How to view and reply SMS messages from your computer
With the new messages app from Google you can connect your phone to your computer and seamlessly send and receive SMS messages in your browser, cool right?
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Find your phone with third-party apps
While Google’s built-in option is definitely your best bet, there are some third-party options you might want to consider. We’ve broken down the best third-party apps for finding your phone below. Family Locator The Family Locator app by Life360 is essentially a GPS tracker for phones but is especially useful for families with multiple phones…
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How to enable Find My Device on your phone
In newer Android phones, a shortcut to the Find My Device service is already located conveniently in your Settings app, but you might still need to download Find My Device from the Google Play Store to get it set up. This locating service has essentially amalgamated with Google to make finding your phone easier. There are just…
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Find your phone using IMEI number
If your phone was stolen and the thief turned it off; or did it a factory reset, it may be impossible to recover your phone through the previous methods already discussed. Your best shot at finding your lost phone is through its IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) number and you may need the help of your…
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How to locate your phone using Google
Most Android phones now come with Find My Device (formerly Android Device Manager) built in. This service will automatically track your phone’s location, so if it ever goes missing you can hop on your laptop or a friend’s phone and find its last known location, ring your phone if it’s nearby and you need a hint, or…
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Locate your phone in your house using Google Home
It’s embarrassingly easy to lose your phone by putting it down somewhere in your house; and forgetting where you placed it. If you own a Google Home speaker, you can use Google Assistant to help find your phone. Your Android phone must be logged into the same Google account as your Google Home speaker; you must…
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Report a fraudulent site to GTB
Have you come across a @gtbank phishing site? This means a site built to look exactly like #gtbank designed to steal any information you type in it. Here is how to report such sites.
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What is phishing?
According to phishing.org, it is a cybercrime in which the target(s) are contacted by email, telephone or text message by someone posing as a legitimate individual or institution. They lure individuals using clickable links or requesting for sensitive data such as personally identifiable information, banking and credit card details, and passwords. The information they get…
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Should I upgrade to the Professional Edition of Windows 10?
However you’re getting Windows 10 — either with the free upgrade offer or on a new PC — you’re probably getting Windows 10 Home. You can pay to upgrade that Windows 10 Home system to Windows 10 Professional — but should you? If you already had a Professional edition of Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, don’t worry. The…
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Use BitLocker Without a Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
How to Use BitLocker Without a TPM If you’re just doing this on your own PC, and it isn’t joined to a domain, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor to change the setting for your own PC. To open the Local Group Policy Editor: press Windows+R on your keyboard, type “gpedit.msc” into the…