Jun 2, 2019 | business, LastPass, security, software
LastPass has learned some of the wrong lessons from its corporate parent LogMeIn, with price increases for LastPass Premium that land unexpectedly like tiny bombs on the credit card statement. TL;DR No action needed. Most people use the free version of LastPass (still...
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...
Jan 27, 2019 | Android, Apple, backup, Chrome, computers, Facebook, Google, Internet, laptops, LastPass, mail, mobile, phone, security, software, spam, web_services, Windows10, Windows7
These are the rules for computer and online safety in 2019. You can download a copy here. Only your vigilance will protect you against bad guys. You will be safe if you are cautious. Stop and think before you click on links, before you call unfamiliar phone numbers,...
Nov 15, 2018 | LastPass, Microsoft, updates, Windows tips, Windows10
Your Windows 10 computer is going to install a major update soon. Microsoft just began rolling out the “Windows 10 October 2018 Update,” bringing Windows 10 to version 1809. The version number – 1809 – is a code for the year and month of the update. So the version...
Oct 14, 2018 | Chrome, Google, LastPass, Office 365, security
Two factor authentication adds an extra step to the process of logging into your accounts. It’s inconvenient. It makes you safer. Until recently two factor authentication was only used by techies and high value targets in government and enterprises. The world...
Oct 7, 2018 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Google, LastPass, security, web_services
Google has improved the password management built into the Chrome browser. It’s . . . okay! Not bad! Better than nothing, absolutely. Saving passwords in Chrome is easy and kind of secure, as long as you take a couple of precautions that we’ll talk about below. First,...