When you send an email, how can you specify a different email address for replies to go to? Why would you want to do that? Well, you might want to send from a Gmail account but have replies sent to your business or personal account such as david@DavidDoesEmailLikeThis.com So here’s how to set up your […]
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Scam Phone Calls – How to Deal With Them
Recently, I’ve been receiving frequent calls from a foreign call centre pretending to be EE or O2, offering a loyalty bonus. They are scams. Ways to Deal With Phone Scams I enjoy winding up scammers. So I’ve tried various ways to confuse them or waste their time. Yes, I’ll have 20 of your discounts, please. […]
Fake Facebook Friend Requests: How to Prevent Them
Your Facebook friend messages you… They’ve received another friend request from you. “Is it really you?” they ask. “No!” you shout back. “Don’t accept it!” Has My Facebook Account Been Hacked? Actually, the scammer has probably cloned your Facebook profile. Made an identical copy. And now they’re reaching out to your Facebook friends, pretending to […]
The LastPass Breach – Simplified
If you use LastPass, you might be concerned about its security breach. The descriptions in some of the technical press can appear quite complex. So here’s a simplified version of what happened. LastPass Security Breach: What Happened? A hacker stole some code and technical information from a LastPass development area (that’s an environment where the […]
Why Do My Photos Turn Sideways in Hotmail?
Why does a vertical photo turn 90 degrees when I send it in Hotmail? I’d just finished doing a Tech it Easy lecture on a cruise ship when a chap asked me this great question. I didn’t know. So I made something up. No! I didn’t. LOL! I told the gentleman that I didn’t know, […]
When Your TV Turns Blue
The other day, a friend messaged me with a problem. Her friend’s TV had turned blue. Nope. She didn’t mean there was too much swearing on some of those after-9pm programmes. Literally, the screen had suddenly turned a blue colour. Everything had a blue tint. How Can I Fix My Blue TV? “Could it be […]
Facebook 2FA
Facebook provides an extra level of security: 2 Factor Authentication, otherwise known as 2FA. What’s Facebook 2FA? If Facebook detects an attempted login from a device you don’t normally use, it’ll send you a secret code which you’ll need to enter into that device. So if a scammer tries to hack your Facebook account, he’ll […]
How to Mute/Unmute a WhatsApp Group
I’m in a WhatsApp group. But it’s so popular that the constant message notifications are bothering me. How can I mute the WhatsApp group? Muting a WhatsApp Group is straightforward. Follow the easy steps in this short video. Can’t watch the video right now? You can follow these steps instead… How to Mute Groups on […]
What is REPLY ALL in Email?
Imagine this: Your friend has sent you an email containing an amazingly funny joke. One like I usually tell, eh? So you decide to press the REPLY button to say “thank you” (remembering to add a laughing emoji, of course ?). But just before you do, you notice that your friend has sent that same […]
Why You Need to Get to a Tech it Easy Workshop
Tech it Easy has gone back to basics. And you need to be there! Go on. Persuade me, David! Why should I go along to one of your Tech it Easy classes? OK. I’ll try to persuade you. Prefer to listen? Here’s the podcast. Listen & Subscribe in Anchor or Apple or Spotify Or watch the video… New Workshops The […]
Left & Right Mouse Buttons: What’s The Difference?
What’s the difference between left and right buttons on a mouse? Someone asked this great question at a Tech it Easy live workshop. So here’s the answer – in Tech it Easy style… Left Mouse Button Use the left mouse button to select something. Right Mouse Button Use the right mouse button to reveal some […]
What is a GigaByte?
They keep throwing these words at us… Giga Mega Tera and we’re expected to know what they mean. So, in Tech it Easy style, here’s what a GigaByte is. Take a Byte First, a quick explanation of what a byte is: A byte is a word that computers understand. It’s made up of 8 bits […]
How to Identify a Fake Text Message
Most of us will have received a fake text message. It appears to be from your bank… or phone company… Or telling you about a parcel they tried to deliver. It has a link to click. The link looks authentic. But it has that fake stamp on it. And you can’t quite put your finger […]
Finding The Best Amazon Prices
Amazon prices fluctuate. Have you noticed? So I did a webinar to show how to find and capture the best prices at the right time. Here’s what we covered: Four Amazon Hacks Find out what Amazon’s best prices are… and when. How to get Amazon to divert some of what you pay to your favourite […]
How to Prevent a Facebook Account Being Cloned
Scammers clone Facebook accounts to imitate you and try to scam your friends. Has it ever happened to you? Is there a way to prevent scammers from cloning your Facebook account? Yes. Don’t Allow Scammers to Clone Your Facebook Account This method has worked for me so far. And it works for a simple reason: […]
How to Spot Scam Links in Texts
Ping! An SMS text arrives from your bank. But it’s fake! It looks like an important warning! All about fraudulent activity on your account. And it implores you to click the link. Click here now! While you’re wondering if it’s real, another text arrives from your phone company. Click this link to avoid being cut […]
How to Delete Cookies in Google Chrome
“Agh!” I hear you say as you tear your hair out. How do I get rid of cookies? All that personal information they seem to have about me! I’m sure some websites even know what I eat for breakfast. And that shopping website which keeps making inappropriate recommendations… just because I bought something for my […]
What’s a Browser?
“Go to your browser and type this in…” I bet you’ve heard that said a few times. And it’s spoken as if everyone knows what a browser is. But a browser could be any of these… The man in the library who’s skimming through books. The lady who runs the eyebrow-trimming shop. You on a […]
How to Take WOW! Photographs
Have you ever wondered how the professionals manage to create stunning photos… Yet most amateur pictures are boring? It’s because professional photographers follow the three things we covered in the Tech it Easy webinar. Missed the webinar? Don’t worry… we recorded it for you. Using lots of professional stock photographs to illustrate everything, here is: […]
Jitsi – The Zoom Alternative
I’m growing to love Jitsi. Why? Because… It’s free. I can stay on as long as I like. I don’t need to download anything onto my computer. Jitsi is Free Yep, it’s totally free. It’s open-source. Like Zoom – But with Unlimited Time Yes, you can remain on a Jitsi group call for as long […]
