Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
One of the great things about modern smart phones is their ability to run apps that perform a wide variety of useful tasks.
If you can think of something for your phone to do on your behalf, there is probably an app for it.
In reality, smart phones are in fact tiny computers, and the apps they run are actually computer programs, and there’s a downside to that: Any device that can run a computer program is subject to being attacked by hackers. [Read more…]
Did you know that hackers are currently using malicious apps on Windows 10 machines to send spam and virus-laden emails to other users?
Well, they are, and it’s happening on a massive scale.
What’s more, if people receive malicious emails that were sent from your computer they’ll think it was YOU that sent them!
By default, Windows 10 allows apps to use its integrated email system to send out emails listing your email address as the sender.
This feature can actually be quite handy if you intentionally use an app to send truly beneficial emails on your behalf, but if your system becomes infected with malware you could end up being labeled a spammer and have your email address added to various email blacklists. And of course that isn’t good.
This is why I strongly recommend that you disable email access for any apps that are installed on your Window 10 machine.
There are two approaches you can take to accomplish this: [Read more…]
Let’s face it – we live in “interesting” times.
Fraudulent, fake and untrustworthy websites are all over the Internet these days, and it’s easy to find yourself on one without even realizing it.
According to Internet Live Stats there are currently close to two billion websites on the World Wide Web. Unfortunately, not all of them are legitimate.
With all of those sites competing for your clicks from the Google search results and links on other websites, it’s extremely important to be able to determine which sites are legitimate and which ones are fraudulent and/or unreliable.
Luckily, there are several things you can do that can help you avoid those “bad” websites. [Read more…]
Well, another extremely irritating “Friend Request” hoax is now making the rounds on Facebook.
Luckily, it’s very easy to avoid falling for this one.
All you have to do is ignore any messages you receive via Facebook Messenger, Chat or IM that read like this: [Read more…]
Just when I thought the scammers on Facebook have reached rock bottom, they come up with what could possibly be the most despicable scam ever.
This ugly scam makes the rounds from time to time, and unfortunately it’s back again.
It always works something like this…
The scammer posts a stolen photo of a suffering child lying in a hospital bed and claims that every Like and Share will result in a donation to help the child’s parents pay for a life-saving procedure that they cannot afford.
But beware, it’s nothing more than a huge scam. [Read more…]
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