Sep 19, 2019 | Android, Apple, backup, LastPass, phone, security, web_services
I want to talk to you about two-factor authentication and why you should use Authy to generate codes on your phone. Oh, come on! Don’t give me that look. I know you don’t want to think about this stuff. It’s roughly like having an insurance...
Sep 15, 2019 | Android, Microsoft, Windows tips, Windows10
If you get a notification that you have a “Microsoft account problem,” you don’t have a problem and you don’t have to fix anything. You haven’t been hacked and you don’t have a virus. Microsoft is testing your patience. (Update...
Sep 8, 2019 | Android, Apple, business, Google, Google Home, home assistants, Microsoft, mobile, search
When you search for the phone number for Bruceb Consulting, Google shows the phone number. Does that seem obvious? It’s a relatively recent change. Google only began serious efforts to provide One True Answer to search queries a few years ago. It completely...
Jun 5, 2019 | Android, Apple, LastPass, security
If you use LastPass, you have to remember your master password. The company does not know the password and cannot help you reset it. It’s part of the reason that LastPass is secure. If bad guys hacked into LastPass and stole all the data, they would get nothing;...
May 27, 2019 | Android, business, Google, laptops, network, news, phone, security
“Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?” “To the curious incident of the dog in the night-time.” “The dog did nothing in the night-time.” “That was the curious incident,” remarked Sherlock Holmes. — “Silver Blaze,” The Memoirs of...
May 22, 2019 | Android, Google, LastPass, security
Security is complicated. It turns out that giving your mobile phone number to Google can block almost all phishing attacks and automated bots attempting to hack into your Google account. Log into your Google account and add your phone number and a recovery email...
