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How to (possibly) identify someone who sends you an anonymous email

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Have you ever received an email from someone that seems to know you personally, but the sender’s name is nowhere to be found in the email?

It happens to me fairly often, and I’ve discovered a way to quickly determine the sender’s identity in many of those cases.

All you need to do is check to see if the sender of an anonymous email used that same email address to open a Facebook account. Here’s how:  [Read more…]

Did you know you can shop at Amazon and pay cash?

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Have you always wanted to take advantage of Amazon’s great deals and awesome selection of merchandise but didn’t because you don’t feel comfortable with using your credit or debit card to shop online?

Well, truth be told, there are actually a couple of easy ways to shop at Amazon without having to give use a your card!

In fact, I wrote a post a while back that explains how to buy Amazon gift cards locally and use them to shop at the Amazon website.

And now there’s an even easier way to shop online at Amazon without having to use a credit card: Now you can pay with cash!

Yes, you read that correctly. You can now shop at the world’s largest online retailer and pay cash for your purchases! Here’s how:  [Read more…]

Review: Lenovo ThinkCentre M710e Business Desktop Computer

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It seems that most computers on the market these days are either general purpose computers or gaming PCs.

But did you know there’s still a thriving market for business-oriented computers?

The typical business PC is something of a cross between general purpose machines and gaming rigs.

Business computers need a hefty amount of processing power and RAM but they don’t really need a powerful graphics card like a gaming PC.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M710e Business Desktop PC hits that sweet spot quite well. Take a quick look at these specs:  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the ‘There’s an issue with your bank account’ text message scam.

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As you probably know, scammers love using phishing emails to trick people into handing over their personal information and the login info for their online accounts.

Well, now they’re targeting potential victims via their cell phones too.

There’s a major text message phishing scam going on right now that’s snagging a lot of victims because it’s so easy to fall for.

The wording of the fraudulent text messages varies a bit, but the scam always works something like this:  [Read more…]

Picture of the Day: “Irish Sunset”

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From photographer Paul Butler: This photo was taken in Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland just as the sun was setting. The first thing I noticed upon arriving at the scene was the shadows of the trees, and this was the main thing that I was trying to capture in the photo.

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