Beware McAfee Pop-ups on Chrome McAfee pop-ups on Chrome are scams that use fear and panic to trick you into acting urgently without thinking. The pop-up may claim that your computer is infected with viruses or that your McAfee subscription has expired – or both. The goal is to trick you into clicking a link or button… Read More »
Scanning Magic with Your Smartphone Remember the clunky scanner hogging desk space and trying your patience? Forget it! Your Android smartphone and Google Drive make it quick and easy to scan documents. With just a few taps and this smartphone tip, you can transform any of your paper docs into digital copies What you need… An Android… Read More »
Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers – 012724 It’s the last Saturday in January and it won’t be long until Ground Hog Day, Valentine’s Day, and Presidents Day come round again. Who likes the movie “Ground Hog Day”? And, once again, it’s Saturday and time for another edition of Saturday Bonus Questions and Answers. Sometimes the best… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly – Issue #1059 – Now Available Online Cloudeight InfoAve Weekly, Issue #1059, was sent to all subscribers on Friday, January 26, 2024, at 9:00 AM, U.S. Eastern Standard Time. If you didn’t receive our latest newsletter, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it… or it’s in your spam folder. If you are having… Read More »
Troubleshooting Browser Problems Whether you use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, or Mozilla Firefox, you can use its private mode — Incognito mode (Chrome), InPrivate mode (Edge), or Private mode (Firefox) — to troubleshoot browser problems. Google Chrome To open Chrome in Incognito mode, right-click on its shortcut and click on “New Incognito window”. Above: Opening Chrome in… Read More »
Scammers Keep On Exploiting Senior Citizens We’ve been doing computer repair work since 2011. In the past 13 years, we have worked on thousands of computers and we’ve seen and heard just about everything. All too frequently we’ve seen computer repair services ripping off senior citizens. Far too often we have learned of people paying hundreds… Read More »