How to Stop Videos From Starting Automatically on Facebook

There is nothing more irritating then being at work, school or simply at home and a video kicks on and starts to cause all kinds of problems. Facebook has the habit of streaming videos no matter what kind of weak powered Chrome Book you might be on. There is a simple solution to this and I will walk you through it.

If you are Running Firefox then follow these simple instructions.

You can enable a feature called Click To Play that replaces Flash content with a static image that you have to click on before the media will load and play. This is what it will look like.

To enable Click To Play -

1) Type about:config into your URL bar. This will bring up a warning but simply ignore it and dismiss it.

2) Type plugins.click_to_play into the search bar and press enter. This will bring up the file on your screen.

3) Right click on the file and then select Toggle.

4) Restart Firefox and when a video that use to auto start will instead be replaced with the above image.

Free Computer Antivirus?

There is a HUGE question that most people have, is free antivirus any good? I hope to help you out with this small article and let you know the ups and downs of not paying for your internet protection. In reality most antivirus is the same, some are a bit better in some areas while others are stronger in other areas. The simple answer is yes, go for the free stuff but there is a small catch to the answer.

 One of the best advantages of owning an antivirus is that it protects your sensitive information. There’s are 100's of virus that can steal important information from your computer such as your credit card number, bank account number, social security number and so forth. If you end up with a virus it could be mush worse then just a slow computer so yes, you do need antivirus.

I do not work for or earn any money from the following companies, please look over them and pick what you like but after the least you will need to keep reading because there is one more thing you need to know.


http://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage
http://www.avast.com/en-us/index
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download
http://www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html
http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

There are others but these are some of the better ones.

One other thing that you need to know about keeping your computer and information safe is that you really should get a program to protect you from malware, do not fret, this is free as well. After you have downloaded your anti virus then download one of these as well. These will help protect your privacy from spyware.

http://www.superantispyware.com/
https://www.malwarebytes.org/

Now you are as safe as you can get and you have not paid a dime.

Old Time Radio OTR

While this may not be a hack in the conventional way "how to listen to OTR" is asked quite often. Sometimes people just want a story to listen to or they are setting up a computer for a parent or grandparent and want to show them some of the "cool" things it can do.

These are 2 of the best sites where you can download and even stream some of the old programs. Please feel free to let me know of any other sites that you have found helpful. I know there are hundreds out there but so many of them want you to buy a cd or download and these are 100% free.

http://www.oldtimeradiofans.com/

A great selection of downloads are available.




https://archive.org/details/oldtimeradio

This is one of my favorite sites on the internet. It not only has free OTR but old movies, TV shows, books and now even video games.

How To Remove Facebook Graph Search

Are you tired of, concerned about or simply annoyed with your private information being thrown out to the world when it come to Facebook? This is a simply way to stop it from ever happening again. This is NOT my video but it deserves a look at because of the subject matter.

Play Atari and other old consoles in your browser LEGALLY for Free

Would you like to play the old games on your computer and tablet and not worry about a virus or the legality of it. There is a solution to your having fun, walking (playing) down memory lane, stay away from viruses and not worrying about the NSA breaking down your door.

The fantastic website archive.org has started adding video games from days gone by. The have made it so you do not need to download an emulator and instead lets you play the games in your web browser. "Simply click on a system below to browse through available games and cartridges and try them out. Where possible, links to manuals and additional information are available for reference."

Start your fun and head over to  https://archive.org/details/consolelivingroom

Has Your Email Been Hacked?

The fear of many people is that their email has been hacked and they might not even know it till it is to late. Personal information, pictures, credit information and just your sense of security can all be stolen. There are a couple of things you can do to check your account, one is simply checking the information on your page and the other is a great website that you can run your email address through.

1) If you have google mail it is easy to check the history of IP address used to access your email. If someone other then yourself is accessing it then it will show that persons IP address. Lets start from the beginning.

A - Open your gmail account
B - Scroll down to the bottom of the page
C - At the bottom right hand side there will be the words "Last account activity" with the number of minutes or hours it has been since your account has been accessed. Under this is the word "Details" and it will be underlined. Click on the work "Details"
D - A pop up window will show on your screen and it will give you details of when and were your account has been accessed. If you are the only person then you can feel at least safer that you have not been hacked.


2) There is a web site that takes all of the email address that have been openly hacked, places like Yahoo, Sony and Adobe of all had user information hacked. Adobe (best known for PhotoShop) lost over 150 MILLION user information to hackers.

Thankfully there is an easy solution to check if your email information has been compromised. http://haveibeenpwned.com/  covers many of the companies. It only asks for your email account and you do not have to give it any other information. When you enter your account it immediately tells you if you are safe or if you need to change your passwords.

I hope this has helped.

Windows Password Hack

I was asked for the simplest way to hack a computer that had password protection. There are actually many reasons that a person would need this and many of them are actually legal. Just a hint, if you plan on using this for any illegal activity then you are simply a moron that needs to get a life.

The software you will need is called Ophcrack and you can download it free HERE.

I would suggest that you use the "liveCD" version.

Now get ready, this is NOT difficult.

1) Download the software
2) Burn to a CD
3) Set the computer you wish to Hack to boot from a CD. This can usually be found in the BIOS/CMOS setting of your computer.
4) Boot off the CD you burned
5) Choose graphical interface
6) Wait any where from 1 minute to 20 minutes and you will have the password.

Pros

• Software is free for download online
• Passwords are recovered automatically using the LiveCD method
• No software installation is necessary to recover passwords
• No knowledge of any existing passwords is needed
• Ophcrack works with Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP

Cons

• Passwords with more then 14 characters can not be cracked.

This is a great piece of software but PLEASE use only as a responsible adult would.