The security of online passwords is usually a subject of constant concern for many web users. If you use the same password for all your online activities, you are taking a huge risk. If any of the sites' security gets breached and your one and only password becomes exposed, you are in serious trouble. If you create new passwords for everything you do online and do not have a password manager, you also stand ...

Lately, it seems every other week another gaming company has been hacked. When we play games online, the last thing we think about is how vulnerable the information is that we submit to create an account, play the game and interact with other users. We just want to have fun, we want to relax and we want to step away from the real world and into the virtual one for awhile. Sony, Steam, Gamigo and ...

Do you prefer to stay organized, but find the enormity of the web and the non-stop information flow unmanageable? Personal.com is a cloud-based online vault for storing almost any kind of information in a very secure system. It let's you store the bits and pieces of information you use everyday or once in a while in an organized fashion and also enables you to access them anywhere and through any gadget e.g. computers, tablets or smartphones. You can store information ...

One of the new features in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview is the ability to set up a picture password. These are new innovative passwords from Microsoft which make logging in a breeze. Instead of having to remember long complicated passwords or pins, all you have to do is draw a picture which is much easier for the majority of people to remember. You simply pick a picture and you can ...

Are you concerned about security when you are surfing the web? You should be. With all the nefarious people out there working over time to steal your information, you should take precautions. Symantec (the company behind the Norton Security Products) is helping make the web safe in yet another way. Norton Identity Safe is an add-on to your Firefox, Chrome or IE browsers. The add-on will let you know ...

Do you use Google Chrome as your preferred web browser? If you do, there may be a need for you to password protect the information in it. Simple Startup Password is an extension from the Chrome Web Store ready to fix this need. When you share a computer, be it home or work, it may not be a bad idea to protect your travels on the web. Adding a password extension ...

Remembering all of your passwords is a chore. Everyone seems to have a method to their madness. Password Gorilla is out to help people on the go keep all of their passwords handy. Most people use more than one computer in a day. Having access to their secure passwords from anywhere is a huge sigh of relief for many people. There is an added bonus if ...

Like any other operating system, OS X can slow down from time to time. When you are restarting your Mac, booting it up, or shutting it down, you probably notice how slow it is running than you would at any other time. Just like in Windows, having too many applications startup when you restart, boot up or log in will reduce the performance of your Mac noticeably. The easy way to speed up your Mac’s startup process is to reduce the number of applications that ...

If you are a fan of trying out new Web services and applications, you probably have more passwords than you could ever try to remember. In an effort to make remembering our logins easier, we are all guilty of using the same usernames and passwords over and over for convenience, but it creates a security issue. If someone gains access to one of your accounts, they may be able to take that login information and figure out your login information for other ...

Weak passwords are a plague on both personal and business security, and can even impact your friends and relatives.Having your email account hacked can be a nightmarish experience, because the infiltrator can mine your email account for information about other services you use. If you use the same password on other services, they will be able to gain access to those as well. They can also use your account ...