Spam is annoying. What's more annoying are all the ways spammers have to get our email addresses in the first place.

Any software company with ties outside the U.S. comes under scrutiny. Should you be worried?

There are emails from which you should certainly unsubscribe if you no longer want them. However, there are emails that you absolutely should never unsubscribe from. I'll review the difference.

I vent a little about people missing what's right in front of them (including myself) and then discuss why taking the time to read what your machine is telling you is so important to a less frustrating experience with your technology.

Taking your contacts with you when moving from one platform to another is a clumsy process.

Startup repair is a useful tool built into Windows setup media and recovery disks. I'll walk through how to use it and what to do if it fails.

S-mode is an additional set of restrictions in Windows that is intended to protect you. Most people want it off.

Changing your password is a common response to account hacks. Unfortunately, it isn't enough.

Losing a device with a passkey isn't a disaster at all. I'll describe why that is.

ZIP files are useful for compressing and containing collections of files. Unfortunately, they're also useful to hackers, spammers, and scammers.