At last, an efficient method to take notes on webpages! Scooch's screen capture and notepad feature enables students to take notes not only efficiently and neatly, but in a way that helps retention of the information.
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In today’s digital age, students need more than the recommended books, a pen and a notebook to be successful. Expensive software, online resources, group chats and a variety of apps are now commonplace in the classroom. While this technology can enhance learning, it does come with its own set of challenges. Simply trying to remember and create all of the passwords needed for multiple required...
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Let’s give it up for those who want to create a difficult to crack (and remember) password but hesitate to use password generators… fearing their “random password” will be intercepted en route to their screen! Your cynicism is truly admirable. For everyone else vaguely worried about that problem but not enough to do anything about it, this easy step-by-step will guide you through the process...
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Hackers are the craftiest of fish. They nibble at your account day by day, trying 2 wrong password attempts and stopping before the 3rd attempt locks your account. Then, they wait a day for you, the user, to log into your account and reset the password tries before they try to log in again. Think about how often you log into your most important accounts. Do you log in every day? Month? Less...
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The voice. It allows us to communicate with each other, to share emotions through laughter, sobs, and songs. It can now also let us access our accounts. With multi-factor authentication enabled on certain accounts, we can use our voices as a second form of credential. In addition to our password which isn’t a reliable security credential, our voice is a lot more reliable. Only you can produce...
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Artists and tech experts alike should be aware of MFA (multi-factor authentication). Well, the tech experts likely already have an idea of what it is, but what about the artists? You may have multi-factor login turned on for your bank account as a security precaution. After you type in your password, you may also have to type in a code texted to your smartphone. Or, instead of a code, you may...
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You know when you go to sign up for a new account, and you’re given WAY too many strict password requirements, so you decide “screw this” and make it the same as your usual password? How do you make this new secure password distinctive from your regular password: by adding special characters, numbers, or a combination of both?
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All I’d need to know to guess one of your end users’ passwords is the name of every person important to them, how frequently they use profanity, their favorite pop culture franchises, any sports teams they like, and their favorite vehicle. Where did I get this information, you ask? It’s a trend I’ve noticed on the list of top 10,000 most easily guessed passwords. More specifically, the top 200...
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