Even though digital communications are generally safer than their old analog counterparts, many people still mistrust them.

Your school (or whoever provides your internet connection) can see what you're connecting to. Do they? There's no way to know.

Can a computer really do nothing? Yes and no. When it's doing nothing it has to do something, and that something is the System Idle Process, waiting for something to do.

Backing up your computer is critical to avoiding data loss. I'll look at what it means and give a suggestion for typical users.

Malicious intent is a common knee-jerk reaction to technological trials and tribulations. Unfortunately, it's usually the wrong assumption to make.

Remote Desktop and Remote Assistance are related yet different technologies included in Windows to allow remote access. I'll review the differences.

Setting up an https-secure website is both simple and complex. The HTML doesn't change, but you'll need different hosting for the secure layer, as well as a certificate, to provide the security of https.

Backing up is important. Knowing which tools, techniques, services, and even advice to trust can be a challenge.

It's easy to feel cursed if computer after computer you deal with has problems. It's often not you at all.

Sharing posts you find on Facebook often results in an "unavailable" message. That's Facebook respecting privacy settings.