Let’s start with the bad news: As your home gets smarter, the security holes you’re creating get bigger. More devices, more Internet of Things, more risk. Worse, your home network is only as secure as the least secure device that’s online.
A risky proposition, for sure. Problem solved with the weird looking, but cool Dojo by Bullguard. Let’s have a closer look…
If you’re still thinking that antivirus software is focused purely on apps that can add a virus or bad program to your computer, you’re way out of date. In fact, modern anti-malware software like PC Matic can help your computer stay free of malicious browser helper objects, browser hijackers, ransomware, keyloggers, backdoors, rootkits, trojan horses, worms, malicious LSPs, dialers, adware, spyware, infected and malicious URLs, spam, scam and phishing attacks, online identity threats, and ransomware. That’s a lot of threats. How does it all work? To find out about how whitelisting helps protect a PC, I asked PC Pitstop [makers of PC Matic] head of Cybersecurity Dodi Glenn. Here’s what he shared…
When I agreed to review the Miracle-Gro AeroGarden Bounty I expected my 13 year old daughter to be super interested as she loves eating organically and keeps us on this path, unless we eat out. That said, eating organically is one thing, growing my own vegetables and herbs to live more sustainably seemed like an enormous commitment with our busy schedules, but I was wrong.
Getting a new smartphone is a great time to think about your regular routine and whether it’s working for you or not. For example, are you really trusting all your photos, voicemail and text messages to that mysterious iCloud backup in iTunes? What happens if that fails? That’s why I have a redundant weekly backup of my new Apple iPhone X onto my computer through AnyTrans. Here’s how it works…
If you’ve had an iPhone long enough, odds are good that at some point you have looked at your photos, voicemail or even text messages and been alarmed to find something was missing. A file, an important message, even a video snippet, gone when you thought it was safe and secure on your device.
I’ve been an enthusiastic owner of voice-activated speakers since the very first Amazon Echo came out. They’re great additions to your home or office, except for one problem: They don’t actually sound that great.
Purchased a bunch of music through Apple iTunes, but want to listen on non-Apple players? You’ll need to convert AAC and other formats into MP3 for maximal portability. Fortunately, TuneFab Apple Music Converter makes it a breeze…
We’ve all had it happen – you boot up your computer just to see the blue screen of death, you send a job to the printer and nothing comes out, you settle into your office chair and hear an ominous clunk and realize it just broke. Day after day, our work tools experience wear and tear and it’s just a reality that things are going to fail.
