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TAPAs are tasty AND secure. . .

TAPAs: Five Ways to Make Your Data More Secure in Five Minutes or Less - by Jeffery Allen and Ashley Hallene in the American Bar Association's GPSolo eReport for November 2018 - good short review of easy ways to keep your data secure.  Not only for lawyers.

I'm always telling friends all sorts of technology horror stories and warning them about taking care.  This is a good summary and worth reading.  

"Life moves fast, and it seems like hackers move even faster. Before you roll your eyes at the thought of another cybersecurity article, just wait. This article contains important information, not only on steps you should take, but how hackers are able to get your passwords and sensitive data. We have shared the steps they actually take in the hope that when you see how easy it is, you will take the necessary measures to protect yourself."

How to Print to PDF easily in Mac OS X in two keystrokes!

I used to be able to do this and then upgraded and lost the ability and, frankly, had not thought I needed it again. But am collecting information on a topic and wanted the functionality again. I found this excellent,... Read more →

De-Cluttering....

I'm on a mission to de-clutter & simplify and as I do so, am having a great time! First, I found a letter from my 7th grade math teacher, who I have a strong memory of, and wrote to her... Read more →

Be sure to check the Publications link/dropdown of my Law blog.

I have over time written several articles about the use of Mac computers [and iOS devices as well] and have posted them in the Publications area for reading and/or download. All were written for and with the assistance of the... Read more →

So, if you freeze/lock your Credit Reports, what then?

As I explained in my post a few days ago, I had an incident of identity theft and quickly moved to lock or freeze all my credit reports, which means I have to personally approve a possible lender or whatever... Read more →

Identity Theft attempt....fair warning.

Window, Le Monastere des Augustines Well, I finally was bitten by the Bad Security Bug. I received an email message from AT&T, my cell phone carrier, which indicated that someone had used my Social Security number to create a new... Read more →

Amazing how "history" repeats itself...

President Abraham Lincoln called a meeting to order in his office, a meeting which included secretaries of his cabinets well as leaders of Congress. They discussed the Civil War and its effect upon the economy and our standing among the... Read more →

Using a longer passcode is an excellent security idea

I opened my iPhone in front of a friend and she was curious about my using a longer passcode than the usual 4 digit = I’ve done that for several years. A 4 digit passcode [pin] is statistically quicker to... Read more →

End-of-the-Year cleaning & Planning for the New Year

Kenilworth Gardens, DC Dedicating the end of a year to cleaning up things, particularly on computers, is a good plan. I don't always succeed fully, but at least make the effort. I go through my passwords and update some of... Read more →

Spam Catcher tool for the Mac

I don't exactly know why but over the past few days I've gone from about 30-50 spam emails a day to, just now, 250! But, thanks to SpamSieve, I don't have to mess with them, other than to quickly scan... Read more →

Yet another scam method = this was news to me.

I just received an email purportedly from eFax [a legit company which will send/receive faxes for you and get them to you by email] - I knew it was fake because the phone # is wrong [not enough digits ]... Read more →