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Hackers steal the credit card info of 40 million Target shoppers. Are you one of them?

Posted on December 20, 2013

target-logoTarget has announced that approximately 40 million customers who shopped at one of their brick and mortar retail stores between November 27 and December 15 have had their credit card or debit card information stolen during one of the most successful hacking attempts in history.

If you shopped at Target during that time frame and paid for your purchases with a credit or debit card, you are quite possibly one of the victims.

If you think this might apply to you, I recommend that you do the following ASAP:  [Read more…]

If you use incandescent light bulbs you need to stock up while you can!

Posted on December 14, 2013

incandescent-bulbOn January 1, 2014 it will become illegal to manufacture incandescent light bulbs in the U.S. or import them from other countries. This means if you use either 40 watt or 60 watt incandescent bulbs you won’t be able to buy any more of them once current retailer inventories run out.

This is all due to the passage of a 2007 bill that set minimum energy efficiency standards for light bulbs.

While the law doesn’t actually outlaw incandescent bulbs directly, it sets the standard for energy efficiency for each class of bulb so low that it would be impossible to design and make an incandescent bulb that meets them – which of course effectively makes it illegal to make them.  [Read more…]

Amazon now offering free financing on Kindle Fire HDX with no credit check

Posted on December 13, 2013

Kindle Fire HDX 7" TabletAmazon has just announced a free financing deal on their popular Kindle Fire HDX tablets. It works like this:

1 – Choose the Kindle Fire HDX you wish to buy and add it to your cart.

2 – Complete the checkout process where you’ll be charged 25% of the purchase price plus applicable taxes and shipping charges. Your Kindle Fire HDX will be shipped to you right away.  [Read more…]

Learn how to use Microsoft Office for free

Posted on December 13, 2013

free-ms-office-manualsMicrosoft Office is the most post popular office suite on the planet, and high-quality classes on the various applications can cost a small fortune.

While the Internet is home to tons of free material for learning how to use MS Office, much of it is poorly written and worth just about what one would pay for it.  [Read more…]

Facebook rumored to be developing a “Sympathize” button

Posted on December 11, 2013

facebook-logoHave you ever seen a post on Facebook in which one of your friends is relaying bad news (i.e. loss of a pet, diagnosis of a serious illness, etc.) and wanted to click the “Like” button, but you didn’t because you felt it would be inappropriate?

I think most of us have at one time or another, and it’s an awkward position to be in.  [Read more…]

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