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Encryption: “♫ Doo-dot, deeyowwww, da-doo-daaa! ♫”

That’s what James Bond sings to himself as he walks down the street, or skis down a bobsled run as he’s being chased by henchman on motorcycles with ridiculous spikes on their tires. Unless he’s listening to Astley.

Singing to himself in the face of mortal danger: that kind of confidence comes from years of training and discipline, and the knowledge that all of his secret spy files are safely encrypted.

Now you can enjoy that same level of confidence when you need to keep information safe. It’s called encryption, and it’s pretty simple to use, with a free program called 7-zip. If you want to learn how to do it, watch the slideshow below. You can come back here any time to get a refresher:

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I Don’t Remember How to Do That

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It’s hard to keep everything you need to remember in your head. Especially if it’s not something you’re used to, or interested in, or if you’re an anthropomorphic egg.

If you forget how to do something I’ve emailed about (how to use LastPass, how to lock your computer, how to archive your emails), you can find archives of most of the emails (including this one!) as articles on NTCHelp.net.

You can search for articles by text search, “tags” (like “security” or “lastpass”), or you can search by date.

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So when you find yourself saying “I Don’t Remember How to Do That,” reach for a cold glass of NTCHelp.net!

P.S. If there’s something you’d like to see covered in a future article. Put your question/topic in a help ticket, and I’ll put it on the list. Thanks!