The internet is an incredibly powerful tool for sharing information, communicating, and learning, but it’s also an excellent resource that identity thieves use to obtain your personal information. Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States and nowadays most people don’t give a second thought to posting their full name, address, and phone number on popular social networks like Facebook, MySpace, or Twitter. Read more »

When you don’t have your trusty laptop handy you can always rely on your thumb drive to maintain your productivity on the go, access your online accounts, securely store and backup important files, and run your favorite applications.  Read more »

Firefox is the ultimate browser for your customizing pleasure. You can change themes, add search engines, and install various extensions to improve its functionality and look to meet your needs. Here are some of my favorite Firefox Add-ons.

StumbleUpon is a social bookmarking extension that makes surfing the web fun and exciting again. When setting up your account you select from a list of things that interest you. Then all you have to do is click on the “Stumble” button and it takes you to sites that contain those things you like.

RoboForm is a must have for any web browser Read more »

Trying to keep up with all your user IDs and passwords can be a pain. To manage this problem most people use the same user ID and password for everything. This is a big mistake and huge security risk. All it takes is one crooked administrator to find out which sites that user accesses (i.e. banking site, credit card site, etc.) and voila! The user’s identity, money, and credit are instantly gone. Another reason to not use one single easy to remember password is the fact that these kind of passwords are not strong, lengthy, and difficult to hack like those that incorporate numbers, case-sensitive letters, symbols, and other characters. Read more »