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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.
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.
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.
One shortcut that can save a lot of time on Windows and Mac computers but not everyone knows about is using the right mouse click to pop up a menu giving quick access to some often used commands. The commands that you can access when you right click change on what your mouse is over at the time but usually always provide a quick way to access commands that you might usually go back to the menu for.
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.
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.
Apple replaced iTunes in macOS Catalina with the new Apple Music app. A lot of the functions for music are the same but creating playlists and adding songs is slightly different so we thought it was time to revisit how to make a playlist of your favourite music.
If you follow us on Facebook, Twitter or are a regular reader of Tekee Tim's Tips, you'll know that we're a big believer in having as many backups as possible in order to ensure that you never lose any of your data.
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.
Most people now have more than just one PC at home or in the office, so it’s important to know how to access your emails when you’re away from your main PC.
Almost all the major email providers have a few ways for you to do this and we’ll take a look at those options here.
With everyone trying to work out the best way to allow their team to work from home due to Coronavirus, we thought we’d share some of the apps we’ve been using for years to allow our teams in different locations to work together and keep all our files and documents easily accessible by everyone.
We hope this helps you develop the best way of working from home and if you have any questions about remote working or need any help getting set up, just let us know at help@tekeez.uk
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.
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