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If you’re like most people you could probably use a little extra money every now and then to buy someone a gift or something that you need yourself.
Well, Amazon offers an easy way to turn your unwanted electronic items into extra cash (in the form of a gift card) that you can spend for absolutely anything that Amazon sells. [Read more…]
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Regular readers of this blog know that Amazon always has some great deals on computers and accessories, and I try to highlight as many of them here as I possibly can.
But did you know there’s an easy way to get huge discounts on laptops, tablets and other tech gear every single day (and other types of items as well)?
And you won’t even have to go searching for them.
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Well, the infamous “Target 50% Off Store-Wide” coupons have started popping back up on Facebook and Instagram again.
They usually pop up right before Thanksgiving but they’ve started making the rounds quite late this year.
These coupons sound pretty good, right? After all, who wouldn’t love to get a 50% discount on anything you can buy at Target?
The problem is, these coupons aren’t real. They’re nothing more than a ploy to get you to “Like” their Facebook page and visit a very realistic looking, but fake and malicious copy of Target’s website. [Read more…]
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The long chain of data breaches that have been in the news of late should be a huge wake-up call for everyone who is concerned with their online security.
It seems that every day or two we hear that another online service has been hacked and their customers’ personal information stolen.
Short of simply closing all of your online accounts, there’s really nothing you can do to prevent the services you use from getting hacked since the security of their servers and software is entirely out of your control.
There are a couple of things you can do however to limit a successful hacking attack’s effects on your own life: [Read more…]
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Have you ever used a hotel’s secure Wi-Fi network while staying there as a guest?
How about the secure Wi-Fi network that serves the building you work in – or even the network at your church?
Many of us routinely use these types of secured Wi-Fi networks without giving them a second thought, because…well, they’re encrypted, and therefore safe, right?
As a general rule these secured networks are indeed safe and we can use them without having to worry about having our usernames, passwords and personal info being stolen.
But there’s also a danger with using hotel Wi-Fi networks that you need to know about…