While it's not easy, your internet traffic can be monitored at or near your router. I'll look at how this might be done.

To avoid running out of space in your Microsoft/Outlook.com account, you can archive email messages to your PC.

Smartphones are a popular way to take snapshots and videos. Tools like Dropbox are great for making sure those are backed up automatically.

Google/Gmail account hacks happen. Take these steps to recover your account and prevent it from being hacked again.

Losing access to your password vault is something you can recover from.

Many sites make it easy to log in by using your Facebook or other account credentials. It's easy -- but is it safe?

The world's largest magazine dispensed some bad tech advice. Here's why I so strongly disagree.

It's tempting to think more is better when it comes to security software. In reality, too many can cause trouble.

It's possible to use more than one Google account at the same time, though it's easy to lose track of which one you're in.

It's useful to know the names and functions of the various parts of an application window.