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Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Saturday, July 15, 2023
• Force Windows 11 to show File Extensions in File Explorer
• Q&A: Is Windows’ primary purpose to spy on us?
• Scam alert: Beware this dangerous “postal” gift card scam
• Watch this incredible time-lapse video showcasing the night sky over the South Pole
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Friday, January 28, 2022.
• How to use Google as a currency converter
• Scam alert: Beware this dangerous Walmart Gift Card scam
• My best tip for keeping your phone(s) powered up during extended power outages
• Video: Drone’s-eye winter-time view of Shady Valley, TN and the surrounding mountains
• Info about my photo / file recovery service
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As you probably know, scammers are coming at you from every direction these days.
I try my best to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest scams that are making the rounds, and there’s a very dangerous recurring scam involving gift cards and debit cards that a lot of kind-hearted individuals are falling for yet again this year.
As usual, there are several variations of this scam but they all depend on the scammer gaining the victim’s trust over time. [Read more…]
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Wednesday, April 3, 2024
• How to always skip the Delete Confirmation dialog when deleting files
• How to make sure a file is safe before you open it
• Scam alert: Beware scammers asking for gift cards
• This tiny country speaks more languages than any other country on Earth
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
As you probably know, the scammers of the world are getting more creative and more brazen by the day.
Unfortunately, the Internet has made it far too easy for fraudsters to target victims in other states, and even other countries.
Many scams go after credit card and/or bank account info, but there’s an entirely different class of monetary scams in which the scammers ask you to send them gift cards instead of your financial info. [Read more…]