Oddly enough, just when we thought phone scams might be going the way of eight-track tapes, they are making a comeback. Phone scam popularity faded for a while because email is such an efficient process for a scammer. With one click on the button, they can inundate thousands of inboxes. Now that savvy email users are making it more difficult for scammers, the bad guys are … [Read more...] about Alexander Graham Bell would not like this scam
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Maria Grazia Swan—an Italian-born rolling stone
Write what you know goes the adage. That’s just what Maria Grazia Swan does and in this interview, the Italian-born writer talks about what inspired her to write and how the death of her best friend influenced her writing.“The female main character in both my series is always Italian-born as I am,” said Swan. “It is only natural that I made it my mission to share with my … [Read more...] about Maria Grazia Swan—an Italian-born rolling stone
Why You Should Change Your Mobile Passwords Regularly
Smartphone theft is reaching epidemic proportions. A Consumer Reports survey found that 1.6 million Americans had their smartphones stolen in 2012 alone, and in big cities, the stats are even worse—in New York City, 40 percent of all thefts involved stolen smartphones, and in San Francisco, newer and popular smartphones were targeted in 50 percent of all thefts. Law enforcement … [Read more...] about Why You Should Change Your Mobile Passwords Regularly
TechResolvers—are they friend or foe?
This past week I saw on Facebook where one of my friends had received a telemarketer call that supposedly was from a company called “TechResolvers.” The caller claimed that my friend’s computer was infected with malware and was sending a signal telling TechResolvers that the machine was infected. Shades of “ET phone home,” can it be true?My friend was smart, she told them … [Read more...] about TechResolvers—are they friend or foe?
Review of Anderson Harp’s ‘Retribution’
William Parker is a semi-retired Marine whose parents were killed by terrorists in the downing of PanAM Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. He goes undercover as a journalist and is embedded within a terrorist group to obtain detailed information about a strike they are planning.Yousef al-Qadi, sees himself as the new and better Osama bin Laden. His goal is to create a new … [Read more...] about Review of Anderson Harp’s ‘Retribution’