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How to quickly identify scam emails

Posted on February 6, 2024

As you probably know, scammers and hackers have been using fraudulent emails to practice their illicit trade ever since the invention of email itself.

Unfortunately, government regulations and cyber-security measures have done little to prevent malicious emails from making their way into our inboxes.

Even worse, many scammers and hackers are now very good at creating fake emails that are difficult to distinguish from the real emails we receive from banks, PayPal and other online services on a daily basis.

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Q&A: How do I stop the Home screen on my phone from rotating?

Posted on February 1, 2024

Question from Melvin:  I need help with a glitch that’s affecting my phone.

All of a sudden it started rotating the Home screen every time I rotate the phone (the same way pictures rotate).

I can deal with the pictures rotating but I hate it when the Home screen rotates. It just looks really weird.

Why is this happening and how can I put a stop to it?  [Read more…]

How to block unknown callers on your smartphone

Posted on January 31, 2024

Do you receive a lot of calls from people who aren’t on your Contacts list?

If so you’ve probably discovered that most of those “unknown callers” are telemarketers, scammers or other folks you’d simply rather not talk to.

The good news? It’s possible to block calls from anyone who isn’t on your Contacts list, and it’s very easy to do (especially if you have an iPhone).

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How to give your Google account a quick ‘Security Checkup’

Posted on January 25, 2024

Do you have a Google account?

Chances are you do, even if you don’t realize it. Here are a few questions…

  • Do you use Gmail?
  • Do you sign into YouTube to watch videos?
  • Do you use Google Maps?
  • Do you use an Android smartphone?
  • Do you use any Google service or product that isn’t listed above?


If the answer to one or more of those questions is yes, then you do have a Google account.  [Read more…]

How to check your smartphone’s memory usage

Posted on January 24, 2024

Even premium smartphones have their limitations. As soon as the memory and space on the smartphone runs out, it will begin appear unstable, start to lag, or even freeze up or turn off.

The problem isn’t necessarily the smartphone memory, but you can easily check to see if RAM and/or storage space usage on your smartphone could be causing the issues.  [Read more…]

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