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By now, you're probably already in an ecosystem of either macOS or Windows. First thing is to find your needs. Are you working? Are you gaming? I won't give a list of what you need to think because there's a lot out there.
do note, The main rule below is NOT a one-rule-fits all. Do your own research before completely trusting this section.
Here is pretty much the main rule for picking your OS:
If your device is new, you get personalized drivers, so changing your OS might give you generic drivers that aren't optimized. But don't worry. It's very rare to get no drivers at all! For Apple Intel Macs, it's easier to download Windows because of Boot Camp Assistant But, Linux normally has better performance. (at least in my case.)
First things first, I expect you to unlock your bootloader as we are going to talk about custom ROMs, but if you do not want because of banking apps, or cannot because you have a carrier-locked phone, then skip this section completely, stay with the OS you're on.
From my experience, If you got a new phone, I recommend staying on your OS. It's not worth it to change your ROM. The company that your phone came from has already tested rigorously on the specific ROM you are on right now, so trust them and use it.
Custom ROMs on android can really bring back your phone to life. There's a lot of custom ROMs to go through, so I recommend doing your own research.
Think of the following while researching ROMs supported on your phone:
To check if there are ROMs for your specific vendor, search it up. There are also places like XDA which is a vibrant community there to guide you to the right path of modding your phone.
There's a lot of browsers out there that you can use, but most of the population sticks with Chrome which makes sense. It's owned by Google which your probably know. To get to the point, It doesn't matter what browser you use, if it works. The real matter is if matches your priorities.
Think of the following priorities:
Now that you’ve thought of the following, head over to browsers.to and filter specifically by the sort feature. I also recommend you to filter by Operating System.
do note: we don't say that this site's top #1 browser with filters is now your main browser to use forever. I recommend trying multiple browsers before picking your main browser. You might even need different browsers for different type of devices, but this is a pretty rare situation.You, yes you. The internet is a place with a lot of websites, so making good passwords for your account is a thing you need to get used to. The bigger thing is 2FA'ing your accounts to keep them secure. Let's get into it—trust me it won't be that boring.
First, get your saved passwords from all your accounts. This might take ~10 minutes or so to go through to every device to get your passwords.
You might even find old accounts that you don't use anymore. Don't forget these accounts, we will need this!
Once you got all or most of your accounts with your passwords, pick one of the following password managers and stick with it.
Once you found your ideal password manager, you should import your passwords. You have two ways of doing so:
This process will take either a long or even longer time. Matters on how many accounts you have.
Now, those old accounts you set to the side. Time to delete them. If you don't want to delete some of these accounts, it's fine, we'll get to that.
This section is for the accounts that you do not care about. Open JustDeleteMe and search up the service you made your account on. Then, Follow the instructions.
DO NOTE: The info that is listed below is for hiding your accounts to PEOPLE, not large scaled platforms. These accounts are accounts should be abandoned. I cannot stress this enough!
Non-deleted accounts are accounts that you use. We are going to focus on the accounts that you use from time to time, but not your main account. These accounts are normally your alt accounts.
To make sure these accounts aren't going to be linked back to you, make sure to do the following:
The point of faking your info is not for the "fun" of it. Make it somewhat believable if you're going to. You can use any AI to make fake info for you, but be sure to not show any red flags.
If you have questions about this section or need more clarifying, I highly recommend reading this short article.
For the Future, download the JustDeleteMe Extension
Follow this guide to use JustDeleteMe:
You should set 2FA for all your accounts as minimum. 2FA for all your accounts that support it is non-negotiable.
But, sadly it's not that easy. 2FA isn't the strongest type of security, and to be really honest, if you were to get hacked, 2FA wouldn't stop a hacker.
So, 2FA for all your accounts doesn't seem all that good, what should I use? That's what we're going through in this section.
I personally recommend you to use Ente. It's completely free and on all major platforms.
By all means, do NOT use SMS/Email as verification as it is the weakest way to secure you account. Only use SMS/Email codes if it's your last option.
While we could make a whole guide on this section, this part above is still in the making.
Instead, go over to this article to read about MFA's.
Do note: this is a mindset, and not factual. You may skip it if you find it irrelevant. Be aware that skipping it is your own choice.
Right now, you probably use the internet because you're forced to. For work, for apps, for guides, and so on. But every so often, you realize you spend a bit too much time on useless things. So, we need to shift your perspective, by the tiniest bit.
It's insanely simple to shift your perspective on the internet, just remind yourself the following:
That's all you need to know, you don't even need to memorize it. This mindset will come consciously. Now, you can go on the internet without getting sidetracked.
The internet is more of a hub than a tool. There are tons of websites and apps that are there to get your attention. Because, that's how they get money. You probably already know this but here:
Time is Money. Money isn't time.