Pittsburgh PC Help Desk

04/20/2024

PC ~and~ MAC Users: The Brave Browser stops all adds on Youtube. Very handy when doing audio captures.

The latest version of the Brave browser with ad and tracker blocking capabilities is available to download here. Stand by for an entirely new way of thinking about how the web can work.

03/05/2024

FB had a massive data breach this morning.
It s a good time to change password!
Cryptic as like an example:
aSzxb!!Bvjk7&&!sdKKR

Create your passwords in a .doc or .txt and label them as like:
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facebook.com
your user email@
aSzxb!!Bvjk7&&!sdKKR
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Then you can copy paste them when needed.

11/22/2022

Verizon FIOS Voice Mail Trick -
to stop blank messages from robo callers.
FIOS voice mail allows multiple mail boxes.
(family members etc. - 5 total mail boxes)
So,
Create a new mail box.
Change your base level greeting to include
"you must press one to leave a message"
A robo call won't hear you say:
"you must press one to leave a message"
and also won't be able to respond properly to leave a message.
Also, you can create up to 5 mail boxes.

09/23/2020

https://www.w3counter.com/globalstats.php

01/25/2020

Hi there,
Just a thought and an offer ...

If you’re using an external drive to backup your pictures and files then there’s a way to make it easy.

I can write a simple old school DOS file to back up everything you have with one click. The real perk of this method is that it only copies new or changed files so there’s no wondering what to back up. It all gets done.

What you end up with is a clean duplicate of all of your files on your external drive.

If you’re interested give me a ring.

Steve Karl
412-441-4349

04/24/2018

http://nomorobo.com/

Finally! No more annoying robocalls and telemarketers. Free on most major VoIP providers. Now available for iPhone and Android smartphones.

11/11/2017

What are the most popular Browsers and Operating Systems

06/27/2017

Make your important passwords cryptic.
Never use actual english words, pet names, street names etc.

Use your keyboard and create random nonsense like:
w87^Bd_(&,,.fT!%
into a .txt file and save it.

Copy/paste from the .txt file if you can't yet remember the new password.

Never allow your online banking site or browser to save/remember important passwords.

05/08/2017

Get your ports probed to discover your internet vulnerability.

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2

GRC Internet Security Detection System

12/16/2016

https://www.wired.com/2016/12/amazons-snowmobile-actually-truck-hauling-huge-hard-drive/

Amazon is now moving data by the truckload. That might sound old-fashioned, but it's actually faster than the speediest internet connection.

12/09/2016

Foxit Reader Version 7 allows adding notes, which is especially helpful in poorly written and confusing manuals!