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Why websites that block readers who use ad blockers are shooting themselves in the foot

Posted on August 14, 2018

If your web browser has an ad blocker enabled you’ve probably noticed that many websites you want to visit now won’t let you view their content unless you disable the ad blocker.

The reason they’ve adopted this policy? Because they depend on advertising revenue to fund their operations and earn a profit on their investments.

Ad blockers prevent advertisements from showing up in your web browser, and that results in zero ad revenue being earned from the page view.

Therefore, it seems like blocking visitors who use ad blockers would be a wise move, right?

Well, it really isn’t. Read on and I’ll explain why.  [Read more…]

Here’s why Facebook keeps switching your Newsfeed from ‘Most Recent’ to ‘Top Stories’

Posted on August 10, 2018

It’s been a good while now since Facebook rolled out the “Top Stories” method of displaying posts in our Newsfeeds.

Well, everything that I have seen and read about it clearly indicate that the vast majority of users absolutely hate it.

I receive at least three or four messages every week asking me how to prevent Facebook from randomly switching the Newsfeed from “Most Recent” to “Top Stories”, and every time I have to give the same answer: “You can’t”.

Truth be told, you actually can do it with the help of a third-party browser add-on called Social Fixer, but that shouldn’t be required in my opinion.

You really should be able to disable auto-switching to “Top Stories” in the Facebook settings without having to install another piece of software on your computer, but that simply isn’t possible right now.  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware the ‘iTunes has overcharged you!’ phishing scam

Posted on August 4, 2018

scamApple’s popular iTunes service has millions of active customers, and that make them a favorite target of scammers.

Well, an old iTunes-related scam that tries to trick you into disclosing your iTunes login information by trying to claim a bogus refund from Apple is making the rounds once again.

The scam works something like this:  [Read more…]

Get this handy TP-LINK Wireless Travel Router at a great price

Posted on July 15, 2018

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A while back I wrote a post explaining why it’s a good idea to take along a power strip when you travel.

But what I forgot to mention is that it’s also a good idea to have a wireless travel router (#ad) available as well for those times when your hotel room only has a wired Ethernet connection and or spotty Wi-Fi.  [Read more…]

ATTN Xfinity Mobile Customers: Your service is about to get a lot worse.

Posted on July 3, 2018

Have you seen the new ads from Comcast promoting their Xfinity Mobile service?

If you have, you probably think it sounds like a pretty good deal.

Well, that “deal” is about to get a lot worse.  [Read more…]

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