Delete abandoned accounts

Unused site accounts can come back to haunt you   How many old, abandoned accounts do you have?  If you are like most of us, there are plenty of sites you have signed into, and for one reason or another are no longer interested in.  Why not just forget about them, and let them gather…

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Take the 2-minute year end Best Practices quiz

Two minutes = better habits!   With the holidays, family gatherings and celebrations behind us, it’s time to focus on work and, hopefully, remember some of the best practices we’ve learned.  Please take two minutes to review the questions in this quiz to help you start the year productively and safely. More information: After reading…

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The holidays are here – be careful

Whatever they offer you, don’t feed the plants.   This next month and a half is a very busy time for those of us shopping for gifts.  It’s also an increasingly busy season for hackers.  What better time to slip in traps then when we are spending a lot of money and are put off…

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Flash drives can fail

Do not rely on flash drives to protect your data   USB flash drives are ubiquitous.  We all have several of them that we use to quickly store data, or to transport data from one computer to another.  Unfortunately, like all forms of digital storage, flash drives can break or corrupt your data, typically at…

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Block update to Windows 11

Microsoft will start pushing out Windows 11 on October 5.   This article includes steps to run a Registry script to block the install of Windows 11.  You only have to run it once, and it will prevent your computer from upgrading to Windows 11.  If you want to upgrade in the future, you can…

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