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One of the best things you can do to increase the security of your online accounts is to set up 2 Factor Authentication. This gives you an extra code you need to sign into your account, in addition to your username and password. In this tip we'll show you how to set this up on your Office 365 account.
Having a signature on your outgoing email is a great way to ensure that people always have your contact details or other information to hand so in this tip we'll show you how to set up a signature on a few different devices.
Almost every web browser now has a private browsing mode and there are even apps for mobile devices to help you browser privately, but it's not always as private as you might think and we'll run through what is and isn't private in this tip.
Included in the latest update for macOS, iOS and iPadOS is the ability to share folders via iCloud to other iCloud users. Ideal for sharing files between different Apple users without having to sign up for a new service like Dropbox or OneDrive.
In this tip, we'll show you how to use this new feature.
It's often useful to have two different web browsers installed on your computer, this can help if one stops working, doesn't display a page correctly or you just need to browse privately and need to clear the cache and history at the end of your browsing.
In this tip, we'll give you some ideas of the way they can be useful and give you some options for the best browsers to use.
Most Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, MacBooks, iMacs and even Apple Watch can be tracked using the built in Find My app. This can be really helpful if you ever lose a device. In this tip, we'll show you how it works.
If you have an Apple ID or an iCloud account, it's a great idea to switch on Two Step Verification to make sure your account is extra secure. Two Step Verification adds an extra layer to logging into your account, as well as your ID and password, you then need the extra code that comes out to your devices. Without this code, no one can access your account.
Temporary Password is a good way to send passwords securely, as it is a one time only use link, that way when you send over the link to someone in an email, once you confirm they have the password it's not going to be stored in your emails.
Following any large scale cyber incident, such as the recent CrowdStrike issue that took down millions of Windows PC, there's always a surge of scam emails trying to cash in on that event so we thought we'd go into a bit more depth about how to spot and avoid online scams.
Occasionally, when you send an email you might get an email back telling you that it couldn't be delivered. There are many reasons why an email fails to get delivered. The return email will usually tell you what the problem is and we'll run through a few of the more common reasons here.
Sometimes we all need to send large files to other people, whether it's a large document for work or a family photo or video to help you keep in touch with family and friends.
In this tip, we'll show you how to send large files using wetransfer.com directly from your iPad or iPhone.
One of the most common types of scams aimed at businesses at the moment is sending a spoof email asking for a payment to be made. These are usually worded to make it sound urgent so no time is taken to double check but there are usually a couple of tell tale signs which we'll run through here.
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