Verizon, AT&T and the FAA started off the new year by agreeing to cut the strength of 5G signals around airports. That’s because the carriers’ 5G signals interfere with certain instruments on airplanes, such as altimeters which are used to guide planes to safe landings.
Continue readingD-Fence! Stopping 2022’s Biggest Security Threats
With the likelihood we’ll be spending more time than we thought at home for work and school, we should start off the new year by hardening our defenses against cybercriminals. The basics haven’t changed,
Continue readingCall Us if You Have a Tech Emergency
A growing number of 9-1-1 dispatch centers are now equipped to handle public safety emergencies via text because there may be times when it’s the only way to report the emergency. But you can still get a faster, more accurate response when you talk to a person.
Continue readingWindows 11 Right-Click Menus: Picture This
Microsoft has gone to graphics as the default for “right-click” menus and functions. For those of us of one age, it may be a welcome move. But for many of us of another age, it’s something new to learn – and we usually learn under duress.
Continue readingNo Autopilot for Password Managers
Typing in a password is like keying the entry code at a gated community. Once the gate opens and you go through, you never know if someone else will be riding in close at your heels.
Continue readingHoliday Security Alert
Holiday Security Alert —
Scammers love chaos, and they are in heaven this holiday season. With shortages and high prices sending everyone scrambling for gifts while we dash to the end of the business year and try to make plans to see family and friends, scammers have an abundance of opportunities to find a weak spot in anyone’s online armor and penetrate for all you’re worth. Here are our steps to stop the scams.
Update Account Recovery Info
Update Account Recovery Info
Facebook, Gmail, and iCloud are among the many online services that either require or strongly encourage you to have an alternate email address or cell phone number that enables you to recover your account and all the data you have in it.
The Many Flavors of 5G
The Many Flavors of 5G
Cell phone manufacturers and carriers don’t make a big deal about it in their ads – yet – but there are several types of 5G service out there. If you’re buying a new phone and have specific needs for blazing super-hot speed, you ought to know something about the available levels of 5G service.
Windows 11 and Internet Explorer Don’t Mix
We started running Windows 11 on one of our computers, and it works just as we expected – except for one big thing: It doesn’t work with Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser. IE has become dead to Microsoft since it introduced the Edge browser,
Continue reading(Don’t) DIY Project to Make Your Computer Compatible for Windows 11
Many computers that give useful service are not compatible with an upgrade to Windows 11. And as we know from seeing ships at anchor on TV news reports, your new computer – if it exists at all –
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