Many email programs offer filtering capabilities that allow you to block certain addresses or to allow only email from addresses on your contact list. Many ISPs also offer spam tagging services that allow the user the option to review suspected spam messages before they are deleted. Spam tagging can be useful in conjunction with filtering […]

You may have heard the adage that if you aren’t the customer, you’re the product, perhaps in the context of a free-to-use platform like Facebook. There’s some truth to this saying. Whether it’s a desktop or mobile app that serves you aggressive ads, or a site that harnesses your compute cycles for Bitcoin mining, it’s […]

If your home computer is in a high-traffic area, you will be able to easily monitor your children’s computer activity. Not only does this accessibility deter a child from doing something she knows she’s not allowed to do, it also gives you the opportunity to intervene if you notice a behavior that could have negative […]

Back up your contacts, photos, videos and other mobile device data with another device or cloud-base backup service before setting off on a trip.

Powering down your Mac/PC when you’re not using it hits several birds with one stone: It saves electricity, while reducing your exposure to malware infections and preventing unwanted manipulation by anyone with physical access to it.

Many articles, posts and other communications contain numerous links, some of which may lead to pages that no longer exist or, worse, are compromised. On a Mac/PC you can hover your mouse cursor over a link to see its destination. On mobile, you can hold to copy it and then paste it into a note […]