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Online Privacy Guide: How To Stay Safe On The Web
24/09/17
Online Privacy Guide: How To Stay Safe On The Web
I've been asked to link to
https://www.cloudwards.net/online-privacy-guide/
It seems like a concise guide worth the read of anyone with concerns in this area.
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Contents
- I'm still here !
- Online Privacy Guide: How To Stay Safe On The Web
- Ransomware - an ounce of prevention...
- Printers - cleaning, maintaining, & buying
- WannaCrypt ransomware worm attack
- Why a private domain ?
- Considerations when buying a laptop computer.
- Unsolicited/scam callers
- Another phone scam
- How to sit correctly
- Spam & Scam email
- What is Ransomware?
- How To Check If A Link Is Safe To Click
- Lost network connection ? Reset your stack missus.
- Choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Spam - how to deal with incorrectly labeled junk mail
- Email to BTinternet and broadband speed
- Ransomware grows up
- WIndows 10 free upgrade lives on
- Buying from PC World or a specialist custom builder
- Broadband interference - REIN & SHINE
- Windows 10 - the clock ticks louder
- WIndows Live Mail bites the dust when coupled with Microsoft domains.
- Adblockers - are they worth having ?
- Cloud backup - Google Drives Microsoft's OneDrive down the road.
- 10 Windows 10 tips
- Backing up emails and browser accounts
- Backups - a salutary tale
- Buying a monitor screen
- Abrupt shutdowns
- Should Apple Mac owners install security protection ?
- Driver update utilities
- Femtocells boost mobile coverage
- Wireless signal strength variability
- FreedomPop - free mobile phone use
- Insecure email clients
- Upgrading to Windows 10
- Windows 10 Came - first impressions after general release
- Printer failures and blocked nozzles
- Windows 10 commeth
- Why didn't I receive an email message ?
- Non-standard Internet connections
- Laptop power adapter replacement
- Surge protectors
- Choosing an Internet Service Provider (ISP)
- Copying data
- Email netiquette
- Google Earth now free
- Monitoring broadband internet connections
- Network interface priority
- Printing without computer and USB cable.
- Virtualisation & virtual desktops
- Sharing, sending and transferring large files
- Internet speed performance problems
- Spoofing e-mail sender's address
- Computing safely while travelling overseas
- Why are my messages rejected ?
- Share your password
- Facebook security
- Speed problems and slow performance
- How anti-virus suggestions are formed
- Fault resolution and Migration of ISP to BT
- Backups Aide Memoir
- Security ? why bother ?
- What caused my computer to fail ?
- Protect your privacy
- What do those router lights mean ?
- Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
- CryptoLocker protection
- Windows XP & Office 2003 - time to retire
- Updating to Windows 8.1 from Windows 8
- Removing viruses and other malware
- Record your product keys
- Your Digital Last Will and Testament
- Linked logins
- Privacy and tracking
- Backup software
- Virus infection - how to tell if you're a carrier
- When Windows starts to misbehave
- Fake mail
- ISP Modems & Routers
- Backup validation & verification
- Precautions for loss or theft of tablets and mobile devices.
- Uninstalling hidden device drivers
- Disaster Recovery Plans
- Disk & Windows repairs
- Password Security & Managers
- Anti-Virus and Internet Security recommendations for the year
- Warranties, insurance and guarentees
- Preparing a Windows 8 PC for first use.
- Windows 8 - the benefits
- Broadband Internet connection speeds
- Disposal and recycling of old PCs and monitors
- Windows 8 tips & tricks
- Keyboard shortcuts - principally for Windows 8
- Social Media and Facebook security scams
- Search, learn the syntax
- Microsoft Windows support end dates
- Broadband speed measurement
- Femtocells to boost mobile signals
- domain names and e-mail addresses
- Don't trust links in e-mails - a true story
- Reader discount
- Multiple passwords
- Router security - admin passwords and wireless encryption
- Windows 8 upgrade for £14.99
- 10 tips to help weight loss
- Buying software without media
- Uninstalling files by simply deleting bits.
- How to stay safe
- Modem/Routers and broadband speed
- Hybrid disk drives
- Windows 8 preview
- QR Codes
- Secure erasing of hard disk drives
- Minimum hardware specifications
- Anti-virus protection - free or paid ?
- Problem steps recorder
- Online backup
- Microsoft Office academic offer ending
- Security - Android & Phishing
- Tech to watch for in the coming year
- Migrating to Solid State Disks (SSDs).
- Speeding up web browsing by faster DNS lookups
- IP address conflicts
- Address theft and mass mailing
- Anti-virus & Internet Security suggestions 2011
- Colour calibration for monitors and printers
- Notebook video display problems
- Free and out-dated virus protection.
- Wi-Fi wireless connections
- Broadband internet service providers (ISPs)
- Broadband Internet connection problems
- Disaster recovery plans
- Care for your monitor screen
- Cheap software
- Windows 7 Upgrade paths
- Anti-Virus and Internet Security suggestions for the year
- Bad broadband signal ? Invest in a quality splitter aka microfilter.
- Dual booting
- Overlay install or Repairing Windows XP
- Custom built or off-the-shelf PCs - the cost of convenience
- Solid State Disks (SSDs)
- Buying cheap
- Letting the computer settle down.
- phishing and reliance on tooltips or the status bar
- Microsoft Office 2010 Beta
- Uninstalling old Antivirus & Internet security products
- Repairing Windows - repair DVDs available
- New Years Resolutions
- Causes of performance degradation
- Disposing of old equipment - recycling WEEE
- Netbook or laptop - which to buy ?
- Anti-Virus suggestions
- Password resetting
- E-mails and Netiquette
- Laptop or Notebook handling tips
- Patience Pays
- Bad Blocks exposed
- Third party disk management tools ? beware
- Router Failures
- Patience is needed with Vista when no display is seen
- RAID in shop bought computers
- Working online rather than on documents held locally.
- Reduced VAT on computer equipment for disabled people
- I-Plate or iPlate filters DSL lines to increase broadband speed
- Greener environmentally aware printing
- Watt a waste of money
- Transferring big files
- Notebook / laptop battery life
- Sending SMS text messages via e-mail
- Mouse not waking after hibernation, standby or sleep
- Power Supply Units (PSU)
- Catch all spam from automated bots
- Anti Virus and Internet Security suggestions for the year.
- Registry cleaners - avoid them
- Buy With Confidence Award Presentation Ceremony
- Updating drivers and installing software
- Help for old programs running under Vista
- Auto complete in Word 2007
- Enlarge fonts to make type larger
- Abrupt power loss - the effects of hitting the big red switch
- Spam - origin, causes and cures.
- Hotplugging eSATA disks
- Politeness, manners and netiquette
- Eugene's new PC
- Resetting Epson ink cartridges
- Urgent graphics / motherboard conflict warning
- Hoax virus mails & spoof mass mailings
- Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) tread lightly warning
- Powerdown not happening at shutdown time
- PC power consumption
- Protection from electrical surges and power fluctuations
- On-line backup repositories
- Encrypting data and mail messages
- Cookies and their selective removal
- Anti-virus & Internet Security suggestions
- Buying computers off-the-shelf cf. bespoke
- Employee of the month award
- Right click to resize pictures and much more
- Digitise your LP/33/45/78 record collection to CD or DVD
- Microsoft Office 2003 >> 2007 equivalent command mapping
- Hard disk drive manufacturers' diagnostic tests
- 56k dialup account
- Wireless connection lost on resumption from Standby or Hibernation
- Optical Character recognition - OCR
- Recording Internet radio sound streams
- Component metrics for specifying new computers
- Optical drives invisible
- Off-the-shelf PCs & DIY fault repair
- Save money when shopping
- AppleMac converts this way
- Stopping auto reboot nag message
- E-mails not being received ? Check spam man.
- Selecting multiple files in Vista
- What is a Woosh test ?
- Double up to avoid problems
- Call me first !!
- Vista ShutDown button
- Water cooled computers
- Cheap phone calls
- Old Newsletters
- Which ISP for broadband ?
- Microsoft Office 2007 Editions
- Broadband Prices
- Vist sleep button
- Avoid Win XP Re-activation
- Dispute resolution
- Set up remote connection NOW
- This is a test - please ignore immediately
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