Good Tech Habits to Develop

Posts to Lifehacker ("Tips, tricks, and downloads for getting things done") run the gamut, including being lightweight to the point of being useless ("How to slice butter"), oddly useful("Turn Your Bathtub Overflow Port Upside Down to Gain a Few Extra Inches of Water"), or about information technology.

An example of the last is "Top 10 Good Tech Habits Everyone Should Have." The list includes the following that I think are particularly important:   

• Regularly audit your social networks' privacy settings. I do this monthly and run utilities like https://privacyfix.com/. (I would also schedule regular audits of your browsers' privacy and security settings.) 
• Keep your desktop and hard drive free of clutter. Don't be this person.
• Avoid getting and spreading malware. 
• Stay safe on public WiFi. In addition to the measures described herein (turn off sharing and using SSL), I also run a VPN. 
• Be smart about hoaxes, scams, and internet myths. Please! 
• Use secure passwords. See "How to Make a Password." 
• Back up your data. 

List items include explanations and links to get the corresponding task(s) done. 

Update on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at 06:52PM by williamgarrity

See this article in The New York Times about "Staying Private on the New Facebook."