"Java no botha"

Finally! Oracle has put in an option to Java to opt-out of "Ask" and other "offers".

Albeit buried in the advanced options, this is well worth doing on all of your systems.

Go to:
   Control Panel
      Java
         [Advanced] tab
            scroll to near the bottom, and check "Suppress sponsor offers when installing or updating Java"

Tips and Tricks for Good Passwords

Grant Thompson has an amazingly well-done channel on YouTube. Recently I saw one of his videos that brought up some noteworthy points on passwords, and how to create good one.

I especially like that this is in a less-than-5-minute video format for people that are very busy (and might not be interested in reading an article on this topic), but still need to know this information in order to function safely on the web today.



As far as my recommendation for a password manager, I think that LastPass is the best:
     www.LastPass.com