When traversing the web, you'll regularly come across websites that require you to create an account. With the majority of these accounts, protection is limited to a simple password. Despite this, many people are still using weak passwords such "123456." For these reasons, you really need a password manager, and our research has shown that LastPass is still your best bet.
Over the years, the internet has become a dangerous place. As its popularity has increased, it has attracted more hackers looking to make a quick buck. However, as our dependency on the web grows, it becomes increasingly difficult to sever all ties. This means we have to protect one of our weakest points, the password.
New statements from Apple make it clear that they do not believe a hacker, or group of hackers, breached any of their systems. This comes after a recent report from Motherboard that a hacker gang called the "Turkish Crime Family" is threatening to remotely wipe up to 559 million iPhones by April 7.
Before many games make it to the US-based iOS App Store, they get "soft launched" in a smaller country to get real-world testing for bugs. It's a pilot program, so to speak, as countries like Vietnam or the Philippines have far fewer iPhone users than the US, thus offer a more controlled environment for developers to get feedback and zero-in on issues that may occur in a game's early development phases.
Google Assistant just got a lot more powerful thanks to IFTTT. The automation platform, whose name stands for If This, Then That, connects your favorite online services and smart devices to one another, allowing for a seamless experience with many different gadgets—and Google Assistant is officially supported.
Finding the motivation to make a change can be tricky. It's difficult to resist the urge to procrastinate, or even give up when goals seem distant and difficult. If you wish you could stick to your New Year's resolutions, or maybe even just commit to pursuing smaller goals, you might want to consider making a small change to start: just create a new password.
With all of the different websites we use in our day-to-day lives, keeping track of our numerous login credentials can start to become a hassle. This has created a market for password managers that aim to centralize these account credentials and generally streamline the process of logging into our favorite sites.
Dropbox, the cloud backup tool that is a mainstay on many of our devices, has added two companion apps to its service. Earlier today, we showed you a glimpse into a new testing version of the Gmail app, with features like pinning and snoozing to keep your inbox in check. Now, Dropbox has released Mailbox for Android, about a year after they purchased the company and its iOS app, with a simple goal: taming your inbox.
For the most part, transferring files from your computer to your Nexus 7 (and vice versa) is a simple process. Just hook up your tablet to your computer with the USB cable and transfer. However, most of the time you'll need additional software on your computer to do this, and then, of course, you need the USB cable.
One of the best things I love most about any new gaming console are the apps—I can switch from playing Assassin's Creed III to re-watching the fifth season of Breaking Bad on Netflix without ever getting off the couch. Beat that Atari.
Do you ever wonder how all these celebrities continue to have their private photos spread all over the internet? While celebrities' phones and computers are forever vulnerable to attacks, the common folk must also be wary. No matter how careful you think you were went you sent those "candid" photos to your ex, with a little effort and access to public information, your pictures can be snagged, too. Here's how.
If you've ever seen something called ThinkPoint Antivirus on your computer, you have gotten one ofhte most widespread and infectious fake antivirus malware programs out there. To get it off your PC, follow the instructions below, or watch this video for an alternate method if this one doesn't work.
This tutorial assumes you've already set up your Facebook account, and are looking for tips and ideas on how to create a profile. Create a page for yourself, your business, your favorite group or any other organization you want to spotlight.
If you've got Android 2.3 Gingerbread running on your Google Nexus S smartphone, try out this cool feature. Set up a SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) account, and you'll be able to make Internet calls over Wi-Fi. You'll be able to talk to anyone with VoIP.
Start playing one of the most popular browser based science fiction games DarkOrbit! This tutorial gets you started, showing you how to create an account and choose your faction (Mars, Venus or Earth). Then the basic system is demonstrated, so you can start exploring space!
In this clip, you'll learn how to use Google's new VOIP (voice over IP) feature to make domestic and international phone calls from your Gmail inbox. For more information, including a complete demonstration of the process and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making calls from your own Gmail account, take a look.
Uncomfortable with Facebook's new geo-tracking feature, Places? Disable it! This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to deal with the Places feature, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Want to know how to submit and post Facwebook fan page updates directly to Twitter? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Looking for an easy way to manage passwords on a Google Android smartphone? This clip from the folks at Butterscotch presents one easy way—namely LastPass, an application which will securely store and recall all of your account information. For more information, including details on how to use LastPass yourself, watch this Android user's guide.
Want to upload a profile picture to your Facebook account? This clip will show you what to do. Whether you're completely new to the Facebook's popular social networking site or simply require a small amount of clarification on how to perform a particular task on Facebook, you're sure to benefit from this helpful video guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started uploading your own pictures to Facebook, take a look.
In this clip, you'll learn how to unfollow someone on Twitter. What do President Obama, the Dalai Lama and Justin Bieber have in common? Why, they're all on Twitter, of course. Join the party. Whether you're new to Twitter's popular microblogging application or just missed a few of the essentials along the way, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial.
Want to know how to check your email accounts using a Motorola Droid phone? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're the proud owner of a Motorola Droid Google Android smartphone or are considering picking one up, you're sure to benefit from this hands-on guide. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, take a look.
Interested in downloading and using the Foursquare mobile social networking app on your Apple iPhone 3G, 3GS or 4G? This clip will show you how it's done. It's easy! So easy, that this video tutorial can present a complete, step-by-step overview of the process in about two and a half minutes. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
In this tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch, you'll learn how to create calendars using Windows Live Mail. You can have a number of calendars and you can add calendar descriptions or separate your calendars by color. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started creating and scheduling with calendars in your own Windows Live Mail account, watch this helpful guide.
In this tutorial, learn how to use your Facebook Fan Page to comment and write on other people's walls like you would a personal account. Your fan page is linked to your personal page, and sometimes you don't want to use your real identity to write messages. Check out this clip and get the hang of a FB glitch that will allow you to "tag" your friends so you can write on their walls.
Google Analytics is a state of the art barometer of how a website is doing. With this program you can measure traffic, get statistics and anything else you would like to know about your page. This free service is especially useful to business owners and others who depend on site traffic to stay afloat. So, whether you need it for business reasons or are just curious, check out this clip and get started with Analytics.
In this tutorial, learn all about Facebook's biggest issue these days: privacy. Check out this clip for a walk through of Facebook's privacy policy and learn how to create friend lists to keep your information safe and to yourself. Don't let your details get in the wrong hands, organize your account and be smart.
Looking for a guide on how to synchronize Microsoft Office Outlook with your Google Calendar account? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this free home computing how-to can present a complete (and somewhat talky) overview of the process in just over a minute's time. For specifics, and to start combining your Outlook and Google calendars, watch this PC user's guide.
Identity theft can happen anywhere, even in social networking. Why are we so careful when using our credit cards online but not when we sign on to Facebook?
As you might guess, one of the domains in which Microsoft Excel really excels is business math. Brush up on the stuff for your next or current job with this how-to. In this tutorial from everyone's favorite digital spreadsheet guru, YouTube's ExcelIsFun, the 37th installment in his "Excel Business Math" series of free video lessons, you'll learn how to do bank reconciliation when accounting in Microsoft Excel.
Want to set up a custom email account for a domain hosted by GoDaddy? It's simple. So simple, in fact, that this free video guide can present a complete overview of the email address creation process in just over three and a half minutes' time. For complete instructions, and to start using your own custom email addresses, watch this helpful how-to.
New to Microsoft Excel? Looking for a tip? How about a tip so mind-blowingly useful as to qualify as a magic trick? You're in luck. In this MS Excel tutorial from ExcelIsFun, the 206th installment in their series of digital spreadsheet magic tricks, you'll learn how to calculate commissions with the VLOOKUP function when the lookup value is an account type instead of a number.
Life on the Internet is made up of passwords. You have a password for your Facebook, a password for your email, a password or your online banking - And the list goes on. In this video, learn how to create good passwords that are easy to remember.
Learn how to change the themes in Gmail with this video. * Access your Gmail account.
It's easy to watch Hulu on your Playstation 3 console. Using a free trial version of PlayOn, you can watch a variety of internet TV & movie sites on almost any game console - including your Wii. Who needs cable anymore? This video will show you how to set up your PlayOn account and use it to watch your favorite media sites on the console of choice.
Want to know how to get 4000 gourmet points per dish in Restaurant City? Cheat Engine, that's how. With Cheat Engine, it's super easy to hack RC for gourmet points, so see for yourself.
First download Cheat Engine 5.5. Once you have CE 5.5, you're ready to hack Restaurant City experience. EXP is hard to earn, but not with Cheat Engine… hack it.
With this Restaurant City hack, you'll find the Gourmet King and get a choice between the following rewards; raisins, met platter, or vanilla. It's pretty simple to do, as long as you have Piaip's RC Hack v2.22.
Restaurant City is a Facebook game that allows you to create and manage your own virtual restaurant. Watch this video tutorial to learn how to hack Restaurant City money (11/12/09). You need Cheat Engine 5.5 and the hex is: 00000039840FD285.
Geoff walks us through getting the "Chain Reaction" Achievement in GTAIV.