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Still running QuickTime for Windows on your PC? You need to remove it ASAP.

Posted on April 15, 2016

A couple of well-respected online security firms have reported that there are at least two critical security holes in the latest version of Apple’s QuickTime media player.

What’s more, Apple has reportedly told those firms that QuickTime will be deprecated (aka abandoned) in the very near future so they won’t be releasing any new security patches for it.

I won’t go into the technical details of how these known security holes can allow hackers to break into your system, but just be aware that they can. If you’re interested in reading about those technical details, you’re invited to click here and here. [Read more…]

Beware: New strains of ransomware won’t require you to click anything!

Posted on April 12, 2016

scam Last week’s RicksDailyTips Weekly Newsletter explained why ransomware is so dangerous and gave you some tips for avoiding it. Well, things are about to get even worse.

Researchers at Cisco Talos have learned that new strains of ransomware will soon begin spreading like traditional viral “worms” without requiring the victims to click on a link.

In other words, the infection will occur automatically, with no user interaction required. [Read more…]

Amazon Prime members in 27 metro areas now get free same-day shipping!

Posted on April 10, 2016

About a year ago Amazon began offering free same-day shipping on eligible items to Amazon Prime (#ad) members who lived in one of fourteen selected U.S. metropolitan areas.

For the lucky folks living in or near those cities, their already awesome Amazon Prime memberships became even more awesome virtually overnight.

Well, Amazon has just announced that they have extended the free same-day shipping perk to Prime members living in twelve additional metro areas.

That brings the total number of U.S. cities covered by the free same-day shipping policy to 27. Here is a list of the lucky locales: [Read more…]

Why Apple lost the war with the FBI over the terrorist’s iPhone (and yes, they did lose)

Posted on March 29, 2016

As you probably know, the FBI asked Apple to help them recover the data from the iPhone that belonged to one of the San Bernardino attackers, but they refused to help.

Ultimately, it appeared that Apple would end up winning that battle in court, and I believe they would have had the legal battle been allowed to run its course. But now that won’t be necessary.

The FBI announced yesterday that they were able to break into the phone anyway with the help of a third party. [Read more…]

Great deal: Save big on Microsoft Office 365

Posted on March 27, 2016

Would you like to purchase Microsoft Office 365?

Well, now you can purchase a full year’s subscription to MS Office 365 Premium from third-party sellers!

This offer allows you install the software on up to 5 different devices (PCs, Macs and selected mobile devices) and use it for a full year.

Note: If you plan to install Office 365 on Windows machines, they must be running Windows 7 or higher (currently Windows 7, 8.1 or 10).

You will receive all of the following when you take advantage of this offer: [Read more…]