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Well, another very insidious phishing scam is making the rounds again.
This one won’t show up in your Facebook Newsfeed or in an email.
Instead, you’ll receive it in an SMS text message, and if you fall for the bait it could end up costing you dearly.
The scam works like this…
New scams are hatched up every day, and they seem to get more sophisticated all the time.
A perfect case-in-point is the deceptive “Apple Tech Support” scam that’s making the rounds right now.
The scammers do their dirty deeds by spawning fake pop-up warnings on your Apple device telling you that malicious code has been found on your device and your personal and financial information are at risk. [Read more…]
Question from Claire: I recently lost the iPhone I’d had for several years so I bought a new one to replace it.
That’s not really a bad thing because I’d been looking for an excuse to buy a new one (smile).
The thing is I still have the backup from the old iPhone stored in my iCloud account. How can I get rid of it?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
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Question from Deaton: My daughter is getting ready to turn 13 in a few weeks and I want to get her something really special for this very special birthday.
She’s been wanting a MacBook, but the ones I saw in the store are really expensive so I’m thinking about getting her a refurbished one.
I’ve bought several refurbished Windows PCs in the past and mostly had great luck with them.
Does Apple sell refurbished MacBooks? And if they do, are they a good deal in your opinion? [Read more…]
Does it seem like your iPhone’s battery has a habit of dying sooner than it should?
There are many variables that determine how quickly an iPhone’s battery will drain, some of which are out of your control.
But luckily, there’s one battery hog that you can disable with a few taps that could make the difference between your battery lasting the entire day or dying on you at the worst possible moment…