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It seems that fraudsters are all over the Internet these days, and many of them spam us with messages that turn up in our email inboxes on a daily basis.
And they’re pretty good at producing some rather legitimate-looking, and fairly convincing messages too.
If you’ve been using the Internet for any length of time, you’ve no doubt seen a bunch of them.
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Question from Eddie: Hi Rick. I hope you can help me with an odd situation I’m in.
I opened an online account several years ago (I’d rather not say which company) and I let Firefox store the password.
Ever since then I’ve always logged into that account using the stored password.
I’m getting ready to buy a new computer so I won’t be able to use the stored password to log into that site anymore.
The problem is I have forgotten the password. I’ve tried resetting it but it asks for my email address and none of the ones I can think of trying will work.
I know the password is still stored in Firefox because it comes up (covered with asterisks) and I can log in with it. Is there any way to retrieve that password from the browser?
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Several people have messaged me recently asking about “driver update notices” that are popping up on their computers.
These messages are usually presented in pop-up windows or messages in the notifications area at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Regardless of how these messages show up, many of them are outright scams, and the ones that are legitimate are recommending a piece of software that you don’t need.
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These days you can find virtually anything you’re looking for with a Google search.
But as you’ve probably noticed, the search results pages can sometimes be confusing and cluttered with results that have little or nothing to do with the topic you’re interested in.
But by using a few tricks you can eliminate many of the distracting non-relevant listings and find the info you need in a jiffy.
With that in mind, here are eight tips for searching Google like a pro: [Read more…]
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These days most home computers are used primarily to visit websites and perform other Internet-related tasks such as checking email and shopping online.
Truth be told, a web browser is the only program that many users ever open in the Internet age.
If you depend on your favorite browser as much as I do, here are a few things you can do to keep it working fast and protect your online accounts from hackers: [Read more…]