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These days most people are aware that viruses, spyware, adware and other types of malware are lurking in the shadows of the Internet, just waiting for an opportunity to sneak onto their computers’ hard drives and perform all kinds of mischief.
What many folks don’t know however is just how easy it is for a computer or mobile device (and the sensitive data stored on it) to become compromised simply by using an out-of-date web browser that doesn’t have the latest security updates installed.
Question from Ray: I know that Microsoft Defender disables itself if it detects a second antivirus is running but that it’s supposed to automatically turn back on if you remove the other antivirus program.
Well I recently uninstalled McAfee expecting Windows Defender to turn back on, but it didn’t. I keep getting a message saying my computer is unprotected.
Why is this happening and how can I fix it? [Read more…]
Have you ever visited a web page that was difficult to read because the text was either too small or too large?
Most of us have, and it can be rather frustrating.
If you have a “wheel” mouse (and you really should get one if you don’t!) it’s extremely easy to change the text size to a more easily readable size. Here’s how: [Read more…]
Do you frequently have several browser tabs open at the same time and find yourself switching back to one certain tab a lot more than any of the other tabs?
If so, it’s often more efficient to simply separate that tab from the others and place it in its own window.
I do that a lot, and it really makes it a lot easier to concentrate on the contents of that one tab while (mostly) ignoring the others. [Read more…]
You’re probably familiar with the super-handy ‘Picture-in-Picture’ feature that allows you to watch two programs at once on your TV.
Well guess what? You can do the same thing when you’re watching a video on your Mac. [Read more…]