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As you probably know by now, ransomware is an insidious form of malware that will encrypt the contents of your hard drive and then demand that you pay a ransom to a scammer in exchange for the encryption key.
Unfortunately, it’s easy to fall victim to ransomware, and there’s no guarantee that you’ll be able to recover your files even if you pay the ransom as instructed.
Now, the scammers are planning to take this insidious threat to an even more sinister level! [Read more…]
Have you ever paid Office Depot big bucks to fix your computer? If so, you just might have been scammed.
Several family members and acquaintances have told me about questionable dealings they’ve had with our local Office Depot’s computer computer service desk, but I figured it was just a bad apple or two at that one store.
But as the video below suggests, the entire Office Depot chain is apparently charging customers to “fix” computer problems that don’t even exist. Watch the video and check it out for yourself: [Read more…]
Are you a blogger who has been putting off the task of making your blog mobile-friendly? If so, I strongly recommend that you get it done ASAP!
In February of last year Google announced that mobile-friendly websites would soon start ranking higher in their search results than non-mobile-friendly sites.
Well, they are now ready to take their mobile-friendly policy to a new level by using mobile pages to determine the rankings in their search results. [Read more…]
Important: This post is no longer relevant since it discussed a one-day-only discount on an Amazon Prime membership. Also, the current annual price for an Amazon Prime membership is $119.
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Regular readers of this blog know that Amazon Prime members get free 2-day shipping on millions of Prime-eligible products plus a ton of other awesome perks.
If you’ve been wanting to try Amazon Prime for yourself, this is the day to take the plunge.
Today only (Nov. 18) you can get your very own Amazon Prime membership for only $79. That’s $20 off the regular price!
Sign up today and you’ll receive all of the fantastic Prime benefits plus free 2-day shipping just in time for your Christmas shopping. [Read more…]
Back in the days before the term “hacker” took on the dark, illicit meaning that it has today, being called a hacker was actually a compliment.
In the golden age of computing, being a hacker simply meant that you enjoyed modifying and enhancing computer hardware and software in order to make it do new, interesting and exciting things.
Then along came the Internet and in no time flat the word hacker had become synonymous with the words crook, thief and criminal. And it’s truly a shame.
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