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Can Your PC Be Upgraded to Windows 11?

Windows 10's days are numbered. As we outline here, Microsoft will drop its free support for Windows 10 on October 25, 2025. That's less than nine months away, and anyone still running the popular OS will be putting themselves at...

January 28, 2025

Password Protect Your Microsoft Office Files to Secure Your Work

If you frequently use Microsoft Office for work, you likely manage many Word and Excel files on a daily basis. While it's easy to create, work, and save these files as you normally would, it's worth the extra step to...

January 28, 2025

Did You Know You Can Clear Most Windows By Shaking the Title Bar?

True to its name, sometimes Windows simply fills up with too many windows. You don't need to spend your time minimizing and closing all these windows, however: Instead, you can use a trick built into the OS that lets you...

January 20, 2025

Windows 10 Support Ends This Year (for Most Users)

No software lasts forever. No matter how popular an operating system may be, eventually, a new version must take its place. So it is with Windows 10, a fan-favorite among Microsoft customers. While many have moved on to Windows 11,...

January 20, 2025

You Can Hide Your Real Phone Number

Last week, we highlighted a tip on shielding your email address from organizations you don't fully trust, while still receiving all of their messages. Email aliases and email forwarding make this possible. What you can do for your email, however,...

January 14, 2025

Microsoft 365 Had an MFA Outage Today

It wasn't just you: Microsoft had issues with its multi-factor authentication (MFA) today, Monday, January 13. Bleeping Computer first reported the issue. According to the outlet, the outage prevented users from accessing Microsoft 365 Office apps. Other users reported issues...

January 14, 2025

Email Aliases Can Be a Powerful Cybersecurity Tool

Modern digital life often requires us to share our email addresses. You need to provide it when signing up for new accounts, when making purchases, authentication, etc. But you don't actually need to share your actual email address in order...

January 6, 2025

Why Encryption Is So Important for Messaging

As a general rule of thumb, you shouldn't send sensitive information in a message. After all, you never really know who’s on the other end. However, not all messaging is the same: Should you need to message a contact securely,...

January 6, 2025

Hackers Are Going After Google Chrome Extensions

Browser extensions are a useful way to add additional features to your internet experience that aren’t built into the program you use. However, it seems they can also be a gateway for bad actors to compromise your system and networks. ...

December 31, 2024

Don’t Fall for This Deceitful Scam Tactic

Data breaches are serious events in more ways than one. Of course, losing your passwords and having them out in the open is a huge security risk, since bad actors can use them to break into your accounts. However, there's...

December 30, 2024