Browser Syncing
This tip is a fairly simple one. Almost all modern browsers have a sync function – that can save all of your browser settings, bookmarks, extensions and passwords to an online account. Most, if not all of these encrypt the data which provides a layer of security, protecting your data. While I have my preferences of whom I am willing to store information with, and who I won’t – in general you should be fine with any of the big names. Firefox, Brave, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Safari and Vivaldi all support syncing. This is useful in that you can create a work profile on your home computer that has all the same websites and passwords for you to sign in to with ease. It’s also nice to create a separate profile so that you can keep your work and personal life separate. We’ll cover a couple here, but you can find instructions for your browser simply by googling “Your browser syncing”.
Firefox: Currently one of my two preferred browsers due to their strong stance on privacy and security. Firefox encrypts all of your data that you sync with their servers; so that even Firefox employees can’t see any of your data. To setup Syncing on Firefox:
Chrome Syncing:
Back: File Sharing / Cloud Storage [2] | Next: Web Video and Phone Conferencing software [3]
Links
[1] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-remove-switch-firefox-profiles
[2] https://www.pccomputerguy.com/Tech-Tip-Article-Telecommuting-COVID-19-Corona-Virus-PART-2-File-Sharing-Cloud-Storage
[3] https://www.pccomputerguy.com/Tech-Tip-Article-Telecommuting-COVID-19-Corona-Virus-PART-4-Web-Phone-Conferencing
[4] https://www.pccomputerguy.com/Tagged-Items-Under-Tech-Tips
[5] https://www.pccomputerguy.com/Tagged-Items-Under-Tech-Tips-Articles
[6] https://www.pccomputerguy.com/Tagged-Items-Under-Tech-Tips-Videos