by chrisd | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter, Personal, Security
Teleworking during the Coronavirus outbreak? While working from home can help slow the spread of the virus, it brings new challenges: juggling work while kids are home from school; learning new software and conferencing programs; and managing paper files at home. As...
by chrisd | Apr 2, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter, Personal, Security
Let’s say you have 25 different online accounts. That means you should have 25 unique — and complex — passwords to manage. And since you know better than to write them down on sticky notes or in a notebook, what are you supposed to do? A password manager may be just...
by chrisd | Feb 27, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter, Personal
May the force be with you at your next board meeting After 42 years and nine movies, the Star Wars Skywalker saga is now in the history books. And like its eight predecessors, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker held true to the Star Wars tradition of lifting up...
by chrisd | Feb 8, 2020 | Blog, Newsletter, Personal, Security
The Social Security Administration (SSA) scam is the number one scam reported to the FTC right now. As soon as a caller threatens you, or demands you pay them with a gift card or by wiring money, it’s a scam. Even if the caller ID tells you otherwise. If you get a...
by elliotd | Oct 15, 2019 | Newsletter, Personal
Your lists and reminders from across Microsoft To-Do, Cortana and tasks in Outlook can now become one, centrally located in your Microsoft To-Do app. Check it out in action: Use Microsoft To-Do anywhere: on your Android or iPhone, with Cortana or on your Windows 10...
by elliotd | Oct 3, 2019 | Newsletter, Personal
You’re probably no stranger to those little pop-up windows. They tell you software updates are available for your computer, laptop, tablet, or mobile device. You might be tempted to click on that “Remind me later” button. Don’t do it. Or, at...