Five Important Things You Can Do to Stay Safe Online During the Holidays Some computer geeks will tell you to install browser add-ins like safe-site toolbars and to let someone else decide what is safe and what is not. Some will tell you to install a firewall because Windows firewall is no good. There is an endless supply… Read More »
A Time to Give Thanks Some days it doesn’t feel like I have a lot to be thankful for. The trouble with getting older is everything you remember is painted with the brushes of the past. Those brushes, the echoes and reflections of the past color everything I do today. And sometimes the colors of my memories of… Read More »
The venerable, old FBI issued its annual holiday safety tips. And they’re pretty good. We’ll give you their tips and then give you a few of ours. It’s very important that you be extra careful during the holiday season. Sometimes, for example, EB gets to draining a few too many holiday bowls and becomes — to put it… Read More »
It is the season to be jolly – and the season to be careful. The phishermen and phisherwomen are out in full force plying their trade with vigor. During the holidays, for some reason, people seem to be more vulnerable. You’ll see tons of emails supposedly from UPS, FedEx and DHL with official looking tracking numbers and telling… Read More »