I’ve yet to use an Microsoft account, I would recommend you use windows 10 with a local account because what usually happens is they forget the password and will not be able to login to the PC account. With local accounts the administrator can just reset the password.
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Android security settings you need to change (maybe).
I looked at some of these settings and in my opinion turning off some of these settings will remove some of the functionality of the phone. For the die hard geek they will know the work arounds but for the average joe they won’t know how to get by without some of those functions turned off, like the backup to google drives, most folks aren’t going to know how to backup pictures and text messages on their own. or encrypting the phone, if you forget your password you’re not going to be able to get that data off the phone when moving to a new phone.
Android phone tablet privacy security settings
What to do if you forget your android phone PIN, Pattern, or Password
Should you pay for Anti-Virus
I use AVG Free and it’s what i install when I work on other peoples PC’s. What most home users need to check on is that most of the ISP providers offer free licensed security suites for home setups. For instance, I’m located in Oklahoma City and Cox Cable offers Mcafee Security Suite license for 3 PC’s for free to their internet customers.
So what I do when i’m working on someones PC is install AVG free then tell folks to contact Cox Cable or AT&T and request the free anti-virus suite. I do the AVG Free install just in case the person get’s lazy and never checks with the ISP provider to get the free software and don’t forget to disable the defender or any other anti-virus program before installing the security suite. They will conflict with each other thinking that the other is a virus or mal-ware.
Linux the Other Windows.
I’m new to the linux world but so far it’s been pretty good. I just purchased a dell latitude E5420 on ebay for $100 bucks, it has a Intel I5 gen2 Processor so I can’t wait to put Ubuntu Mate on it to see how it runs. I recently had a friend drop by with a old Gateway 17 inch laptop that someone gave him. Aesthetically it look wonderful but under the hood was a Intel Pentium 4 with only 1Gb of RAM and a 60Gb IDE hard drive. Someone had installed windows XP Dark version on it to make it look like Windows 7, I asked my friend how much he paid for the laptop and he just stammered and said it was free so I’m hoping he didn’t pay a lot.
I told him there wasn’t anything he could do with the thing but trash it, then the thought popped into my head to try Unbuntu Mate 14.04 on it. Well folks I can tell you honestly it installed with very little hassle. I had to burn the ISO to a DVD disk because the laptop didn’t support USB booting and once the O.S., was installed it could not find a driver for the Intel Wireless 2200B card, but an update to Ubuntu Mate 15 fixed that problem.
Its been well over 3 weeks since I delivered his little monster back to him and he hasn’t registered one complaint yet. So either he is a happy camper or he has taken my earlier advise and tossed the sucker into the trash can. I can tell you that when I used the laptop it wasn’t a great laptop but it did work and I was able to bring up Youtube and surf the web if I kept the open tabs to a small number, just try that using Windows 7.
Check out this article for someone else’s opinion and experiences using Linux.
How to make a child theme of any WordPress theme
I’ve put together a folder with instructions on how to create a WordPress child theme with any WordPress theme. I’ve used it with several themes and it’s worked without any problems so far. Of course it’s use at your own risk but it’s pretty simple and you shouldn’t have any problems. you can download the file here