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Changing Facebook Privacy Sharing, A Little Discretion Please
We all love to use Facebook to share with our friends and family what we’re doing and to capture memories. But we need to be careful not to share too much when discretion and privacy are called for. That’s where Facebook privacy settings comes in.
Awesome, Safe, and Secure Passwords
Quiz:
Which of the following two passwords is stronger,
more secure, and more difficult to crack?
D0gs………………..
PrXic.N(n4k07#L!eVdJfp9
Answer:
D0gs………………..
Why? Because it has one more character than the other one.
The Explanation:
What makes a password more or less secure?
- Are you using a common password like, “123456”, “Password”, “God”, “Admin”, “qwerty” (be creative)
- How long is the password? (most are less than 6 characters, I use 12 for general website and 16+ for banking)
- Is the password all lowercase letters? (Add Uppercase letters)
- Does the password contain numbers? (Add numbers)
- Does the password contain special characters? (Add special characters like “.-{<>’ etc.)
- Do you use the same password for all your accounts? (use a password manager so you can have different passwords for different accounts)
The point of this article is that stronger passwords don’t have to be confusing. but by adding some “padding characters” you can make your password memorable yet much more secure. (Please don’t use all periods, again be creative).
You’ve probably heard that you shouldn’t use your birthdate or children’s names or other personal info as your password. By themselves that would be an easy password to break. But what if you applied this article to your easy to remember password?
Samu3l>”>”>”>”>”
Even if you knew that I like to use my son’s name as my password, you still could not guess what my password is.
But don’t use the same password for all your logins. Find a good password manager to help you out. Lastpass, Roboform, and 1Password are all my favorites. 🙂
What are your thoughts?
Leave comments below along with your ideas. And go change those passwords right now!
You can read the whole article here:
Mac Tip- FileVault 2 and Encrypting a USB or External Drive
Today I’m looking at FileVault 2 a great security tool included in Mac OS X Lion. I’ll also show you how to encrypt a USB or external hard drive with FileVault 2.
* Be warned that if you encrypt a USB drive, Mac OS X Snow Leopard and below will not be able to read it.
Mac Tip- FileVault 2 and Encrypting USB Drives from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Quick Mac Tip- Help, My Mouse Scrolls the Wrong Way
After upgrading to Mac OS X Lion, you probably have noticed that the mouse scrolls the wrong way.
This is Apple’s new “Natural Scrolling” behavior. Try it for a week, you might like it.
If not, here’s a simple way to change it back.
Quick Mac Tip- Reverse Scrolling in Mac OS X Lion from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Quick Mac Tip- Change the Mouse Pointer Size
We’re all not getting any younger, unfortunately. And that means our eyes like to look at things that are legible and don’t strain the eyes.
Mac OS X Lion just added higher resolution cursors which means we can now make our mouse pointer bigger without losing quality.
Here’s how:
Quick Mac Tip- Change the Mouse Pointer Size in Lion from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Photoshop Help & Learning Forum
I will be hosting a periodic Photoshop night where you can bring your photos and we will help you retouch them, remove backgrounds, add effects, and more. While we help you with your projects, we will be teaching you the techniques we’re using. If you are familiar with Photoshop, come and assist others.
- Friday July 29, 7:00-9:00pm
- Hope Chapel Lifespring Office
- 2080 S. King St. #205 Honolulu, HI 96819
- Contact Arlen for details- Email Arlen
Quick Mac Tip- Different Finder Views
Finder is a great file management program on your mac. If you’re like me and you come from the land of Windows, Finder has different options that you may appreciate, but you must learn about the different finder views.
Here’s this week’s Quick Mac Tip!
QuickTip-Finder Views from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Mac Tip- Combining Video Clips
Have you ever wanted to combine a few video clips for a presentation?
Let me show you how I do it. Your comments and suggestions are also welcome.
Arlen’s Mac Tips- Combining Video Clips from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Using the Address Book on Your Mac
Today, I want to show you how to customize the Address Book on your Mac so it fits how you want to use it.
Hope you enjoy this week’s tutorial.
Arlen’s MacTips-Address Book from Arlen Nagata on Vimeo.
Editor’s Note: I have decided to focus my blog on answering your questions and Video Tips. I might dabble into WordPress tips from time to time, but my focus will be on Simple Videos to help you use your Mac more efficiently.
As always, send if your questions via email, facebook, or call me. I’m more than willing to answer your questions.
Aloha,
Arlen