If your format happened quickly, it's unlikely your data was actually erased. I'll show you the difference.

Having your email automatically or continually signed in to can be a security risk in some situations, but very convenient in others.

Passwords are dying. On some services, you can start playing with the process by creating a secure password... and then forgetting it.

Here are my latest recommendations for specific security software and techniques.

This is a system designed to help you recover your email account if something should go wrong... and things go wrong more often than you would like to think.

Numerous people and programs can track your internet activities. But are you really that interesting?

When Windows tells you it's out of memory, what does it mean and what can you do about it?

Many people are concerned that they are specifically targeted by hackers, advertisers, and others. Nope.

Testing your backups is an easy step to overlook but an important one to take. Make sure your backups will be there when you need them.

Backups are critical. But for how long? I'll look at how long you might want to keep backups, why, and how long I keep mine.