Matters Vic Loughran
OCTOBER 2019
Peter Dowd
Are you getting paranoid about passwords? Try the following https://www.howsecureismypassword.net. This website will give you an indication of how secure your password is. You type in a password and it will give an estimate of how long it would take a hacker to break it. Explore World War 1 Google has now started a new project which showcases former war-torn areas around the world. (Access at https://artsandculture.google.com/project/portraits-of-no-man-s-land). The collection which includes high-resolution images and 360 degree videos takes you to fields in Flanders, abandoned French villages, the Columbian jungle and the Nicosia buffer zone in Cyprus. Do you try to send large attachments in Thunderbird? If so you will be familiar with message “ This is a large file. Do you wish to use Filelink instead? There is now another option if you click on the Link button. You can use the option to send by WeTransfer. For those who need advice on solving cryptic crosswords Learn Cryptic Crosswords (downloadable from your app store for free) explains how to set about solving clues for cryptic crosswords. (Be warned that If you wish to proceed beyond Level 1, you will be asked to pay a charge of £4.99.) Alternatively try Henry Howarth’s website (www.Czdcrosswords.co.uk) for more help. Keep track of your Phone Do you realize that if you lose your phone, it can be tracked and /or disabled.This can done by the Police. You must obtain the IMEI number of your phone and keep it separately from your phone. You can obtain this by typing *#06# on the keypad. The IMEI number will now be displayed. Once you have this number a phone can be disabled by the police or by visiting any mobile phone shop. You can also do this yourself if you have downloaded the appropriate app to your computer. Apps to try out on your Phone The following are worth trying. You can always uninstall them if you don’t like them: Out of Milk offers the opportunity to create lists for shopping rather than committing these to paper. My Money Manager is a very basic app for tracking your spending. Better is YOLT which links to your bank accounts and displays balances. (At the moment YOLT does nor connect to Spanish Banks, only UK ones.) If you have any questions or suggested topics for future editions, please email us webmaster@theiceclub.es
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