Record “Game of Thrones” on Sling TV DVR?
Two of my favorite things: The dynamite HBO series Game of Thrones and the cool streaming TV and movie service Sling TV, both in the same question. We got ya covered, for sure, and well before the...
View ArticleUnknown Person Sharing Dropbox File: Scam?
My general rule of thumb for all online communication is that if there’s anything at all that makes you suspicious, anything that seems wrong or any voice in your head that says “whoah, what’s with...
View ArticleSet up low balance alerts on my Wells Fargo account?
That’s very generous of you to let your son use your Wells Fargo account for expenses without approving them first! I hope he is using that great power wisely. Turns out that Wells Fargo has been on...
View ArticleHow do I create QR Codes?
That’s a great idea and a great use of QR codes, actually, a shortcut to jump directly to an organization’s Web site. QR stands for “quick response” and while it hasn’t taken off in the way that the...
View ArticleHow Can I Browse Privately without Tracking in Firefox?
Though my suspicions are that most people use private browsing in a Web browser to look at inappropriate photos and other content, there are also plenty of cases when being on the Internet requires...
View ArticleShare my location with a Glympse public tag?
We have exactly the same situation at my daughter’s school too, actually, but it’s with a bus and there can be from a half-dozen to over 25 children on the vehicle at any given time. Worse, by school...
View ArticleChange Google Home to a Male Voice?
First off, thank you for not phrasing it as “changing the gender” of your Google Home. I mean, it’s a gadget, it’s not a person! Having said that, Google has just added the ability for you to switch...
View ArticleMessage Blocked Email: Is This A Scam?
Ouch, I suspect you’ve been successfully tricked by what’s known in the biz as a “phishing attack”. The purpose of this attack is to get you to go to an unknown site and enter personal information,...
View ArticleHow do I Turn On Subtitles in Netflix?
Another fan of the fantastic, creepy German-language Netflix original series Dark. Nice! If you don’t like dubbed English, however, you definitely need to learn how to tune the spoken and subtitle...
View ArticleHow to Get Started with The Amazon Alexa App?
Congrats on getting an Amazon Echo speaker for the holidays. There are quite a few of them in the Alexa family now, and you can even get some that have little screens on them, like the Amazon Echo Spot...
View ArticleTransfer Starbucks Gift Card Balance Onto My Main Card?
With millions of downloads and a crazy number of customers who enjoy digital access and app ordering, it’s no surprise that the Starbucks app is sophisticated. Whether you’re an Android fan or an...
View ArticleHow do I Change my PayPal Account Password?
Good choice with 1Password. It’s the program that I also use and quite a few of my security conscious friends also utilize to securely track site passwords across Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. And...
View ArticleWhat’s a .ONION domain name and how do I use it?
Given the nature of the .onion world, I suspect that the site he shared with you is not one that you’d ordinarily encounter on the regular web: it’s a site referencing system used on the so-called...
View ArticleAppleID Locked Due to Unauthorized Access? Maybe Not.
Most phishing attacks, as they’re known, are trivial to identify. They’re from a weird and inexplicable email address, they are rife with spelling errors or they’re from an organization or institution...
View ArticleHow Can I Change Themes in Yahoo Mail?
There’s good news and bad news regarding your desire to change the appearance of your Yahoo Mail account. The good news is that there are quite a few ways you can customize things and change your color...
View ArticleSave Selected Portion of MP3 Audio File?
Recordings of your children singing, laughing, telling you about their dreams and aspirations is a great idea and is going to be a wonderful keepsake! Unfortunately they’re not used to being in a...
View ArticleWhat Are Password Managers and Which One Should You Use?
Gone are the days of keeping a notepad full of passwords next to your computer at home. Simply input one password to access your password manager and you have access to all of your passwords. Here’s...
View ArticleHow Do I Create an Engaging Online Quiz?
Sounds like you already know a lot of the nuances of creating compelling interactive content, most of which can be boiled down to a conundrum: make it complex enough but not too complex. If you want to...
View ArticleCan I Change Xfinity Email Themes?
You’re in luck, actually, because Comcast just launched a new and significantly improved version of its web-based email system for Xfinity, one that adds themes! Well, they’re not themes in the sense...
View ArticleHow Can I Cast Movies from within VLC?
If you watch any sort of video content on your computer, Mac, Windows or Linux system, you really should have a copy of the fantastic open source program VLC. It’s one of the first programs I install...
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