The Cloudeight Ten Commandments of Safe Computing We could write a book (you know us) about computer safety (and we have), but we wanted to pare down our list and create the Ten Commandments of Safe Computing. Our missions are to help you with your computer, help you safely navigate the web, and keep you safe… Read More »
FBI Warns Users About Free File Conversion Sites; Microsoft Kills Blue Screen of Death; Microsoft Introduces Windows 11 Quick Machine Recovery … and More! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention over the past week. We hope you… Read More »
FBI Warns iPhone and Android Users about Chinese Attack; How to Tell If Your Online Accounts Have Been Hacked; Google’s Zero Day Flaw Fixed – Make Sure Chrome’s Updated… and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention… Read More »
Remember the Windows Cipher Command The Cipher command has been around as long as Windows and works in Windows 10 and Windows 11. When you delete files or folders, the data isn’t removed from the hard drive. Instead, the space on the disk that was occupied by the deleted data is deallocated. After it’s deallocated, the space… Read More »
Stay Away From The Dark Web Today, we’re going to talk about the dark web. We are sure by now you’ve heard whispers, rumors, and even seen sensationalized news articles about “the dark web”. Curiosity is human. But remember: Curiosity killed the cat. The dark web is one rabbit hole you don’t want to go down. Think… Read More »
Why You Shouldn’t Use Your Name in Your Email Address Yes, we know, it’s tempting and sometimes really cool to use your first name. or first and last name in your email address. But, alas, there’s a good reason why you shouldn’t. And here it is. Suppose your name is the same as EB’s – Darcy Goobergoober.… Read More »