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Scam alert: Newly-discovered security flaw makes every Wi-Fi device you own vulnerable to hackers

Posted on October 17, 2017

Well, it’s a new day, and yet another serious security issue has arisen. And this one affects literally every device you own that communicates over Wi-Fi.

CyberSecurity Researchers have discovered a critical flaw in the WPA2 security protocol that can allow hackers to eavesdrop on (and even hijack) your Wi-Fi communications, regardless of how securely your devices and network are locked down.

This vulnerability is present in every Wi-Fi enabled router, computer, smart phone, tablet, smart watch…well, you get the picture. If it communicates over Wi-Fi, its connection can be hacked! [Read more…]

Great deal: 7″ Fire Tablet with Alexa

Posted on October 14, 2017

Regular readers of this blog know that I’m a huge fan of Amazon’s Fire line of tablets. Quite simply, I don’t think you could find a better tablet anywhere at the same price.

As luck would have it, right now you can get an awesome deal on their 7″ Fire Tablet with Alexa. (#ad)

In fact, you can pick up this great tablet for about what you’d pay for a cheap no-name knock-off Android tablet!

I won’t go into all the features of this little jewel in this post, but I will tell you that you won’t find a better tablet than this one at anywhere close to this price!

Click here (#ad) to check out the 7″ Fire Tablet with Alexa at Amazon.

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AOL Instant Messenger to shut down in December

Posted on October 6, 2017

AOL Instant Messenger (aka AIM) is probably the oldest Internet instant messaging service still in existence today, but that will soon change.

If you’re one of the millions of people worldwide who still use AIM to chat with friends and relatives you’ll need to migrate to something else before the end of the year.

I’ve had a feeling this day was coming for some time now since so many AIM users have switched to Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and SnapChat in recent years.

For what it’s worth, AIM outlasted both the once hugely-popular Yahoo Messenger and MSN Messenger services, but now AOL has succumbed to the Facebook/WhatsApp/ShapChat steamroller as well.

AOL released a new help article this morning with the details of the impending shutdown. Here are the five most important takeaways from that article: [Read more…]

Review: Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop

Posted on September 21, 2017

Serious “gamers” are always thirsting for the latest, greatest and fastest gaming PC money can buy. Well, I just found it.

Acer has released the fastest, most powerful and (possibly) the largest gaming laptop ever built.

Simply put, the Acer Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop is almost beyond belief.

This thing packs a punch that would knock out all but the most powerful desktop gaming computers, and the price tag reflects it: roughly 9 grand at the time of this writing!

But check out everything you’ll get for that 9 grand: [Read more…]

Scam alert: CCleaner has been hacked. If you use it you need to download the latest version, ASAP!

Posted on September 18, 2017

CCleaner has been one of my favorite Windows cleanup tools for years, and I’ve recommended it to countless other folks during that time.

Unfortunately, CCleaner’s maker Piriform has just announced that hackers have somehow managed to break into one of their servers and add malicious code to a recent build of the CCleaner software.

That means if you recently downloaded CCleaner to your PC or installed a recent update, your computer could well have malware on it. [Read more…]