Recent content by dat789

You can use the internet safely and securely without VPN -- private browsing (to some extend), managing your browsing cookies, adjusting your browser's setting to blocking tracking and/or scripts, using password managers, adhere to cyber security best practices, be mindful of what you download...

Yep! YouTube Premium was what I was going to say. These ads are injected into the creator's content. You can only skip it afteer 5 seconds, to which is already an impression and a view count and YT cashes in..

Harddisks will be the oldest part in my current set up. One has been with me since 2004! It's still working but has been demoted from primary drive to a backup one.

Well, I'm old school (40+) and have been assembling and buliding my own PC for work and gaming. I will most likely be inclined to NOT be bothered with a WiFi peripheral as a feature as long as an Ethernet port is present. So, it wouldn't be a selling point to me. However, I think the younger...

It will be challenging prescribe for you correctly without knowing much about what you have installed, what's on your Macbook Pro, and what can/cannot be deleted & purged from your machine. It will also be time consuming going back and forth like that. Know that. Before any of us would suggest...

That is quite an exhaustive list of VPN details there! Thank you for sharing that! I wish I had seen this before making a decision on a provider last month. I went with ExpressVPN -- pricey for a router solution.

I have an always-ON VPN set up on my phone and it is set to a NA location. I'm in the UK and what I don't understand is that even though my IP address (when outside) is showing North America, when I drive using Waze or us Google Maps, how is it that it knows exactly where I am and able to...

Thanks! So, I just purchased the QNAP TS-453BE-4G, and a compatible Seagate Ironwolf 12TB for it. Out of its 4 bay, it looks like I will only be needing one. I mean, is this kind of set up the same as having only ONE backup drive on the NAS? You know, like the one I have now with an external...

I don't exactly know how it works. So, you have the NAS connected directly to the router -- presumably a CAT5 cable. How does a laptop access files from the NAS?

I don't exactly know why but if I have to take a guess, if responded yes, you will be enabling the website operator to better serve you location-based services. I'd imagine that if you didn't allow it then sites like Google Maps (or others alike) will not know your nearest proximity. IP address...

I did look up the QNAP TS-453a -- pricey! But I gather from you that you are completely happy with it. But if you had to complain about 1 thing about it, would you mind sharing? What then will make it perfect? Does it have Wi-Fi connectivity?

Ever heard of "What if your backup drive dies? What if your backup of backup dies?" I used to burn everything onto DVDs. But I think it's safe to say that DVD medias are no longer in demand or not a popular choice anymore. They may still be the best solution.

If you are ever in doubt, please don't hesitate to take actions. There is a chance that it's nothing and nothing happens, but on the contrary, you'd lose access to your account(s) even before you know it. That is an inconvenience you don't need to have. So, take action soon as you can is my...

I doubt so. What you can do now is to unjoin the subreddit, change your Reddit's password to using a stronger one -- use a password generator, log out and back in from Reddit from your phone. I'd strongly suggest you to use a Password Manager. Check out providers like LassPass, or Dashlane.

For all things backup and archiving photos, and videos, I have had an external harddrive of 4 TB USB 3.0 that needs to be plugged into the wall for power. I have been using this for over 5 years now. I am concern about its lifespan and uncertain when it will begin to fail on me -- if it did, it...