My past two columns have dealt with the mechanics of electronic communications across the Internet, such as email. A basic understanding of how email really works, what usernames and passwords are good for and where your messages go before reaching their destination...
Last week we looked at what happens behind the scenes when you sign-in to an Internet-based account, whether email, banking, shopping, etc. To summarize, your username and password fly across the Internet in the blink of an eye, knock on the door of your provider and...
As much as they should know better, from time to time I still hear people say, “Why, I don’t care if anyone sees what’s on my computer; I don’t keep anything important there, so, what do I care?” This reminds me of a fellow who once...