Smartphone Tips: Silence the Scammers We believe your computer and phone should work for you, not the other way around. While we usually help you with your computer, we’re going to change things up a bit. Since quite a few of you now have smartphones, today, we’re going talk about smartphones – both Android and iPhones and… Read More »
The Death of Classic Outlook; Microsoft will let you install Windows 11 on unsupported PCs; Google Says We Live in Parallel Universes; FCC threatens to block spammy VOIP services… and more! Every day, we scan the tech world for interesting news, sometimes from outside the tech world. Every Thursday, we feature news articles that grabbed our attention… Read More »
Let’s Talk About Vishing and Number Spoofing Every year victims of online scams lose billions of dollars to criminal trickery. The best way to defend yourself is by staying informed and learning about the tactics criminals use to steal people’s money. Today we’re going to talk about “Vishing” and “Number spoofing”. Vishing Vishing, short for voice phishing,… Read More »
One Ring and You Could Be Out of Cash Have you ever gotten a missed call from an unknown number, only to call back and be met with strange automated messages or high-pitched ringing? If so, you might have encountered a wangiri scam. Wangiri, a Japanese term meaning “one ring and cut,” describes a telephone scam… Read More »
A Guide to Avoiding the Most Popular Holiday Scams: We Want You to Be Safe! As Christmas gets closer, scammers get more active. Just in the past week, we received several emails from people who were scammed and asked us for help cleaning up the bad guys’ leftovers. The others fell for other kinds of scams. Those… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 041523 It’s April and that means if you’re in the USA it’s time to pay your dues to Uncle Sam. If you’ve been procrastinating, we’ve got good news for you. Since tax day falls on Saturday this year, the IRS is giving everyone until midnight on Tuesday, April 18,… Read More »