by John Schmerold | Aug 26, 2026 | Microsoft Office, Security, Web
Passwords are an important part of account security, but passwords alone are no longer enough. Passwords can be guessed, reused, stolen through phishing, exposed in data breaches, or accidentally shared. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) adds another layer of...
by John Schmerold | Nov 9, 2020 | Networking, Web
When your local DNS server fails, reset DNS to 8.8.8.8 by following these steps: Click Start | KatyComputer.com | Network Connections Double click on Ethernet if hard wired into network, Wi-Fi if connected using wireless: Click on Properties box: Highlight...
by John Schmerold | Apr 23, 2020 | Security, Web
When stay-at-home orders were issued in March, many individuals and organizations began using online communication tools such as Zoom. It has been reported that over 90,000 educational institutions turned to Zoom as their main provider of virtual education. Their...
by John Schmerold | Apr 18, 2020 | Web
I am not a fan of Google’s new search layout: Using a Tampermonkey script, we can return things to normal: Here is how it’s done: 1. Open Chrome 2. Install Tampermonkey 3. Install Better Google script
by Zach Pettit | Apr 11, 2019 | email, Microsoft Office, Web, Windows
Microsoft has been working on its digital assistant, Cortana, for some time now. As part of the broader effort to shift simple but time-consuming tasks onto computers, they’re testing the waters a bit with an automated scheduler. We’ve had good luck with it- and if...
by John Schmerold | Mar 22, 2019 | Web
Clearing your web browser’s cache, cookies, and history may remove data such as the following: Saved passwords Address bar predictions Shopping cart contents, etc. While you should clear your web browser’s cache, cookies, and history periodically in order...
