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Although computer memory is a lot more reliable today than in times past, memory sticks do go bad from time to time. They don’t go bad very often, but it does happen.
And if one goes bad in your PC you can expect to experience problems ranging from minor software glitches to a system that simply refuses to boot up.
If you suspect that your PC might have a defective memory stick you can test it with a great free RAM diagnostic utility called Memtest86+. [Read more…]
As I’m sure you know, Facebook is a favorite playground for scammers and hoaxers thanks to it’s massive 2 billion+ person worldwide user base.
I despise scams and hoaxes in general, but the ones that really bother me the most are the ones that target Christians.
A while back I wrote a post about the insidious “Amen scam” that scammers use to profit off the good will of Christians.
That scam never ends because it’s so lucrative for the scammers, but others seem to come and go as the seasons change. [Read more…]
A few days ago I wrote a post explaining how it came to light that Apple has been intentionally causing older iPhones to run slower via software updates.
As you might expect, the company was quickly hit with a couple of class-action lawsuits over the practice.
Well, it seems they’ve now come to their senses because they’ve published a blog post apologizing for the way they handled the situation. [Read more…]
Well, it’s another week, and another online service has reported a data breach.
This time it’s Ancestry.com – or more specifically, the server that hosts their RootsWeb genealogy information sharing tools. [Read more…]
Do you hate it when you click what looks like a link to an interesting article only to discover that it’s really just an advertisement?
And how about those ads that prompt you to to click by using a title that ends up having nothing to do with the product or service they’re hawking?
Or maybe video ads that start playing automatically just as soon as you load the page?
And perhaps worst of all are ads that “pop up” or “slide in” over top of the content, usually with the little “X” you click to close the ad located way off in the distance. I hate having to search high and low for a way to close an ad just so I can read the article!
If you despise deceptive and irritating ads like these as much as I do, you’ll finally find some relief come February 15, 2018. [Read more…]