by Susan Mangina | Oct 22, 2020 | IoT, Privacy, Security, Technology, Working Remotely
Do you know if your Alexa device is always listening? Do you know if a hacker got into your device? Do you know what information your Echo is storing? It’s not just your computer or your smartphone that needs to be secured. Your Echo needs to be secured, too. There...
by Susan Mangina | Jan 6, 2020 | IoT, IT Support, Mobile Computing, Security, Tech Tips for Business Owners
Amazon is an essential service for most folks on the internet. That’s why more people are looking at Amazon with skepticism each day — especially in light of its privacy missteps. Avoiding Amazon altogether is more trouble than it’s worth. After all, it’s still one...
by Susan Mangina | Jan 3, 2020 | Android, E-mail, IoT, IT Support, Mac OS, Mobile Computing, Security
If you want to make life easy for hacker, just set your password to 12345. That’s apparently what a lot of people do, according to NordPass, which recently analyzed information leaked in data breaches to determine the 20 most commonly used passwords for the...
by Stephen Gross | Jan 3, 2019 | IoT, Mobile Computing, Security, Tech Tips for Business Owners
Follow these easy tips to protect the security of your devices, your data, your internet traffic, and your identity. If a major shopping or financial site suffers a data breach, there’s not much you can do about it except change your password, get a new credit...
by Stephen Gross | May 6, 2018 | IoT, IT Support, Mobile Computing, Networking, Tech Tips for Business Owners, Technology
The cable plan you signed up for promised up to 300 Mbps of blistering Internet speed, but reality has proven to be somewhat different. You’re barely topping 25 Mbps, Netflix doesn’t work upstairs and by 7 p.m., no one seems to be able to stream anything...
by Stephen Gross | Aug 4, 2017 | IoT
Amazon is always adding new features to its Echo devices. With so many voice commands that work with the Echo’s assistant, Alexa, it’s easy to overlook some of the more helpful ones. You might’ve also missed some of the features added since you first...
