QR Codes: Tips and Best Practices

Want to incorporate QR codes into your students’ projects? Or need to create a QR code for your own poster or infographic?Here are easy ways to create and view QR codes, as well as a few accessibility and security best practices. Why use a QR […]


Brave: Speed and Security for the Web

There are some things that the Chrome browser does better than other, it is the most tightly integrated with the Google 2-factor authentication and there is no replacement for how well it works with Google Docs, Google Drive, and Colaboratory.   But sometimes, you need peace […]


Alternatives to Google Search

We get so used to using Google as our “go-to” for searching everything. It has become so common that even the word “Google” is used as a verb– “If you don’t know the answer, then google it.” There are other ways, sometimes fresher, more focused, […]


2-Factor Authentication

IS has announced the Dec 4 deadline for turning on Google 2-Factor authentication on WFU Google accounts. You have to go through an initial setup process (see the FAQ IS has created) to tell google how you want to authenticate. Please don’t wait until […]


Why and How, privacy modes in browsers

They ARE watching you!  Privacy or Incognito browser modes make your online life a little safer. What it is: Most modern browsers have a “privacy” or “incognito” mode that bypasses the linking of your credentials (you supplied in normal browsing) to activity conducted in privacy […]


Protect yourself from smishing

“We’ve all heard about phishing attacks — those spammy e-mails you get in your in-box imploring you to divulge your personal information. Now those annoying scams are coming to a cell phone near you — it’s called smishing, or phishing via SMS text message.”   […]


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