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If I understand correctly, a "yubikey" is a kind of thumbdrive that acts as a digital lock for a computer - without the yubikey plugged in, no go. Is it possible for me to put an app on my phone, connect the phone to the notebook and use the cell phone as my yubikey? My cell phone is FAR less...

I have a Huawei notebook that a school gave to me. It is a Chinese brand, both made and sold in China. I have been reading comments recently about "bugs" and "time bombs" being preinstalled on computers, phones, routers, etc. Not sure how valid it is...but I am thinking of replacing the HD in...

Yep! Thank you.

NbB WAH9 is the only number I could find on the case.

I have a 6 year old Huawei that briefly shows a black screen with coding being processed - usually when I start a program, sometimes when I go to a website (but not all programs or not all websites). I know.....notebooks are cheap, but I would like to take this opportunity to learn more about...

People seem to still use them as backup.

I have a couple of hard drives that have Linux - most likely Mint, but one could be Ubuntu. I was using them to learn about Linux...but, obviously I didn't learn very well. There are some photos and things on the drives that I would like to access but I have forgotten the password. Is there...

Good question. I just assumed, because of the timing, that the information was "taken" from my computer while traveling and connecting to wifi at local coffee shops.

Someone accessed a website and purchased a product using my account - have the debit card remembered in the account. It was done the third day of a trip - I had ordered something from that website on the first day of my travels, and had not access that website in...maybe 5 or 6 months.

I periodically read articles about public wifi making users susceptible to viruses, hacking, etc. My internet search says that the following tools are available: antivirus, anti-malware, vpn and firewalls, all available for android and windows. Is this enough? Are there other tools? Would it...

Thank you to all! So managing cookies is a function of the browser. I will look into ghostery. So, a firewall keeps people out of your computer in general, and the browser keeps people from collecting information from your browser?

Some websites are very respectful of our privacy and give us the chance to change cookie settings. Some are not and simply ask if you agree or not. Is there an app (maybe it is a firewall?) that I can install on my computer that will automatically limit a website to only certain cookie functions?

Thank you, but need more than what rainmeter provides. I want to open Thunderbird and "stick" a reduced size window in the upper right hand corner. Every time I start Windows, Thunderbird will return to the same place. I want my music app to appear below Thunderbird, always opening and self...

I'm not sure if this is an app or a function of the OS. I would like to be able to specify a 3" by 6" box in the upper right hand corner of my desktop for Thunderbird/email. I would like the area under that to be my mp3 player app, and the areas to the left to be my 3 chat apps. I want all of...

I have found several posts on the web where people have set up a RP to play Blu-ray discs, but I have not found one where a RP is used to burn one. Is it possible - dependably?