There are so many antivirus solutions out there for Windows Computers. I can’t possibly name them all, but I’ll try to touch on the ones I know and love. And I swear by free protection, so you should expect that everything I mention here has a $0 pricetag. Microsoft Windows Defender: this app is built-in … Read more
Macs get infected just as often as PCs. I know because I’m cleaning malware and baddies off of Apples these days, just as I do for Windows computers. Protect your system with a free antivirus for Macs: Bitdefender Virus Scanner for Mac: https://www.bitdefender.com/solu…/virus-scanner-for-mac.html AVG Antivirus for Mac: https://www.avg.com/en-us/avg-antivirus-for-mac Sophos Home Free Antivirus: https://home.sophos.com/en-us/download-mac-anti-virus.aspx These are full-time, auto-updating antiviruses. … Read more
Whichever browser you choose, make sure it is syncing your bookmarks. This is useful for two reasons. The first is that if you are syncing to multiple devices, your browser will show you the same bookmarks, from computer to phone to tablet. Add or delete a bookmark, and that change hops to all of your … Read more
Bitdefender Trafficlight is a free extension for your browser, that will help you when you use a search engine. Scammers exploit search engine results. When you search the internet for something, the bad guys are trying to predict what you’re looking for. If they can game the system well enough, they rise to the top … Read more
Internet ads are not only annoying, but dangerous. Blocking ads to protect your computer just makes sense. Nowadays, I consider an ad-blocker as your second layer of protection, after your antivirus. AdblockPlus is a good, free option for this. There are many ad-blocking extensions out there, but things work best if you install only one … Read more
I’ve always preferred Google Chrome, but nowadays, there’s a lot of secure browsers to choose from. Most browsers are now Chromium-based, meaning they’re running the same engine and code as Google Chrome. So broadly, you’re going to be just fine using Chrome, Edge, Vivaldi, Brave or Opera. Mozilla Firefox is one browser that stands apart … Read more
Open-Shell is a free program that replaces the Windows Start Menu. It covers up some of the Microsoft ads and new-fangled layouts with a more classic menu. It looks very much like Windows 7’s Start Menu, if you can remember that. The garish boxes (for apps and games that you never asked for) are hidden … Read more
If you need to start working from home, yet continue to access your workplace computer, here are a couple of options: Chrome Remote Desktop is fairly easy to set up, as long as you have the Google Chrome browser on both computers. First, sign into both browsers with the same Google account. Then, visit this … Read more