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Trust me. This is not a scam tip. But, if you own an older home and have jobs piling up, this story might help you avoid spending more than you need for service. The great garbage disposal caper began on Memorial Day weekend. The first sign of a problem was when instead of merrily grinding […]
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A hacker wants to steal your personal information. Oh, and your health insurance company wants to reduce their costs. These two pieces of information are far more closely tied together than you might realize. First, identity theft is a massive business. Also, if your insurance company can get you to visit a doctor online, you […]
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I have to admit, I didn’t pay much attention when the first email advertising new cars from a local Ford dealer came in. Never have bought a Ford. Don’t need one today. When the second email about new cars for sale arrived—this one from a local Mercedes-Benz dealer—I was irritated. How did I get on […]
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“You sent a payment of…” Have you received this email from PayPal for an eBay purchase you didn’t make? I did. And it stopped me for a few minutes because I don’t shop on Ebay. And I typically don’t send money via PayPal. Normally, I would mark the PayPal eBay email as spam and trash […]
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Just when you thought life couldn’t get any worse for the poor ATM, the bad guys have come up with a nifty new tool—the “deep-insert skimmer.” Similar to the black boxes used by thieves for ATM theft, the deep-insert skimmer cannot be seen by the naked eye. Is it time to say, “Bye, bye, ATM?” […]
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I’ve been a Starbucks fan for several years now. At least, until they changed their rewards program. The program is now based on how much you spend and, quite frankly, it amounts to about a 5% reward for frequent customers. Five percent isn’t much of a savings, but it does bring me to the Starbucks […]
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Let’s file this week’s scam tip under the “how low can you go?” category. This is another phishing scam. And it’s focused on those filing a disability claim. It’s always bothered me how scammers will go after people when they’re in dire straits, but such is the nature of their business. Here’s what the phishermen […]
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Color me shocked when I heard the news, but Microsoft Windows and Apple Quicktime are getting a divorce. Here’s the bottom line: if you are using Windows and have Apple Quicktime installed, it’s time to uninstall Quicktime. Windows and Quicktime have had a happy coexistence for many years, yet Apple itself suggests you uninstall Apple […]
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Adobe Flash is broken. Again. I guess when you’ve got a billion users, having hackers find vulnerabilities in your software is inevitable. Unfortunately, the hackers are living large on money gained from people and organizations, many of whom can’t afford it. As of April 7, 2016, Adobe issued an advisory announcing a critical vulnerability in […]
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In 2014, 59 percent of organizations saw a rise in mobile device threats, according to a report by Cyber Edge. Meanwhile, the cyber security company Lookout reported a 75 percent increase in Android mobile malware encounter rates in the United States. Mobile devices are especially prone to data breaches because of their high-volume usage for […]
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Outrigger canoe at Kahanamoku Beach I love the early morning light and how it helps create great images. This outrigger canoe seemed like the perfect centerpiece to grab the sunrise in the background and those people out on the breakwater. I wasn’t about to go out where they were, but I certainly did enjoy my […]
