Fred Langa: “What’s the cheapest way to network an external hard drive?”

Fred says, “How about $0.00?”

If that surprises you, check out Fred’s latest column on Langa.com.

LangaList: Should you trust a hard drive after a major error?

Tough question. No easy answers. But there are lots of ways you can diagnose a suddenly disruptive drive.

Fred Langa with money-saving advice to fix (or accept!) a problem we’ve all encountered.

Out this  morning in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 16.6.0. Now available – yes, for free — on AskWoody.

LangaList: Three somewhat unusual, but interesting, reader queries

Fred Langa’s back in the groove. This week he tackles three strange reader questions:

• Getting rid of unnecessary language files
• When you plug a smartphone into a PC, they used to act like dumb flash drives. Now they don’t. Why?
• Is a drive heavier, by a tiny amount when it’s full?

Fascinating stuff about fentograms and MTP.

In the new AskWoody Plus Newsletter issue 16.5.0 – out this morning.

Fred Langa: Use Google’s new Password Checker extension for Chrome to see if your passwords have been compromised

Fred’s at it again. His latest Langa.com article talks about a new Chrome extension that specifically checks to see if the password you’re entering has been compromised.

It’s different from the compromised-email-address checking sites because it looks at passwords.

Interesting product. I just added Password Checkup to my Chrome box of tools.