quickly. Not all bugs are even actually bugs. I’ll look at why some bugs might never get fixed.
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It sounds counter-intuitive, but keeping an unencrypted copy of encrypted data not only makes sense, but it can protect it from certain types of loss.
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Natural disasters remind us that are computers, among other things, are at risk. I’ll look at protecting your computer and more importantly, your data.
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Deleted files might be easily recovered unless you take additional steps to ensure that they’re not. I’ll look at why and what to do.
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Many free software installs include offers of additional optional software packages. If done deceptively, you could end up with software that you don’t want.
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