Articles in Category: Internet
The Internet – the global network of networks and one of the most significant and powerful things to have come along ever.
Just What Is Common Sense?
‘Common sense’ is frequently suggested, often missing, and rarely defined. I’ll take a look at some of what I feel are the characteristics of common sense.
Is Using the Cloud Safe?
As security compromises seem to happen regularly, many ask, “Is using the cloud safe?” It’s as safe as you make it.
Is My Information Safe in the Cloud?
‘The cloud’ is the latest buzzword for internet-based services. It’s important to understand a few things about cloud security.
Why Are There Sites in My History I’ve Never Been To?
Occasionally, sites appear in your browser history that you never visited. I’ll examine some possible causes.
How Do I Download a YouTube Video Transcript?
Transcripts can capture information from video and audio sources. YouTube makes downloading a transcript fairly easy.
Is OneDrive a Backup?
OneDrive is a powerful tool, but thinking of it as a backup can take you down a dangerous path.
What Should I Do About Boxcryptor?
With its sale to Dropbox, the future of Boxcryptor is uncertain. There’s no rush to take action, but I’ll share recommendations.
How Do I Switch From Edge to Chrome?
It’s easy to start using the Chrome internet browser instead of Edge, and I’ll show you how. Unfortunately, Edge may still make occasional appearances.
Two Steps to Better Search Results
Searching the internet is an art of sorts. I’ll share my two-step approach to better search results.
Where Do Cookies Come From?
Cookies are a fact of life when browsing the web. But if you look at the cookies stored on your machine, you might be surprised how many there are.
Five Reasons I Went All-in With Dropbox
Knowing how you use online storage will help you choose the correct provider with the correct set of features at an appropriate price.
How Do I Find Out When a Webpage Was Created?
It’s surprisingly difficult to tell with certainty when a webpage was written. There are some clues we can gather that might help a little.
The Most Searched-for Term on the Internet
The most searched-for term on the internet tells us something about people’s understanding (or lack of understanding) about how browsers and the internet work.
How Do I Clear Cookies for One Site?
Clearing all cookies can be painful. Fortunately, it’s also possible to clear cookies one site at a time.
Half a Dozen Uses for OneDrive
OneDrive is a surprisingly powerful service that many people overlook or don’t understand. I’ll review six ways you can leverage OneDrive.
How Can One Service Take Down So Much?
What happens when a major cloud service goes down, and what’s the takeaway?
What’s a QR Code?
QR codes are a nifty way to encode web addresses and other text in a way that’s easy for your smartphone to decode, but they are not without risk.
How Do I Search a Site That Has No Search Box?
Many sites lack a search facility. Fortunately, it’s easy to do it yourself using a search engine like Google. Even when sites provide their own, this do-it-yourself solution may give you better results.
Why “Always Keep on this Device” Doesn’t
The “Always keep on this device” feature has misled people into deleting and losing important files. Here’s why, and what to do instead.
Why Is My OneDrive Full?
OneDrive tries to make it easy to back up important folders, but at the cost of making some things very confusing.
What is RSS, and Why Should I Care?
RSS is a powerful information-publishing and -collection mechanism that bypasses email and makes it easy to stay up-to-date with a large number of websites and other RSS-enabled services.
How Do I Protect My IoT Devices from Being Hijacked?
Attacks on the internet demonstrate that the so-called “internet of things” lacks basic security considerations.
How Do I Fix “Your Connection is Not Private”?
“Your connection is not private” errors are often benign, but are worth paying attention to.
How Do I Determine a Shortlink’s Destination?
Link-shortening services make it hard to tell a link’s final destination. When you receive one in an email, you may want to do some detective work to see where it’s going before you click.
When Is “www” Needed and Why?
The “www” in website addresses is now typically optional and even redundant, but there was once a reason as to why it was required in URLs.
Does Getting Porn Spam Mean You’ve Been Surfing Porn Sites?
Porn spam doesn’t mean anyone did anything illicit. Everyone gets spam, and some of it is porn. Lack of spam doesn’t imply you’ve been good, either.
Why Is My Zoom Video Breaking Up?
Video break-up on video calls and conferences is common. There is one common culprit, but it can be difficult to diagnose.
What Do I Do About Websites Bugging Me About Notifications?
Responding to notification permissions is annoying. In some browsers, we can turn that off completely.
How Does Bitcoin Mining Work?
What does it mean to mine something that doesn’t physically exist? And why might it use so much electricity?
What if My OneDrive is Too Big for My Hard Drive?
Cloud storage is ubiquitous, convenient, and BIG. There are options if OneDrive is too big for your hard drive.
Is It Safe to Let Your Browser Remember Passwords?
Letting your browser remember passwords is a convenient feature. With that convenience comes risk — often significant risk. Most folks are much better served by using a password vault. I’ll explain why.
Dealing With Video Starts and Stops While Watching: Two Common Causes and Three Possible Solutions
There are common causes, and sometimes simple solutions, for a video that starts and stops as you watch it.
The Two Types of Cloud Data Threats and How You Protect Yourself
All cloud data threats boil down to one of two things. I’ll review them and lay out what you need to do to keep your data is safe in the cloud.
How Do Cookies Work, and How Do I Delete Them?
Deleting cookies is an easy task. Whether it’s necessary or not is another matter.
How Do I Change the Browser Home Page in Windows 10? Take Control with Quick Instructions for Edge, Firefox, and Chrome
Sometimes installers change your browser home page “for you”. Other times, homepage content changes. I’ll show you how to be more productive and set your homepage to what you want.
What Do I Do About Adobe Flash End of Life in 2020?
Support for Adobe Flash will end at the end of 2020. The good news is that most sites have stopped needing it. For those that do, there’s really no alternative.
How Do I Copy Text from a Copy Protected Website?
Assuming your intent is legal or at least moral, it’s not hard to copy content from a webpage that attempts to prevent it.
How Do I Delete Files From OneDrive, but Not My Computer?
There are a couple of ways to delete files from OneDrive without deleting them from your PC: move them or stop using OneDrive.
Getting Rid of Bing in Windows Search
We can’t change the search engine used by Windows Search when searching the web, but we can avoid Bing by not having Windows Search search the web at all.
Could OneDrive Get Hacked? What You Really Need to Worry About
Yes, OneDrive could get hacked. So can any online service. The real question is, how likely is it, and are there other things we should be worrying about instead?
What Is “about:blank” (or “about:blank#blocked”) and How Do I Get Rid of It?
About:blank is a special blank page in browsers that appears due to problems, malware, or malware removal. It can also be a useful home page.
Diagnosing a Slow-loading Webpage with Firefox
Firefox and other browsers include diagnostic tools. I’ll show how to use the network tool to diagnose slow-loading web pages.
How Do I Copy a Webpage?
Copying a webpage is not terribly difficult, but getting everything to display as it appeared can be a challenge.
How Do I Get Rid of Bing?
How to say, “Thanks, but no thanks” to Bing — to the extent that you can, that is.
How Can I Make an Income Working Online?
Making money online sounds like a wonderful opportunity. It is, if you have the personality for it.
Are HTTPS Connections Really Safe?
HTTPS is an important part of keeping your data safe, but it’s only a part. It’s important to understand what it does and doesn’t mean.
How to Change the Default Search Engine in Microsoft Edge (New & Old)
It is possible to change the default search engine in Edge; it’s just not obvious.
How Much Can I Trust Information on the Internet?
Information on the internet ranges from truth to fiction to intentional misinformation. It’s important to develop a critical eye towards everything you read.
