Computer Learning
Email deliverability: SPF, DKIM and DMARC
Email has changed in the last several years, if you send email using your own domain names and you don't want your email to: Bounce back as undeliverable Your email deliver to people junk or spam folders You must properly setup, monitor, and manage 3 ...
Retrieving Google calendar detailed debug information
Step 1: Enabling Debug Mode for Google Calendar To access the debug mode in Google Calendar, follow these steps: Go to the Google Calendar website: https://calendar.google.com. Sign in to your Google account if you haven't already. Add the following ...
Remote Access Sessions with Screenconnect
For remote access I use Screenconnect (Connectwise Control) When I connect You'll always know when I'm connected to a system, your desktop wallpaper (pictures) will disappear, and you will get a notification (and beep) saying There's two modes that I ...
Testing for bad sectors
I've left this web page up because there were hardware problems found with a disk in your machine. I'm testing now to see if it's fixable or if we need to buy another drive. Please let me know when you see Stage 5 done and a blinking cursor waiting ...
What is security? Am I secure?
Since a picture is worth 1000 words, lets make this easier to understand. Pick your place on the red line. Security Graph
Setting up Google MFA=Multi Factor Authentication (or 2FA)
Google in late 2021 is going to be enabling, and forcing MFA on all accounts: https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/making-sign-safer-and-more-convenient/ Googles article on the enrollment process is ...
New Computer Setup process
Stage 1 Takes 10-15mins Plug in power and nothing else EXCEPT the network cable Call me. I'll walk you thru the initial setup Stage 2 Give me a couple hours to prep the system, run updates, remove the crap and get the base software installed Stage 3 ...
Understanding Email - POP IMAP Exchange Google SMTP etc
Here's a picture to try and help understand what the different Email configurations mean and how email gets from Sender to Recipient Understanding Email POP IMAP Exchange SMTP ...
Understanding Domains, DNS, Hosting, and Email
https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1YLwVpJgn8No-TMYb53MadVSSl--QZfAB9AglquSa4SE/edit
Understanding iCloud and Google Photo Sync
Understanding iCloud and Google Photo Sync https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1cffbbncKvw4ODlh7shgaN4yRb9slMkys624P5QFsaHE/
Improve your Efficiency - Making Word Processing documents and Spreadsheets
Learning these will save thousands of hours over the course of your lifetime. Well worth the investment! Working Efficiently You should try and create documents in this order: Create your content - as much as possible (write your words) Add your ...
Mikrotik mAP Lite as ethernet to Wifi bridge
This will allow you to plug any Ethernet device (RJ45 cable) into the mAP Lite ethernet jack and it will act like a wired device in your network. mAP Lite will get it's own IP address for winbox management using DHCP Client Note: modify the network ...
New Remote Support Logo
I've updated the logo associated with my remote support tool that's installed on your computer. You'll find it in the systray (bottom right corner of the screen by the clock (sometimes it's hidden in the up arrow). Old New You can also use this to ...
Enhancing your Computer Efficiency - Using your Chrome browser
Keyboard Cheatsheet Hotkey What it does <alt>+D Move your cursor to the Address bar of the browser and highlights current URL <enter> go to url or search current text in Address bar <Alt>+<Enter> In a new tab: go to url or search current text in ...
Domains, Hosting Websites Info
Here's the levels of a website Own a domain name by purchasing thru a registrar Name Server (DNS server or NS records for your domain (usually the domain registrar will be your initial DNS server location) Purchase a hosting package/plan to host a ...
Checking Android backup
Open Settings Look for Backup. Might be under google/google account//system etc. Make sure Google account is selected, and it's backing up categories of info
Checking iOS iCloud backup
On the iOS device: 1) Open Settings 2) Click name at the top 3) Click iCloud 4) Click iCloud backup (bottom of 1st section) 5) Make sure switch is on. Check date/time. Should run when plugged in and connected to wifi
Your Digital Life Checklist
Do you know? David's 3 Rules to Staying safe - Everyone should know this https://www.davidthegeek.com/portal/kb/articles/david-s-3-rules-to-staying-safe-on-a-computer 5 Passwords of Life - How to deal with passwords safely/easily ...
Road Warrior Checklist
1) Know how to take care of your batteries https://www.davidthegeek.com/portal/kb/articles/battery-care 2) Internet Connections that you pay for Make sure you enable "Metered Mode" for any wifi names that are based off a cell network that you pay for ...
Printer Costs Calculator
Use this: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1elHb27a2OVBrrG0bySbKPdacMj5ZnyCiZJDXlJgakAo/edit#gid=0 Fill in the red numbers and an estimated number of prints to get cost per page calculations. Put different ink/toner sizes in to see the price ...
Understanding iOS Accounts and Syncronization
Use this to visualize how accounts work in an iOS device and syncing multiple data types with multiple accounts https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1KD9J0GzJ9k1t9auXa0kXn7y9HdQFyCEE-PXsctGfFCM/
Optimal Settings for Mifi or Mobile Hotspot internet connections to save money
If you have a wifi that is running thru a Cell phone based internet connection make sure you enable that SSID connection as a "metered connection". This will tell windows and applications that check for the setting to limit data transfers to a ...
Wifi Troubleshooting and Optimization
Step one: Optimize what you've got Get routers/single wifi up and out in the open. Less matter between wifi device (AP = Access Point) and where you consume wifi (wifi client). Internet connection should be centrally located (or to one side if you're ...
Buying a new computer
Picking out a laptop in the sea of options can be tricky. Here's my tips to limit the choices and find one: Information/Decisions to put together (print this to help) Existing amount of stored data (Right click c: drive on current computer and see ...
Enhancing your Computer Efficiency - Highlighting and Clipboard Cut/Copy/Paste
About the most valuable lessons you can ever learn about your computer is highlighting and copy/cut/paste. If there's nothing else that you take with you, that's the most important thing I could ever teach you. It'll literally save days of your life ...
Evaluating E-mail messages - Scam or no scam
Questions to ask yourself First and foremost look at the from Email address (not the name). Does the email address it's coming from make sense with the subject and contents of the email? If it's from an @gmail.com address, anyone on the planet can ...
Picking your ISP and Wifi
Residential Internet Picking internet, fiber is better. If no Google available AT&T Gigapower is 1Gbit same as google. Expecting more than 100-200Mbps of internet speed (Packets north of SC or into Florida or TN for example) from AT&T is about as ...
Telephone Commands Reference
Here's some of the different commands I'll walk you thru typing: Start Menu | Run | Type "cmd" (no quotes) and hit <enter> ipconfig <enter> ipconfig /all <enter> ping x.x.x.x (I'll give you what will be in place of the x.x.x.x, but it will be in this ...
Understand the E-mail "Read Receipt" or "Return Receipts" requests
These are the basic rules of the "Read Receipt" or "Return Receipts" on E-mail messages. It's generated by the E-mail client on the receivers end (not the E-mail server) It is a optional request we make of the receiver who can usually choose to ...
The 5 Passwords of life - Keeping your Digital Persona secure and avoiding Identity Theft in the modern day
3 simple steps to securing your digital identity STEP 1 You should have at the most 5 passwords to remember. Each password is different, and those passwords are never used anywhere else (#5 can be stored in your password manager if you don't check ...
Laser Printer Information
Toner: The fine black powdered ink used to print text and images. Drum: The device used to transfer the toner to the paper (creates the image). When Ordering: HP Laser printers usually have the Toner and Drum parts together. Brother printers have ...
Addressing E-mails: To, CC, and BCC defined
When sending E-mail's always remember what each field is for, and the results. If you're mass-mailing groups of people, never use TO or CC, always use BCC. To: Primary person or persons you're sending the E-mail to. Visible to everyone that receives ...
Lenovo machines that force their software into windows from BIOS
Here's a list of machines affected: bit.ly/sn-522 Listen to the issue on Security Now 521 podcast: bit.ly/1KMSEnO Show notes: bit.ly/1J2gj3j
Firefox adds new Privacy Protections in latest version 37.0
For those that enjoy want to stop companies from automatically tracking them there's a new option you can enable. Just put about:config into the address bar and hit enter Type tracking in the search bar at the top find ...
iOS Screenshots
Windows XP - End of Life Issues
The world doesn't come to an end April 8th. No concerns about continued XP use if: If you don't connect to the internet with the machine If you connect to the internet on that machine and it's XP: Follow good security ...
Security Alert: AT&T branded devices auto-joining the "attwifi" wifi hotspots - Take steps to protect yourself!
This is a MAJOR security concern, which I know is actively being exploited across the country. There's one around the Duke building in downtown Charlotte as I write this. Why is it a security concern? Because when your phone auto-joins that wifi ...
Backups - The 3-2-1 Rule: If you don't have backups expect to loose your data
Do I need to have a backup? Throw your computer/electronic device out the window, and then ask yourself do you want to get access to anything that was once on your device. If you say "OMG, I need xyz back!", then you need to have a backup solution. ...
Battery Care
A note on battery care (not just laptop batteries): Batteries have a maximum number of discharge/recharge cycles built into them. To make a battery last as long as possible try to minimize the number of times you discharge/recharge your battery. ...
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supplies) Information
General Information What's the difference between a Surge Protector/Power Bar and a UPS? Powerbar or Surge Protector tries to stops power spikes. They usually have imprinted on the back a "Clamp Voltage". This is the maximum power spike they can ...
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