No doubt, phishing is the number one way criminals and miscreant steal identities, credit card numbers, bank account passwords and so on. While most people would guess hacking is the way most people are ripped off, it’s simply not true. Phishing emails and sites attmept to trick the user into voluntarily entering their personal information on a web… Read More »
Most of you grew up with the Encyclopedia Britannica. In today’s cyberworld, the suffix “pedia” has taken on a whole new meaning. Wikipedia, without doubt, is the Web’s number one online encyclopedia, but did you know they’re are many more. Here, along with Wikipedia, are some others we have stumbled upon during our travels around the Web. Artcyclopedia… Read More »
We wondered how long it would be before someone came up with this. For those of you who love to cook and collect recipes (or if you’re like me just make them up), you know how, after a few months, you’ve got clippings, index cards, matchbook covers, napkins, etc. all stuck in a box you call your “recipe”… Read More »
One of our favorite features of Windows 7 is the way you can customize folder views almost any way you like. Some special folders like “Documents” have additional choices, but every folder on your Windows 7 computer is customizable in a number of different ways. Windows 7 puts special folders like Documents, Music, Pictures, and Videos in a… Read More »
Copying the content of Windows dialog box Do you want copy the contents of Windows dialog box? Just click anywhere inside the box, press Ctrl + C, open Notepad and press Ctrl+V. Navigate to your “home” folder in Windows The home folder for your user account in Windows XP is “Documents and Settings”. In Windows Vista and Windows… Read More »
Do you restart your computer more often than you shut it down? If that sounds like you, you can change the default Shutdown button to Restart your computer instead of shutting it down. Here’s how: 1. Right-click on the Start button 2. Select Properties. 3. Choose the Power button action that you use the most, in this case… Read More »