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2018-12 Internet/Email SIG Notes Click Here to Return to the Computer Club’S Website 12/6/2018 2018-12 Internet/Email SIG Notes - Google Docs 2018-12 Internet/Email SIG Notes Click here to return to the Computer Club’s Website IT Guy Shares The Funniest Requests He Got That Made Him Laugh Out Loud Sebastian from Germany share s his worst work stories, and they’re so ridiculous, they make grandmas look like hackers. From incompetent managers to clueless users, Sebastian has seen it all. After all, he’s been working in IT for 15 years. Now, he’s an IT administrator for multiple global companies. “If there is one thing that you can count on, then it’s the stupidity of users,” Sebastian told Bored Panda. “Unfortunately, [it’s evident] every day… not kidding!” Why is the Computer Club’s Website marked as “ not secure” Security has been one of Chrome’s core principles since the beginning—we’re constantly working to keep you safe as you browse the web. Nearly two years ago, we announced that Chrome would eventually mark all sites that are not encrypted with HTTPS as “not secure”. This makes it easier to know whether your personal information is safe as it travels across the web, whether you’re checking your bank account or buying concert tickets . Starting today , (July 24, 2018) we’re rolling out these changes to all Chrome users. Chrome’s new password manager stops you from using the same password for every website Google is releasing an entire new design for Chrome today with new features and tweaks to the browser’s overall appearance. You can read more about the redesign here , but one of the big new features is an improved password manager. Chrome will now offer to automatically generate a random password when you sign up to websites for the first time. This password will be stored inside a Google Account securely and synced across desktop and mobile versions of Chrome. This should stop regular Chrome users from always picking the same password for each site, and ultimately ending up with a security headache if a site is breached. Chrome’s password manager is a welcome change, but you may still want to use a dedicated and separate password manager . Chrome only manages passwords inside its browser, so if you sign into various mobile apps or apps on a TV like Netflix then these login combinations won’t be stored in a Google Account. That’s particularly relevant now that iOS 12 is about to introduce the ability to autofill passwords across browsers and apps from third-party password managers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EgRv9GtEXgKo6lETQQ1x6gJe1Kaj4r0jKd3Xv85W5PI/edit 1 of 61 /6 12/6/2018 2018-12 Internet/Email SIG Notes - Google Docs This image show a Chrome popup when I log into one of my accounts. This is the first time I have logged into this account after turning on the Google Chrome Password Saver. The Complete Guide to using Chrome Password Manager One standard solution is using a password that is easy to remember. Another is to use the same password, which is a common practice and easily hackable , on every other site. Some people are still using their names, birth dates and mobile numbers as passwords! And then they wonder how they ever got hacked? At GT, we have covered passwords managers before, and some of them are really good. A new player in the arena is the Chrome Password Manager. Yes, the newly revamped Google Chrome, version 69 released on its 10th anniversary, now comes with a password manager. Let’s see how the revamped Chrome Password Manager works and what it has to offer. Microsoft is reportedly ditching Edge on Windows 10 for a Chrome-based browser Whether you’re using Google Chrome, Opera, or Brave to browse the web, under the hood, it’s all based on Chromium. Chrome’s Blink engine has become more-or-less the de facto way to render the web. Microsoft has long tried to avoid that fact by constantly working on Internet Explorer then Edge, but it seems no more. Microsoft is reportedly embracing Chrome’s dominance with a new replacement browser for Windows 10. Windows Central is reporting that Microsoft is in the early stages of a project, codenamed “Anaheim”, that is currently slated to replace Microsoft Edge for Windows 10. Instead of continuing to use the company’s EdgeHTML engine, Anaheim will reportedly be built upon Chrome’s open source Blink engine. Just last month, we reported that Microsoft was helping Google bring Chrome to Windows 10 on ARM computers. At the time, we considered it a shock, as the current state of affairs leaves Microsoft Edge as the best browser for Windows 10 on ARM. Our guess at Microsoft’s reasoning was a desire to bring their Visual Studio Code editor natively to these computers, as it’s built on Electron which requires Chrome. However, basing a new browser on Chrome makes a great deal of sense, as it would allow Microsoft to not reinvent the wheel by shipping their own entire browser, and simply focus on making unique features for Windows users. The move will also help web developers by eliminating the need to even consider how their pages will look on Microsoft’s default browser, as they should behave nearly identical to Chrome. How to Reset All of Your Browsers Back to Square One By gizmodo.com View Original Like an operating system reinstall , resetting your web browser can fix all kinds of problems and improve performance at the same time—squash annoying bugs, clear out dodgy and outdated extensions and get a browser that’s good as new with a hard reset. Here’s how to carry it out on all the major browsers. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EgRv9GtEXgKo6lETQQ1x6gJe1Kaj4r0jKd3Xv85W5PI/edit 2 of 62 /6 12/6/2018 2018-12 Internet/Email SIG Notes - Google Docs Typically, this doesn’t affect your saved bookmarks or passwords: All the information you rely on to get stuff done on the web. Some browsers let you clear all of this data as well (usually associated with a linked user account), but we’ll explain where that’s the case. Google Chrome If you’re a Google Chrome user, you need to open up the Chrome menu (via the three dots icon in the top right), then choose Settings. Click Advanced to open up the second panel of options, then click Restore settings to their original defaults and Reset Settings. The startup page goes back to the default, Google becomes your search engine again, and all pinned tabs are wiped from memory. Browsing data like cookies gets wiped (though your browsing history does not), and all your extensions are disabled, though not removed. To clear out an extension properly, open up the Chrome menu again and choose More tools then Extensions. Click Remove next to any extension you want to permanently see the back of to clear it out from Chrome—just remember to save any data you want to keep from it first, if necessary. You can also clear out individual types of content from the Google Chrome browser as well: From the Settings pane you need to pick Advanced then Clear browsing data. You can wipe everything from your browsing history to the file cache without affecting anything else that the browser has stored. Mozilla Firefox Using Firefox? Open up the browser menu (the three horizontal lines to the top right), and choose Help and Troubleshooting Information. From the tab that opens up, pick Refresh Firefox to reset the browser. Again, your passwords and bookmarks aren’t affected, and nor are your open tabs actually. All your installed add-ons and customizations are removed though, so you’re effectively back to square one with the browser, but with your account data intact. It’s like signing into a new install of Firefox on a new computer. If you just want to deal with a troublesome add-on rather than resetting the browser entirely, you can find them under the Add-ons entry on the Firefox menu. Click Extensions then Remove next to any entries you want to get rid of. You’ll notice there’s also a Restart with Add-ons Disabled option next to the Refresh Firefox button. This puts Firefox in a “safe mode” so you can troubleshoot problems that might be caused by a bad extension—add-ons can also be removed in safe mode using the process outlined above. Microsoft Edge When it comes to Microsoft’s new browser, again there are separate reset and repair options, but they’re not actually in the browser. You need to open the Windows 10 Settings panel, then choose Apps, Microsoft Edge, and Advanced options. Use Repair if you can’t actually start Microsoft Edge, or Reset to clear out Edge data stored on the device you’re currently using—in the case of Edge, your browsing history does get wiped, and you’ll be kicked out of sites you’re logged into (so you have to log in again). Extensions aren’t removed, but they are reset and appear as if they’ve just been added. As usual, you can address these various elements individually if you want to. Open the Edge browser menu (three dots, top right) and choose Extensions to see all the browser extensions you’ve got installed. Each one can be disabled with the relevant toggle switch, or you can click the cog icon and choose Uninstall. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EgRv9GtEXgKo6lETQQ1x6gJe1Kaj4r0jKd3Xv85W5PI/edit 3 of 63 /6 12/6/2018 2018-12 Internet/Email SIG Notes - Google Docs When it comes to browsing data and cookies, you need to choose Settings from the Edge menu, then Privacy & security, then Choose what to clear.
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