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Scam alert: Beware scammers using AI to create fake adult content (possibly featuring you)

Posted on October 6, 2025

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Back in 2023 the FBI posted a warning about scammers stealing photos from innocent victims’ social media profiles and using them to blackmail and/or otherwise extort money and other things of value from them.

Once a scammer has downloaded a victim’s photos they use artificial intelligence (AI) to create fake explicit photos and videos based upon the photos stolen from the victim’s profile.

These “deep fake” images and videos are so realistic the average person is likely to believe they are real. [Read more…]

Here’s the best way to open a link in a new browser tab

Posted on October 5, 2025

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If you’re like me you probably want many of the links you click to open in a new browser tab.

Most people do this in one of two ways:

1 – Hold down the Ctrl key while clicking the link.

or…

2 – Right-click on the link, then click on Open link in new tab.

Both of those methods work great in the browsers that support them, but there’s an even better way to get a link to open in a new tab… [Read more…]

Q&A: Is it really dangerous to store files on thumb drives?

Posted on October 4, 2025

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Question from Colette: My daughter emailed me a really cute picture of my grandson while I was at work.

I saved the picture to my computer’s hard drive and then copied it onto a thumb drive.

I verified that the picture was on the thumb drive and then I deleted it from the computer (we’re not allowed to keep personal files on our work computers). [Read more…]

Things to consider before taking your ailing computer to a repair shop

Posted on October 3, 2025

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If you own a computer, chances are there will come a time when it will need to be repaired or tuned up a bit.

For example, you might start hearing strange noises or your most-used apps start crashing.

Or perhaps the system might start shutting down at random times or other irritating things begin to happen.

When something out of the ordinary pops up you’ll need to evaluate the situation and determine how you need to proceed. [Read more…]

Q&A: Do WiFi cameras still work when the Internet is down?

Posted on October 3, 2025

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Question from Carla: I’m thinking about hiring someone to install some WiFi security cameras around my house.

The way I understand it they’ll communicate with my PC via my router’s WiFi connection.

What I’d like to know is will the cameras still work when my Internet connection is down?

[Read more…]

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