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New Year, New Password

Robert Gibbons | LinkedIn Robert Gibbons | Helping businesses to use technology to an advantage.

New year! New you! New password! 🎉🎉🎉

The more we live our lives online, the more important it is to have strong passwords.

So make sure you protect your identity and your money by resetting your password regularly.

Alexa are you listening to me?

What Amazon Echo Knows About You | Avast Despite their current limited utility, however, Big Tech seems pretty committed to these assistants. We take a look at Amazon's Alexa and her “presence” in Amazon Echo devices.

Another satisfied client...

"Diane delivered a half day of advanced excel training to 6 employees. She tailored the training to our specific requirements and the training itself was excellent - clearly structured with good examples and plenty of patience. By the end of the session, it is fair to say that several of the trainees felt that they will save hours and hours of work using the skills and shortcuts that Diane has taught them and we will definitely be booking Diane in again to do follow up training and consolidate the skills."

It's easy to check your email here.
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Giant spambot scooped up 711 million email addresses - BBC News Experts say a

How powerful are your passwords? Powerful enough to change your life?
http://www.today.com/health/how-password-changed-one-mans-life-better-1D79878606

Good tips here if you're flying and carrying laptops and smartphones
https://www.wired.com/2017/02/guide-getting-past-customs-digital-privacy-intact/

A Guide to Getting Past Customs With Your Digital Privacy Intact Our rough guide to minimizing data invasion at the American border.

Always take care responding to emails.
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The email from Amazon that you should never open Amazon customers have been warned they could lose hundreds of pounds if they fall for a “convincing” fake email scam.

Here's a New Year tip from Paul Pennant, Todays PA.

Save yourself 10 minutes a day with this Outlook tip.
Convert the email you selected into a meeting request by pressing CTRL + ALT + R.

Thanks Paul.

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http://www.androidcentral.com/how-opt-out-sharing-your-information-facebook-whatsapp-android

How to opt out of WhatsApp sharing your information with Facebook Since Facebook owns WhatsApp, it's finally time for the purchase to pay off. Facebook now wants your WhatsApp data, including your phone number. Here's how to opt out.