by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Sep 16, 2021 | Cybersecurity, Maintenance, Microsoft Windows
If you haven’t already, go install this month’s Windows security update asap In brief: If you haven’t done this already, stop what you’re doing and install the latest Patch Tuesday update. Then come back and read about how important this really...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Sep 15, 2021 | Life Hacks, Microsoft Windows
You no longer need a password for a Microsoft account Microsoft now lets you remove passwords from Microsoft accounts to embrace a passwordless future. Starting today, the software giant will let consumers sign into Microsoft accounts with its Microsoft Authenticator...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Sep 2, 2021 | Life Hacks
Updating this Bluetooth setting increases the chances you’ll recover your missing buds. Two hundred dollar wireless earbuds are great. Until you lose them. I long resisted buying nice earbuds, even back in the heady days of the omnipresent headphone jack. I know...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 31, 2021 | Google Updates, Microsoft Windows
Some Chromebooks can go toe-to-toe with Mac and Windows laptops, but they may not be best for everyone. Here’s how to choose what’s right for you. Acer’s updated Chromebook Spin 713 two-in-one is the first with Thunderbolt 4 support and is Intel Evo...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 30, 2021 | Microsoft Windows
Yesterday, we wrote how Microsoft’s Windows 11 won’t technically leave millions of PCs behind — the company told us it won’t actually block you from installing Windows 11 on a PC with an older CPU, so long as you download and manually install an...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 27, 2021 | Cybersecurity
A 21-year-old American said he used an unprotected router to access millions of customer records in the mobile carrier’s latest breach The hacker who is taking responsibility for breaking into T-Mobile US Inc.’s systems said the wireless company’s lax security eased...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 25, 2021 | Google Updates, Life Hacks
My friend (and occasional writer for The Verge) JR Raphael has a newsletter in which he recently wrote about cleaning up your Google Contacts list by deleting old and no-longer-wanted entries. What a good idea, I thought. But. Unfortunately, I am...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 24, 2021 | Life Hacks
I’m going to preface this by saying I use the term “hack” in the more commonly used vernacular of the day, as in “life hack.” We’re not actually going to hack Gmail. But I do have a really great “hack” for you to use...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 23, 2021 | Google Updates
When you have several tabs open in Google Chrome, you can always close tabs accidentally while browsing multiple tabs. To help users restore the tabs, Chrome comes with a “reopen closed tabs” button and developers have now confirmed that this feature is getting faster...
by Keykhosrow Khodarahmi | Aug 16, 2021 | Local News
The fight against robocalls took a big step this year. As of June 30, all phone companies in the US are now required to start using Stir/Shaken technology. While it may sound like something out of a James Bond movie, there are, unfortunately, no cocktails...
