Have I Been Pwned? (HIBP) is a website that allows internet users to check if their personal data has been compromised by data breaches. The service collects and analyzes dozens of database dumps and pastes containing information about hundreds of millions of leaked accounts, and allows users to search for their own information by entering…
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It’s time to get rid of Flash!
Flash is a web-browser plugin that enables things to appear to move on webpages. Flash has been great despite the numerous exploits and security breaches but now it’s time to get rid of it. HTML5 has displaced the need for Flash and only poor sights use it. Lets uninstall Flash or turn it off. On a…
Watch TV Using Modern Apps
You can turn your Windows 8.1 of Windows 10 computer into an Internet media player. As it turns out the tablet mode on 8.1 or 10 and the Modern Apps are perfect for television viewing. I have Windows 10 Consumer Preview installed on my desktop computer that is connected to my TV. There many Windows Modern…
SQRL
SQRL or Secure, Quick, Reliable Login (pronounced “squirrel”) is a draft open standard for secure website login and authentication. The software solution typically uses a QR code, which provides authentication, where a user identifies anonymously rather than providing a user ID and password. This method is thought to be impervious to a brute force password…
Watch TV and Movies On Your Computer
Every knows about YouTube and Netflix by now but did you know there are lots of places to get streaming and downloadable video. These are just a few: YouTube – See videos on any topic from all over the world for free. Vimeo – See hi-quality videos and movies mostly free. NetFlix – Watch TV…
What is LastPass?
LastPass Password Manager is a freemium password management service developed by LastPass. It is available as a plugin for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari. There is also a LastPass Password Manager bookmarklet for other browsers. LastPass seeks to resolve the password fatigue problem by centralising user password management in the cloud….
What is Evernote?
Evernote is a suite of software and services designed for notetaking and archiving. A “note” can be a piece of formatted text, a full webpage or webpage excerpt, a photograph, a voice memo, or a handwritten “ink” note. Notes can also have file attachments. Notes can be sorted into folders, then tagged, annotated, edited, given…
TV In Your Browser
There are many source of video entertainment and information on the Internet that you can watch on your computer in your web-browser. Netflix The best Netflix instant streaming experience just got even better, with support for English subtitles, 1080p HD video and Dolby Digital+ surround sound. Works easily with your current Netflix unlimited membership. I…
LastPass With A Portable Browser
My favorite ways to access LastPass on a computer that is not mine is installing the plugin on a portable browser. A portable browser is a web-browser; either Firefox, Opera or Google Chrome that you launch from a thumb-drive. Install one of these on any thumb-drive you have laying around. That old 256 MB one…
Master Passwords
To secure all of your passwords stored in LastPass you really should create a very strong master-password. This can be very difficult. If it’s hard to guess it is hard to remember and if it’s easy to remember it is easy to guess. Entropy Entropy simply mean randomness. Example: “Password” is a very poor example of…
Good-N-Free Meetup 