How to reliably send email from your website

by Russ Michaels | Sep 8, 2019 | Tech Stuff, WEBBY STUFF, WordPress

Solving email delivery problems Almost all websites need to send out emails for one reason or another, whether you are sending out emails from WordPress or any other CMS system, the most common reason being your contact form, but there are plenty of other emails which website owners often do not consider when checking email deliverability, such as:- Notifications to your blog or newsletter subscribers. Plugin notificationsNotifications, warnings or reports from your security pluginscomments on...

Password managers are not just for passwords

by Russ Michaels | Aug 22, 2019 | Security, Tech Stuff

Securely store your password and personal data There’s no doubt that using a password manager has saved me a lot of time and headaches – by remembering and filling passwords for me. But what many people do not realise is that password managers like 1Password, LastPass or Dashlane can be used for a lot more than just passwords. There is lots of information besides passwords that most people need to access and use in their day-to-day life, online and offline. Whether you are booking...

Google Find My Device not working

by Russ Michaels | Aug 7, 2019 | Tech Stuff, WEBBY STUFF

Ever since Google updated its "find my device" page for Android a couple of years ago, it has not been working for us. We would still get the old version of the page with a message saying "This page cannot load Google maps correctly". Google find my device page Clicking on the "try the new and updated find my device" link, would just redirect back to this same page. The issue only affected my g suite account but not my regular, free, gmail account. I tried contacting Google support back when I...

My Facebook account was disabled, WTF?

by Russ Michaels | Apr 26, 2019 | WEBBY STUFF, Tech Stuff

I got a big shock this week, I went to login to my facebook account only to be met with the dreaded "Account disabled" message.Why the heck had my account been disabled? I was very confused at first since I had received no warning or notifications and I could not think of any reason why. Then later that day, I got an automated email from Facebook. The short answer, because their AI (Automated Idiot) system is seriously flawed, screwed up, and incorrectly banned me for copyright infringement...

Fix Windows 10 deactivated itself after Update

by Russ Michaels | Nov 14, 2018 | Windows 10

I turned on my PC the other day, only to find that my License was no longer active, and there was that message in the bottom right-hand corner telling me to activate Windows. I tried to activate Windows, but it failed, telling me "We can't activate Windows on this device because you don't have a valid digital license or product key". It was also reporting Windows 10 home as the only valid digital license. Both statements were wrong as have Windows Pro and a valid license key, which it wouldn't...

OneDrive protects you from Ransomware

by Russ Michaels | Sep 13, 2018 | Windows 10

I just discovered that Microsoft introduced a new OneDrive feature a few months ago that will make it easier to recover from ransomware attacks. Files Restore which was previously a OneDrive business feature has made its way over from OneDrive for Business to personal OneDrive accounts. The catch is you’ll need an Office 365 subscription to get access to the new Files Restore feature. OneDrive users can now use it to simply restore files from any point in time within the last 30 days. If you...

Parents Beware: Playstation4 is not suitable for kids

by Russ Michaels | Aug 10, 2018 | Tech Stuff, Kids & Parenting

A couple of years ago my son Bret was begging for a PS4, based on the premise that most of his friends had or were getting a PS4, so he would be able to play online with them, so I bought him one for Christmas, and it has caused nothing but problems due to the ridiculous dictatorship that Sony imposes and the terrible attitude of Playstation support towards its users. Now don't get me wrong, I am not particularly a Microsoft or an XBOX fanboy either, I could complain all day long about...

Why is all my text suddenly aligned right?

by Russ Michaels | May 27, 2018 | Tech Stuff

So I had this problem occur for the first time recently, I was trying to fill in a form on a web page and all the text was suddenly aligned right inside the form fields, and I was like WFT? how did that happen? I went searching through my browser settings looking for some option which would cause this but found nothing, this really had me stumped for a while, I even googled it, and found loads of other confused people with the same issue, but no solution. And then I found the cause quite by...

Microsoft Answer Desk, run by trained circus monkey’s

by Russ Michaels | May 11, 2018 | Tech Stuff, Windows 10

Since Windows 10 there is a new option available in your start menu if you search for "get help", this will connect you to the Microsoft Answer Desk team for live support, which is also accessible via their website. This seemed like a great feature initially, to have free support on tap, especially for non-technical people, but I am saddened (although not surprised) to report, after testing it out several times, that Microsoft answer desk, for the most part, is bloody awful for anything...

How to create a privacy policy for your website

by Russ Michaels | Apr 22, 2018 | Tech Stuff, WEBBY STUFF, WordPress

Privacy policies are one of the most overlooked aspects of most websites. If you stop to look around most of the popular sites you visit, you’ll find they all have unique privacy policies (though the specific page’s traffic is usually low). Even so, these documents are important if you want your website to comply with local and international regulations. More importantly, you don’t need to be a lawyer to add a thorough privacy policy to your website. In this article, we’ll talk more about why...

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How to reliably send email from your website

Password managers are not just for passwords

Google Find My Device not working

My Facebook account was disabled, WTF?

Fix Windows 10 deactivated itself after Update

OneDrive protects you from Ransomware

Parents Beware: Playstation4 is not suitable for kids

Why is all my text suddenly aligned right?

Microsoft Answer Desk, run by trained circus monkey’s

How to create a privacy policy for your website

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