I'll show you how to look at your Outlook.com recent activity and review why it might be full of failed login attempts.

Although a VPN service is probably not necessary at home, there are a few scenarios where you may want to consider it.

The steps I took, the software I installed, and a few things I discovered as I reinstalled Windows 11 on my main machine.

Online services, aka "the cloud", are often treated as if they are invincible. They're not. They represent a single point of failure that could cost you your data.

Getting an unexpected authorization code on your phone or via email can be concerning. Let's see when it's a sign of a problem and what to do about it.

DISM is a tool included with Windows that can repair some types of Windows corruption.

Yes, you can still go back to Windows 10 from Windows 11. It just may not be easy.

Gmail labels are similar to folders, but there are a couple of important differences to know if you use a desktop email program to access Gmail.

Free-space wiping prevents the recovery of deleted files. Whether you need to do it, or how often, depends on how interesting your data is.

It's not uncommon for email to bounce in ways that imply you might be spamming. I'll look at what may or may not be happening.