100 Top Tips – Stay Safe Online and Protect Your Privacy


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One of the biggest issues for all users in the online world is security and privacy. Whether it is browsing the web, using email or communicating via social media, people are increasingly aware of the threats that are ever-present in the online world. However, recognizing these threats is the first step to preventing them, and a good understanding of online security and privacy issues is essential to keep safe from a variety of online threats. 100 Top Tips – Stay Safe Online and Protect Your Privacy contains tips covering all aspects of staying as safe as possible in the online world. These include: · Detailing the types of threats that are out there · Ensuring that passwords for all of your devices are as secure as possible · Identifying and avoiding common online scams and cons · Staying protected when using websites · Dealing with threats that can be contained within emails · Looking at general social media security threats · Understanding security issues related specifically to Facebook · Protecting yourself against identity theft · Keeping your money safe when using online banking · Using security options to keep children safe in the online world With 100 Top Tips – Stay Safe Online and Protect Your Privacy at your side, you will be one step closer to protecting yourself from the ongoing threats in the online world.




The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy


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The whirlwind of social media, online dating, and mobile apps can make life a dream—or a nightmare. For every trustworthy website, there are countless jerks, bullies, and scam artists who want to harvest your personal information for their own purposes. But you can fight back, right now. In The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy, award-winning author and investigative journalist Violet Blue shows you how women are targeted online and how to keep yourself safe. Blue’s practical, user-friendly advice will teach you how to: –Delete personal content from websites –Use website and browser privacy controls effectively –Recover from and prevent identity theft –Figure out where the law protects you—and where it doesn’t –Set up safe online profiles –Remove yourself from people-finder websites Even if your privacy has already been compromised, don’t panic. It’s not too late to take control. Let The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy help you cut through the confusion and start protecting your online life.




iPad for Seniors in easy steps, 12th edition


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This bestselling guide, iPad for Seniors in easy steps, 12th edition, is updated to cover iPadOS 16. Written in larger type, it’ll help senior folks learn how to use and enjoy myriad iPad features with ease: · Choose the right model for you, master Multitasking Gestures, and customize the iPad for your needs. · Use your iPad to keep in touch with family and friends. Make video calls and send messages for free; take and share photos. · Shop and order food and more online; take a virtual tour of your favorite art galleries and museums; plan and book your trips. · Explore the new and enhanced features in iPadOS 16, and make the most of your new device! You don’t have to ask the kids anymore! Table of Contents 1. Choosing your iPad 2. Around your iPad 3. iCloud 4. Keyboard and Apple Pencil 5. Knowing your Apps 6. Keeping in Touch 7. On a Web Safari 8. Staying Organized 9. Leisure Time 10. Traveling Companion 11. Practical Matters




Protecting Your Internet Identity


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People research everything online – shopping, school, jobs, travel – and other people. Your online persona is your new front door. It is likely the first thing that new friends and colleagues learn about you. In the years since this book was first published, the Internet profile and reputation have grown more important in the vital human activities of work, school and relationships. This updated edition explores the various ways that people may use your Internet identity, including the ways bad guys can bully, stalk or steal from you aided by the information they find about you online. The authors look into the Edward Snowden revelations and the government’s voracious appetite for personal data. A new chapter on the right to be forgotten explores the origins and current effects of this new legal concept, and shows how the new right could affect us all. Timely information helping to protect your children on the Internet and guarding your business’s online reputation has also been added. The state of Internet anonymity has been exposed to scrutiny lately, and the authors explore how anonymous you can really choose to be when conducting activity on the web. The growth of social networks is also addressed as a way to project your best image and to protect yourself from embarrassing statements. Building on the first book, this new edition has everything you need to know to protect yourself, your family, and your reputation online.




Staying Safe


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In Staying Safe, Juval Aviv, a counterterrorism expert and international security consultant, outlines the essential tools for becoming personally responsible for the security and safety of yourself and your loved ones. You will learn how to safeguard your home and office, protect your identity, and travel without fear. Most important, you'll find that Aviv's recommendations and warnings are practical and easy to follow. Juval Aviv neither overstates nor minimizes today's threats, whether they are from criminals or terrorists; instead he sets out to inform and provide real advice for minimizing risks. Staying Safe is clear, comprehensive, and full of instructive and vital tips that cover: Flying with confidence Traveling to a foreign country Identifying a potential terrorist threat Basic safety precautions Survival and escape strategies Securing your business Keeping your identity confidential Making transactions on the Internet And much more




Photoshop Elements Tips, Tricks & Shortcuts in easy steps - 2020 edition


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Photoshop Elements Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts in easy steps – 2020 edition is written for new users as well as those wanting to take photo editing to the next level. It not only offers a concise guide to using the software but it goes further, providing a wealth of detail in ways to create impressive photos. Learn how to: · Navigate around Elements and organize images. · Master Quick edits for correcting imperfections. · Get started with the basics with Guided edit mode and then progress to using Expert edit mode. · Enhance digital images using color, healing brush, cloning, transforming, and other special effects. · Explore Meme Maker, Paintly, Effects Collage, and Layers to create images with the wow factor! · Share your photos in a range of formats, such as photo books or cards, and on social media. · Work with RAW images, edit multiple images, resample images – just like an expert. Photoshop Elements Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts in easy steps – 2020 edition covers the 2020 version of Photoshop Elements, but it can be used with earlier versions too. It is packed with handy tips and hidden secrets of the software, and will have you feeling like an Elements expert in no time! Covers versions for both PC and Mac users. Table of Contents: 1. Introducing Elements 2. Organizing Images 3. First Digital Steps 4. Quick Wins 5. Artistic Effects 6. Beyond Basic Color Editing 7. Working with Selections 8. Layers 9. Text and Drawing Tools 10. Becoming an Elements Expert 11. Printing Images




Windows 10 in easy steps, 5th edition - updated for the November 2019 Update


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Windows 10 in easy steps, 5th edition provides full-color and comprehensive coverage of the latest Windows operating system and shows how to get the most out of it, whether you are using a desktop computer or a mobile device. It details the new features and shows how these integrate with the more traditional elements of the operating system, including: · Upgrading to Windows 10 and personalizing it for your needs. · Getting to grips with the Windows 10 interface, navigating with the Start menu, the Start button, and the Taskbar. · Customizing the live tiles feature, so that you can create your own look and feel. · Accessing and downloading apps, and how to work with them and organize them. · Working with files and folders, and using OneDrive for free storage and sharing files. · Using Cortana, the Personal Digital Assistant, to search your computer or the web or to perform actions like opening apps or documents. · Getting online with the web browser, Microsoft Edge, and keeping in touch by email and Skype. · Perfecting photos, viewing movies, and playing music and games. It also covers the new features in the November 2019 Update, including: · An updated Start menu that consists of one column, making it more streamlined. (This applies to new PCs and laptops with the September 2019 Update, or new user accounts that are created.) · A new Light Theme to give the elements of Windows 10 a crisper look and feel. · A greater range of options for how updates in Windows 10 are handled, giving you more control over the update process. · It is now possible to uninstall a greater range of the built-in Windows 10 apps, if required. · The Search box and the button for Cortana have been separated on the Taskbar. · User accounts can be created so that they can be unlocked without a password, but are just as secure. Windows 10 is one of the most significant upgrades in Microsoft's history and Windows 10 in easy steps, 5th Edition is ideal for newbies and for those wanting to quickly grasp the essentials in the November 2019 Update. Table of Contents: 1. Introducing Windows 10 2. Getting Started 3. Working with Apps 4. Standard Controls 5. Customizing Windows 6. File Explorer 7. Managing Files and Folders 8. Digital Lifestyle 9. Microsoft Edge Browser 10. Keeping in Touch 11. Networking and Sharing 12. System and Security




Sage Accounts in easy steps


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Sage Accounts is the UK's market-leading accounts software. It lets you manage your day-to-day finances, customers, suppliers and VAT and keeps your finger on the pulse of your business. Sage Accounts in easy steps uses detailed images and easy-to-follow instructions, showing you how to quickly get to grips with the new features of this leading accounts software. This definitive guide clarifies everything from basic recording keeping to utilising Sage as an information-bank for making crucial business decisions. Areas covered include: · Setting up Sage, entering debtors and creditors · Producing purchase/sales orders and invoices · Bank account reconciliation · Stock management, including Bill of Materials · Important month and year end procedures · Processing the VAT return and e-Submission · Generating invaluable management reports Sage Accounts in easy steps is ideal for non-accountants using Accounts for the first time, or just needing to grasp the new key features – all in easy steps! Illustrated using Sage 50cloud.




Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition


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Android Phones for Seniors in easy steps, 3rd edition unravels the world of Android smartphones. It provides an overview of the popular models, and then shows how to: · Customize your phone to suit your needs. · Master the Home screen and key apps. · Keep in touch via phone and video calls, texts, email, and social media. · Command your phone to search for anything on your phone or on the web, using the keyboard or the voice assistant. · Find apps to take, edit and share photos; listen to and manage music; watch videos; read ebooks; get healthy and fit; and more! · Use the new Focus mode to take control and not get disturbed when resting except for emergency calls or updates. Invaluable for all Android phone newbies! Covers Android phones using Android version 10 Nougat. Table of Contents: · Introducing Android Phones · Models of Android Phones · Android Settings · Around an Android Phone · Calls and Contacts · Using the Keyboard · Messaging and Email · Android Apps · Being Entertained · Keeping in the Picture · Online with Chrome · Staying Secure




Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies


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The Internet is amazing, but the risks you’ve heard about are real, too. You can avoid being a victim of online crime with the simple steps for staying safe online that you’ll find in Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies. Here’s the guide you need to steer safely through the hazards so you can shop, visit, invest, explore, pay bills, and do dozens of other things online — more securely. Learn to protect yourself from online predators, create strong passwords, find reliable information, spot e-mail and phishing scams, and much more. Find out how to share photos and videos, chat with others, and participate in online discussions—securely See how, with strong passwords and reasonable caution, online banking and bill-paying might be safer than the old way Learn to install and set up a browser, use search engines effectively, and sidestep suspicious ads Discover how personal information is collected and used by legitimate companies — and by crooks Be able to spot risks, find out how online criminals think, and know what makes you vulnerable Enjoy social networking sites without putting yourself at risk Spot reputable healthcare sites and avoid medical ID theft and scams There’s even a glossary of common computer terms and a guide to your rights when using the Internet. Using the Internet Safely For Seniors For Dummies helps you feel more secure by showing you how to protect yourself while enjoying the Web.