Turning off photo geotagging helps protect your faces and places. Here's how....
Tidy Tech >> Safety & Security
Stay Safe on Evernote, & One Big Timesaver
Last time I wrote about Evernote and cautioned against storing sensitive data there. Since then I’ve picked up some more features of this program that are worth sharing. Read on for two tricks to protect your data, and save some time....
All Aboard the Two-Factor Band Wagon
The scary-sounding, non-scary little security setting that helps protect your major online accounts from hackers: two-factor authentication. We introduced this concept last February, and since then Facebook, DropBox, and Yahoo! have joined Google in offering this extra security measure. One minute to turn it on is well worth it....
Digital Disaster – Hackers Wipe Out a Life. Everything.
In the space of one hour, this Wired magazine journalist's entire digital life was destroyed. Here's what he regrets most....
Four Reasons Why We’re Old Fashioned
Recently I spotted this line on an account sign-up form: "Why be old fashioned? It's easier to sign in with Facebook or Twitter". Sure, it's easier to use one global password to sign into everything - but color us old fashioned! Here are four reasons why....
Two More Ways to Protect Your Online Accounts
Here are two recommendations you can take to further strengthen your password-protected accounts, like online banking. Multi-factor authentication sounds techie, but even popular sites like Google are moving in this direction, and it's not as scary as it sounds....
Don’t Even Think of Going Paperless Without This
An automated, remote backup system is an essential component of digital life today. If you’re considering a paperless home office, or want to protect your priceless photos, home movies and music - don’t wait!...
Free Money Trackers – What’s the Deal?
By linking all your accounts - checking, savings, credit cards, loans - you can see your complete financial snapshot in one place. Let's take a closer look at this concept - what's in it for you, what's in it for them, is it safe, and more....
Trust Your Passwords to the Cloud? Not Without an Umbrella.
Password overload! Web-based tool LastPass promises that once you give them all your passwords, one master password is the last one you ever have to remember. "The Cloud" is hot, so why not store all your passwords in the blue Internet skies? Here's my advice....
Enter At Your Own Risk
Run, don't walk from this website! Tips for practicing safe online shopping methods....
