In this week’s tips and tricks guide, we will be focusing on the iphone and iOS devices. We will be primarily focusing on iOS 10 for this guide, which comes on any new iOS device purchased within the last year or so. If you aren’t sure what version of iOS you have, you can check…
In this week’s tips and tricks guide, we will be focusing on Android Smartphones. We will be focusing on different types of smartphones in separate blog posts, as each one has it’s own ins and outs to experiment with. Androids, in particular, are useful for users that like to use gmail and other google services…
Welcome to the first in our Tips and Tricks series of blogs. In this series, we will be highlighting useful things to know about every day computer and electronic use. Some of this information may seem obvious to some readers and completely new for others. It is our hope that these blogs can be used…
Earlier this month, a security bug has leaked usernames and passwords from roughly 3,400 websites, including popular services like Uber, Fitbit, OkCupid, and 1Password. The bug, now being referred to as “CloudBleed”, is found in cybersecurity company Cloudflare’s security suite. It would essentially vomit user information, potentially including usernames, passwords, private messages, chat messages, and…
For those of you that do not know, Microsoft regularly releases security updates for it’s security programs and operating systems, typically once a month, in order to keep ahead of potential hackers and scammers. February’s updates, however, have been shelved at the last minute by Microsoft, which stated that the updates will instead be released…
More phone phishing attempts A troubling trend has been sweeping the internet and IT security spheres. Sources estimate an increase of as much as 250% in 2016, following an information leak by Dell and several other technology leaders, scammers have been calling customers’ phones claiming to be from Tech Support and requesting that customers give…
