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4 Discontinued Technology Tools You Should Not Be Using Any Longer
Technology is rapidly changing. Tools that were once staples, like Internet Explorer and Adobe Flash, age out. New tools replace those...
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Castlecomputer
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Watch Out for Reply-Chain Phishing Attacks
Phishing. It seems you can’t read an article on cybersecurity without it coming up. That’s because phishing is still the number one...
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Castlecomputer
- Jul 12, 2022
- 3 min
6 Google Search Tips
Over 2.4 million searches happen every minute on Google. It’s often the first stop people make when they go online. We search daily for...
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Castlecomputer
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Did You Just Receive a Text from Yourself? Learn What Smishing Scams to Expect
How many text messages from companies do you receive today as compared to about two years ago? If you’re like many people, it’s quite a...
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Castlecomputer
- Jun 28, 2022
- 3 min
Which Form of MFA Is the Most Secure? Which Is the Most Convenient?
Credential theft is now at an all-time high and is responsible for more data breaches than any other type of attack. With data and...
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Castlecomputer
- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Signs That Your Computer May Be Infected with Malware
Research shows approximately 34% of businesses take a week or longer to regain access to their data and systems once hit with a malware...
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Castlecomputer
- Jun 14, 2022
- 3 min
Top 5 Mobile Device Attacks You Need to Watch Out For
Smartphones and tablets are often the preferred device for communications, web searching, and accessing many different apps. They’re more...
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Castlecomputer
- Jun 13, 2022
- 1 min
𝐒𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧' 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐲
Mac tip - the bottom row of icons on your Apple computer is called the dock. You can add / remove items from the dock at any time. Every...
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Castlecomputer
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
3 Ways to Protect Your Online Accounts from Being Breached
Stolen login ID's fetch big bucks on the Dark Web. There’s a price for every type of account from online banking to social media. For...
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Castlecomputer
- May 31, 2022
- 1 min
𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐚𝐦, 𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐢𝐧
If you’ve ever given a presentation in Google Slides and wished you had a laser pointer to highlight key points, you’re in luck: You can...
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Castlecomputer
- May 25, 2022
- 1 min
𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲, 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧
With many people working from home and meeting virtually, there’s been an uptick in spearfishing attacks. On Gmail, the bad actor needs...
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Castlecomputer
- May 24, 2022
- 2 min
Private eyes, they’re watching you
Apple air tags are a new wireless device that help you locate things such as your keys, wallet, back pack, dog, etc Simply attached the...
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Castlecomputer
- May 16, 2022
- 1 min
𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐚𝐧
Did you notice when you send an email in Apple Mail or in Outlook, and you start to type an email address, a list of email addresses...
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Castlecomputer
- Mar 28, 2022
- 1 min
𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐥?
I was recently interviewed by Michael Fieger of Devil Dog Marketplace. We discussed computer security and what you can do to keep your...
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Castlecomputer
- Mar 23, 2022
- 1 min
𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
You are using Google Chrome as your web browser and if you are like most people, you have a ton of tabs open. But now your computer is...
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Castlecomputer
- Feb 22, 2022
- 1 min
𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐲
Here is a handy Gmail privacy tip. You can create a new email address by making an alias. This trick helps filter junk and allows you to...
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Castlecomputer
- Feb 21, 2022
- 1 min
𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐫𝐚𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 '𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐬
Typing text into spreadsheet cells can be frustrating. The default for text you type is to continue on forever, without wrapping down...
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Castlecomputer
- Jan 24, 2022
- 1 min
𝐈 𝐬𝐚𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐦𝐲 𝐞𝐲𝐞𝐬
If you need to format something in MS Word like a resume, use the "¶" symbol. This will show you every line break in your document,...
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Castlecomputer
- Jan 20, 2022
- 1 min
𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐈'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲
When you send an email, it is typically sent immediately. But what if you want to send it at a later time? You can. Gmail and Outlook...
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Castlecomputer
- Jan 19, 2022
- 1 min
𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐰
When you are on a zoom call, the default view is 25 people. You can change that to see more people at 1 time While on a zoom call Click...
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