Chrome: About Stuff Chrome has a lot of useful About Stuff. You can get to it by typing either About: or Chrome with a simple command after it About://flags is the same as Chrome://flags…got it? But you don’t even need to type the slashes, About:Flags or Chrome:Flags works and saves you keystrokes if you’re lazy. So to use… Read More »
Mute Annoying Audio in Web Pages Many sites, especially news sites, have delayed auto-start videos (or audio ads) on their pages. When surfing multiple pages, you may suddenly hear the audio, but finding which page it is coming from meant going through each open tab. But sometimes I have 15 or 20 open tabs! I was complaining to… Read More »
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same We wrote our first “Your Computer Won’t Bite” e-book back in 2005. Windows XP was just a few years old and some folks were still hanging on to Windows 98 and Windows ME. A decade ago we told you that your computer won’t bite, and though things have changed… Read More »
The Hitler “Ransonware” (Another attempt to steal your money) Cybercrooks have put together Hitler-themed ransomware that simply deletes files on encrypted PCs. The (apparently prototype) Windows malware displays a lock screen1 featuring the infamous Austrian dictator, together with a demand falsely stating that files have been encrypted. The ransomware says files can supposedly be recovered by paying 25… Read More »
“How Big Is Your Haystack” It’s Not Just a Password Checker There are password strength checkers all over the Web, but there is only one that tests your passwords as brutally as this one. How Big is Your Haystack will test your passwords against three different kinds of attack scenarios and give you an estimate of the time… Read More »
What’s Up With Your Browser? Whatever browser you use, you need to make sure you’re using the latest, most secure version. You can look under “Help”, “About”, and it will give your browser version…but wouldn’t it be nice to be able to check your browser to make sure you’re using the latest version PLUS see if your Flash,… Read More »