Easy to use VPN
A few months ago I decided I needed a VPN and wrote 5 reasons why you need a VPN. After experimenting with a few services I had more ideas about what I need from a Virtual Private Network and settled …
Author: Michael Sheridan
Ransomware advice
Ransomware is a virus or other unwanted software that locks your entire computer. When you have ransomware you can’t do anything including removing the ransomware or recovering your data. I make a distinction between this type of program and cryptoviruses …
Virtual Private Network
5 reasons why you need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) There are plenty of reasons why a virtual private network is a must have today, but here are a few of the most important ones: Privacy. Your government is probably looking …
Undeleting files
Undeletion means to take a file that has been erased and restore it. It is possible because, in simple terms, when a file is deleted it is just removed from the index, but not actually removed. This is like deleting …
Cryptovirus advice
What is a cryptovirus? Cryptoviruses are unwanted programs that lock your files. Most of them try to take a ransom from you to unlock your data. I make a distinction between these (cryptoviruses) and ransomware that locks your whole system, as the …
Bootable USB’s
Can you use an external drive to create a separate boot profile on a computer? Can you use that drive on multiple computers? This was the question that was put to me recently by a customer. I’d like to break the question down a …
Choosing Passwords
Password security is a relatively easy concept, if properly explained, but is often misunderstood, because it is often not well explained. I will try to set a foundation for secure password management here. Security Objectives When we create an account …
Fake Emails
One problem that often comes up with new internet users is getting replies to emails that you never sent. Usually, you, seem to have been sending abuse or marketing emails to random people and you know you didn’t do it, but …
Clicky Web Analytics for Marketers
About a month ago I setup Clicky Web Analytics and wrote wrote my earlier post. Since then I have become addicted to it, but today my enthusiasm went through the roof. Aside from being the best tool for web traffic …
Clicky Web Analytics – Google Analytics Alternative
I have been setting up websites for other people for years and had always recommended Google Analytics, because everyone else seemed to. My apathy ended recently when I got really serious about my own websites and actually tried to use …
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