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How To Avoid AI Phishing Email Scams

Jim Canfield — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:17:50 +0000

Certainly, in my opinion, AI has been responsible for advancements in numerous fields, enhancing efficiency, creativity, and innovation in: However, nothing, not even AI, is all good. When “bad actors” act before deterrents are in place, they can have terrible consequences. Using AI for the development of Malware is one of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to harm large numbers of…

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How To Change Your Gmail Address

Jim Hillier — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 06:25:35 +0000

Up until now, in order to change their email address, Gmail users have needed to create a whole new account. However, Google has now introduced a new feature whereby a Gmail address can be changed without needing to create a new account and without any data loss. The feature is being rolled out gradually, so not all users will have immediate access. Note: The feature is included in your Google…

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Proton Mail’s New Mobile Apps

Jim Hillier — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:05:26 +0000

Looking for a secure, full-featured email client for iOS or Android? You need look no further than Proton Mail for mobile. Proton is a privacy-centric company based in Switzerland that has gained a large following within a relatively short period of time (100 million users as at 2023). The company quickly built a solid reputation for its privacy-focused offerings, including the Proton Mail email…

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Thunderbird Pro: Subscription-Based Email Client

Jim Hillier — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 05:01:43 +0000

In an obvious attempt to increase its revenue stream, Mozilla has announced the release of Thunderbird Pro, a new subscription-based email client. Thunderbird Pro is still in the early-bird stage, meaning that, at this time, potential users must first join a waiting list. According to the Thunderbird Pro product page, this new email service includes the following benefits: Mozilla…

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Gmail Removing “Check Mail From Other Accounts” Feature

Jim Hillier — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 05:11:46 +0000

Google is removing the option to “Check mail from other accounts” in Gmail, which means users will no longer be able to manage email from multiple accounts within Gmail. If you use Gmail to manage a Gmail account only, you will not be affected. However, if you use Gmail to manage email from other (3rd-party) sources, you will no longer have that ability, starting from January 2026.

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Has Your Your Email Address Been Compromised?

Jim Hillier — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 04:01:21 +0000

Most of us have no idea if our email address has been compromised or not, usually not until it’s too late. Ironically, as part of putting this article together, I checked my primary email address and discovered that it had been compromised via a hack of the “Internet Archive” website back in September 2024, which involved 31 million records, including usernames, email addresses, and passwords.

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Thunderbird Email Unreadable

Terry Hollett — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 04:02:32 +0000

I clicked on an email to read it, only to see it had a black background with black text, almost unreadable. I noticed a small switch symbol just above the message to the right. I clicked on it, and now the email has a white background with black text. A lot more readable. For more Thunderbird articles, click here. …

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UK – Pianist And Wife Arrested For Non Hate Social Media Crime

Marc Thomas — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:01:43 +0000

Recently, I’ve been watching YouTube videos about social decline and living standards in the UK, my home country. As a result, the YouTube algorithm, which has become razor sharp of late, has been showing me everything related to this topic. Yesterday, I stumbled across a video from Dr K – Brendan Kavanagh – a successful and very talented pianist with over 2.5 million YouTube subscribers.

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New Temp Email Service From AdGuard

Jim Hillier — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 05:05:07 +0000

AdGuard, mainly known for its ad-blocker, has recently introduced a new free email alias and temporary email service known as AdGuard Mail. AdGuard Mail is available either as a web-based service or an installable app. AdGuard Mail provides both email aliases and temporary/disposable email addresses. The two are similar but there is an important difference: However, an AdGuard account is…

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How To Easily Identify Phishing Email

Jim Hillier — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 05:35:50 +0000

“Phishing” refers to an attempt by criminals to trick people into revealing sensitive personal information, especially banking and financial details. These attempts are delivered mainly either via email or text message. In this article, I’ll be explaining phishing email. In the early days, phishing attempts were quite crude. However, over time they have become more and more sophisticated…

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Setting Gmail (web) As Default In Windows 10

Terry Hollett — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 05:01:21 +0000

A guy called me because he wanted a few things done, including fixing some problems with his email. He uses Gmail through the Chrome web browser. Let’s say he went to a website that had various share options. For example, when you click on the share button on a YouTube video, you’ll get a sharing menu with options for Facebook, Twitter (X), etc. One option is email. Clicking on the email…

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How To Create Outlook Templates

Jim Canfield — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 04:02:04 +0000

Outlook gives users the ability to create templates that can be used repeatedly, they: Templates are great for business and personal use, social meetings, football or sports pools, or neighborhood newsletters. Templates in Outlook are fast and easy to create. The instructions are slightly different when using the Classic or Simplified ribbon, but both will get the job done.

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Gmail’s New Authentication Method

Jim Hillier — Tue, 10 Sep 2024 04:17:14 +0000

This is an important notice for all Gmail users: Google has announced that as of 30th September, it will implement the OAuth method of authentication for all Less Secure Apps (LSAs). This includes any third-party apps, such as email clients, currently being used to access Gmail. Google’s plan to tighten authentication security was first mentioned in December 2019 but with the…

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Use DuckDuckGo’s Email Aliases Like A Super User

John Durso — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:02:40 +0000

Email aliases protect your privacy and your security. When using an email alias, a hacker cannot learn your real email address or any other details about you from a data breach. In addition, email aliases can reduce SPAM. An email alias, also known as a masked email, is an address that forwards any messages it receives to your personal email. Because there is no revealing…

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