Passwords. Ugh. So many to keep track of, and the rules keep changing. You'd think by now we'd have better solutions, but passwords are here to stay, at least for the foreseeable future. This week I review the state of passwords nearly two decades into the 21st century.

Speed. Ugh. There's almost nothing more frustrating than a slow computer. Let's review my top ten list of things to look at to speed up your computer.

Storage. OK, no "ugh" here. If you have old external hard drives lying around, like I do, it's not hard to set them up for use as additional storage for all the machines on your local network. Kind of your own makeshift NAS, like I have.

Please give my book to a friend.

Seriously. It dawned on me the other day that The Ask Leo! Guide to Staying Safe on the Internet - FREE Edition is, perhaps, one of my most important works. If more people had it in their hands they'd perhaps be just a little safer as they go about their daily online lives.

As a newsletter subscriber you should already have a copy.

Now I want you to give a copy to a friend. You know, that person who's always just a little befuddled or perhaps even downright scared of doing things online. With a little help they can be a little more confident, just like you.

Download the ebook here and give them the PDF, or share this link -- https://med.askleomedia.com/pdf/InternetSafety-v4-Free.pdf.

Either way, you'll be doing your part to make the internet a tiny bit safer, and a little more fun for your friends and family -- they'll thank you.

As do I.

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The State of Passwords in 2019