TweetMicrosoft has recently become even more aggressive in their tactics to get everyone upgraded to Windows 10. The aggravating popup windows and nagware are becoming more invasive with the latest revision announcing “Windows 10 is a Recommended Update for this PC”. This appears in conjunction with a proposed time for this “update” to install. Up Continue Reading
Wizard
May 25, 2016
Bad Things in General,Information,News,Recommendations,Tech Tips,URGENT
aggressive campaign, close dialog, Jacques Clouseau, Microsoft, nefarious plan, New World Order, not anymore, one wrong click, priceless Steinway, Recommended Update, red X, sneaky tactics, Windows 10
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TweetRubber Band Break-Ins are the latest threat As reported by Jumblejoy, the latest home invasion trick is simple and very dangerous. It involves stretching a heavy rubber band around the door latch and then banging on the door insistently until someone inside opens the door. The door is then held in an unlatched state by Continue Reading
Wizard
May 24, 2016
Bad Things in General,News,Recommendations,URGENT
banging, break-in, criminals, deadbolt, front door, home invasion, jumblejoy, latch, rubber band, Texas
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TweetPage One – LinkedIn Hacked! This last week, like any other week had its fair share of security attacks. The most notorious was the LinkedIn hack where 117 Million user name / password combinations were stolen. Wednesday, May 18, was the date of this event – and yes, if you have a LinkedIn account you Continue Reading
Wizard
May 23, 2016
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Malware, Viruses and Bugs Galore,News,Recommendations,Tech Tips,URGENT
117 milliion passwords, appearance in court, Court notice, DHL, FedEx, hack, johnnie hunt, LinkedIn, passwords, phishing scam, security risks, shipping scam, stolen, USPS
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TweetEvery day I see someone I know sharing the results of some inane Facebook quiz: What your eyes say about you What city you should live in What state you should live in What Game of Thrones character you should be What (name new movie) character you should be and on and on and on Continue Reading
Wizard
May 8, 2016
Bad Things in General,Information,News,Recommendations,URGENT
ACLU, Facebook, identiy theft, online quiz, quiz, quizzes, warning
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TweetEvery day there is a new scam to steal your financial information. Today’s nefarious example alleges to be from Capital One. If you happen to have a Capital One account (as many of us do), you might be enticed to click on either the link or the attachment (DON’T). Below is the entire email including Continue Reading
Wizard
May 5, 2016
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,News,Tech Tips,URGENT
billing change, Capital One, capitalone, CapitalOne Verification.htm, email scam, inea.gob.ve, scam, venezuela
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TweetSpring is Lighting Season in Texas. Actually every day is Lightning Season in Texas… No matter how many times I see a lightning-damaged computer, I can’t help but marvel at how naive North Texans can be when it comes to lightning and surge protection. You would think (or at least I would think) that living Continue Reading
Wizard
May 2, 2016
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Recommendations,Tech Tips
APC, Florida, lightning, lightning damage, lightning facts, lightning statistics, North Texas, Orlando, Panamax, Rwanda, surge protector, Texas, Tripp Lite, UPS
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