Linda has some questions about fonts Can you please tell me about the different fonts that come installed with Windows. It seems like every version of Windows has its own fonts. And why when I send an email to my friend using some fonts (Franklin Gothic or Mistral), they don’t see the email with the same font as… Read More »
Did you know that you can send a short email from your computer to most any cellphone? You can. Cellphones use what’s called “SMS” to send messages from one cell phone to another. SMS is an acronym for Short Message Service. You can also send a text message as an email to any email address too. We both… Read More »
Richard wants to know about Prevex My bank’s marketing department wants me to install “PREVX” as a security measure for their web-site. I have Avast! Free version. Why would I need (or want) an additional “security’ program? Our answer Prevx has been around a while. It sounds to us like your marketing department has had a little marketing… Read More »
“The term bot is short for robot. Criminals distribute malicious software (also known as malware) that can turn your computer into a bot (also known as a zombie). When this occurs, your computer can perform automated tasks over the Internet, without you knowing it. Criminals typically use bots to infect large numbers of computers. These computers form a… Read More »
One thing we always recommend (and badger you to death about) is that you have a good backup plan. Most of us don’t though. We’re too used to getting up in the morning and firing up the PC and it works – so what me worry? Catastrophic computer problems usually happen in the same manner that catastrophic health… Read More »
We’ve received several emails from readers who, like TC, use LastPass. It’s true that LastPass experienced a problem and a hacker or hackers may have breached some user files. Since LastPass is a cloud-based application, this is a serious matter. But in this era of the 24-hour news cycle, when we really looked into this breach, we discovered… Read More »