Category: ONLINE TIPS

Over a billion people communicate through Facebook Messenger every day. While Facebook says it takes measures to keep users’ information private, how secure are those billions of messages really? Here, Facebook shares information on how some of its security works, while Vyas Sekar, a faculty member of CyLab at...

Believe  it or not that Facebook has been a part of our lives for 14 years. The social media site, which was launched on February 4, 2004, by Mark Zuckerberg and fellow Harvard roommates, was first created as FaceMash, then transformed into TheFacebook. About 1,200 users registered...

In technical terms, your deleted browsing history can be recovered by unauthorized parties, even after you cleared them. Why is it so? Let’s explore how Windows deletes confidential information and you’ll know the answer in a short while.

For some small businesses and organizations, building a library of video content on YouTube sounds like a daunting task. But you shouldn’t let your initial nervousness get in the way of giving this powerful channel a try. The most important thing you’ll need for a successful YouTube...

As much as we depend on our mobile devices for viewing and responding to emails, checking the weather, reading headline news, and posting status updates on Facebook, our smartphones may be causing us some vision problems. Staring at those tiny screens can bring on an...

"How we can improve our online security ?" This is the most asked question from amateur internet user to security experts. As we know, that there is nothing actually safe on the Internet, no matter what software and security measures we use. Hackers, malware, viruses,...

Instagram smashed through the 200 million user mark in March, so it doesn’t seem to be suffering too badly from the surfeit of competitors taking it on. Whether you’re an Instagram newbie or an old-timer on the network, these 10 tips should give you a...

The major drawback of Facebook Instant Articles is that you’re sacrificing referral traffic – giving up visits and page views that would have happened on your own site over to Facebook.

Every machine on a network (like the Internet) possesses a unique identifier. The unique identifier is used by computers to send data to specific computers on a network. Today all the computers on Internet use the TCP/IP protocol to communicate with each other. In this...

A strong password is essential from Social Networks to E-Banking/Online purchases. “Be sure to use a strong password” is advice we all constantly see online. Here’s how to create a strong password—and, more importantly, how to actually remember it. A strong password is your first...

It is really important that your smartphone is secure for many reasons. You may keep data on it and if your phone was lost or stolen, this would be lost. Or perhaps your personal information may be hacked from internet pages you have visited or...

The verdict is still out on whether social media is damaging to the mental health of teens. This is in part due to the lack of research. Some studies show that online connections with small groups of people can be beneficial to teens, while other...

Cookies are small files that are stored on a user's computer. They are designed to hold a modest amount of data specific to a particular client and website and can be accessed either by the web server or the client computer.

Despite the privacy precautions you take, there is someone who can see everything you do online: your Internet Service Provider (ISP).

Online banking is nice and convenient. But it does come with certain risks. Just as you hear of people being robbed at ATMs, or having their cards cloned, so online accounts are also a point of vulnerability.

Google offer free and unlimited space to automatically back up all of your photos and videos online. There is no definitive answer to the question of whether you should be worried about your privacy if you decide to use the service. It all depends on...

In most cases, Google can be a great help in finding something you need. However, sometimes it can work against you. So here are the top 5 things that you should never ever Google. Or else it can put you in serious trouble.

These days more and more people are finding that they aren’t limited to a single source of income. With all the unique money-making opportunities available, many people are finding that they can earn a few extra hundred dollars a month by thinking a little outside...

After the news emerged that Facebook deleted some of the messages of its CEO Mark Zuckerberg to protect its executive’s communications in the wake of 2014’s Sony Pictures hack, the social media company has confirmed it’s looking to give similar functionality to regular users. The...

Whether you’re traveling or just out and about, it’s most likely important to have access to the internet wherever you go. Luckily, most times, there’s no need to spend money on WiFi. Check out some ways to make sure you get your WiFi for free...