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If you ever get an email that appears to be from your bank or some other online service saying you need to click a link in the email to log in to your account and update your personal information, don’t do it.
These types of emails are almost always fakes. And even the rare few that are legitimate should never be trusted!
There is one (and only one) exception: That is when you cannot remember your password for an account and you click the “Forgot Password” link, in which case you’ll most likely receive an email containing a link to click in order to reset your password.
ALL other such emails should be assumed to be fake! [Read more…]
Question from Jackie D.: Rick, I read your post about replacing Windows with Linux and I’d really like to give Ubuntu Linux a try. The thing is I don’t want to get rid of Windows.
I read that you have a choice of either installing Ubuntu to dual-boot with Windows or placing it on a separate hard drive. I’d like to know which way you think I should go.
My computer is a Gateway desktop PC with an Intel Core i3 CPU and 8 Gigs of RAM.
This machine originally had a 750 GB hard drive with Windows 7 on it, but a while back I installed a 240GB SSD as the boot drive and left the hard drive connected as a secondary drive. I have also upgraded the Windows 7 to Windows 10.
My question is should I install Ubuntu on the SSD to dual-boot with Windows 10 or install it on the hard drive? And if I install it on the hard drive how will I tell the machine whether I want to boot into Windows or Ubuntu?
I know this is a long, drawn out question and I really appreciate you taking the time to help me decide which way I should go with this. Thanks a bunch!
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Today’s “Picture of the Day” features a magnificent view of the Northern Lights over Nordland County, Norway. I hope you like it.
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A very dangers scam is making the rounds again, and it’s one that you really need to be aware of. It works something like this:
You receive a phone call from someone who claims to work for either Microsoft or Apple tech support.
The name of the department the caller uses might vary, but he’ll either hint that he works for Microsoft or Apple, or just blatantly come right out and say so.
The problem is, he doesn’t work for either of those companies. He’s actually a scammer out to make a quick buck. [Read more…]
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