Search engine DuckDuckGo has been around for quite some time (since 2008) but only recently a significant change in internet users’ attitudes has started to drive people to other search engines than Google. Privacy-respecting search engines are on the rise. Here is our guide to setting DuckDuckGo as the default … Read >
Criminals have discovered a way to skim credit card data from online stores
The annual hyperactive shopping season starts from Black Friday in late November and will continue to early January. News of hacked online stores that leak customers’ credit card and personal data to criminals are not welcomed by e-commerce merchants just now. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what is going on. Here is … Read >
Everything you always wanted to know about ransomware
Ransomware is a relatively new type of online crime where criminals remotely hijack a computer, and demand ransom to return the computer to the owner. The scheme usually works so that criminals, located wherever they have internet access, manage to install a piece of software into a target computer. The … Read >
How to read Kindle ebooks in web browser
It seems to be quite a common misunderstanding that ebooks downloaded from the Kindle Store can only be read on a Kindle e-reader or dedicated Kindle app on a tablet or phone. As this article describes it is easy to read Kindle books in a web browser on a PC … Read >
Hey Google, when will your engineers resolve the AdSense account access problem?
I’m not 100% sure, but because I have been in similar situation with other Google products before, I think that AdSense doesn’t like the fact that I travel for work. During the last four weeks, Google AdSense advertising service has kindly, but somewhat confusingly informed me that our account is … Read >
WordPress news summary: how to explain WordPress, essential Linux security tips, maintenance release
News about WordPress software, Linux and security
What Exactly is WordPress, Explained for Beginners
If we think about all those internet users who happily access Facebook and Twitter but don’t know the difference between WordPress and Snapchat, it maybe difficult to explain what … Read >
Upgrade to Nextcloud version 17
Open source cloud server Nextcloud development team has released version 17 of the software. We decided to upgrade our Nextcloud 16 system to version 17, and document the required steps while doing it. Here is a guide you can follow if you have an older version of Nextcloud installation that … Read >
How to install Nextcloud 17 cloud server software on Debian Linux
This how-to guide covers the manual installation and configuration of Nextcloud 17 software so that you can run its out-of-the-box functionality. You can add more functionality, like cache, extra security, and applications after the basic installation is up and running. Nextcloud can be used as a personal, secure cloud server. … Read >
Blogging 101
From: FundsforWriters
I’ve been writing for my author website blog for the last three and a half years. Throughout the course of my 120+ posts I’ve written over 80,000 words (equivalent to the length of a novel!). I’ve learned a few things along the way. Today I want to share … Read >
Security report from LastPass indicates that multifactor authentication and EU GDPR are trending
LastPass is an online service that manages your passwords so that you can use a different password for each account you need on the internet. The parent company of LastPass, LogMeIn, has published Global Password Security Report that analyses the state of global computer security from password management point of … Read >