Tax Time Means Scam Time For those of you living in the USA, it’s tax time. And tax time means scam time. This time of year is prime time for scammers, con artists, and criminals looking for easy money. We want to help keep you safe from these predators. So, we’ve made a simple list of things to… Read More »
Cloudeight InfoAve Premium – Issue #695 – Available Online Our Cloudeight InfoAve Premium, issue #695, was sent to all subscribers on February 3, 2016. If you didn’t receive it, it’s because your ISP didn’t deliver it, or it’s in your spam folder. We suggest, if you are having problems receiving our weekly InfoAve Premium newsletters, that you subscribe… Read More »
Come to My Anti Super Bowl Party… Let’s Watch “Leave it to Beaver” Instead! For one brief but ugly moment last week I deserted the cynic inside me. I left the comfort of cynicism intoxicated by the sweet poison of hope. Don’t worry. I’m back in full vigor now. No more rose-colored glasses for me. There is comfort… Read More »
The Anatomy of a Scam We featured this article several months ago, but we are reprising it because so many people are again getting hooked by scams just like the one we describe in this article. We don’t want it to happen to you. Knowledge is power and knowing what to do if scammers try to trick you… Read More »
Which Is Worse: Driver Updater Programs or Malware? This question crossed my mind this morning as I was working on 2 different PCs, owned by 2 different people, in 2 different countries, who both were experiencing some really bad Windows problems. What did these two PCs have in common? These two PCs had one thing in common – they both… Read More »
Action Center Dissected One of the least used and understood features of Windows 10 is the Action Center. It’s true that the Action Center is a notification area where you’ll see App notifications, notifications that your hard drives need attention, or a Windows Update is pending – and other app notifications, etc. But at the bottom of the… Read More »