I’ve been using and recommending AVG antivirus (free for personal use) since 2004. It does a great job, uses minimal system resources, and you don’t have to pay for it every year like you would for Norton or McAfee. The most current version of AVG is version 9. If you use AVG, and [...] Read more »
(Note from Scott: if this post helped you from being caught in a scam, please “like” it by hitting the button – I just added it on Thursday because this post is getting so much traffic.) As I have mentioned in previous posts, the world is full of scammers who would love to take [...] Read more »
A couple of years ago, my recommendation for antivirus was the paid version of AVG. Since then, I have altered that slightly. With the free version of AVG, you will be sufficiently protected from viruses. However, I have been getting emails and inquiries from people about AVG’s requests to renew. If you have [...] Read more »
I have written here before about Facebook privacy issues. It seems that Facebook likes to change the way your information is displayed and who can see it. It’s an issue you want to stay on top of. To assist with that, check out the free Facebook Privacy Checker. To use this tool, go [...] Read more »
If you follow my software recommendations, you already have AVG (free) as your antivirus and Malwarebytes (paid version) as your anti-spyware program. You have virtually no worries about getting a virus, or having spyware infect your computer. But do you ever wonder, “How well am I really protected?”. Now you can test it. [...] Read more »
One thing I like about computers is that they are completely logical. Whatever action they take, it’s for a reason, and they only do as they are instructed to do. However, the people that create computers aren’t always very logical. Today I want to show you an example of this. Imagine one day [...] Read more »
Once again, Facebook has changed their privacy policy and made it necessary for you to take action and change your privacy settings. Seems like it’s an ongoing battle between Facebook and its users. Really can’t blame Facebook for wanting to make money, but they could be more open about what is happening. Here’s [...] Read more »
The top row of your keyboard has the Function keys (F1 through F12). Depending onwhat you’re doing, these keys do different things. Normally, the F1 key is what you hit when you are requesting Help (such as in Microsoft Word). However – don’t strike the F1 key if a website instructs you to. [...] Read more »
Many people these days use Facebook (myself included). On this social site, it’s easy to get a little more “relaxed” about what information we put in our status updates, bio information, etc. After all, it’s only seen by our Facebook friends that we authorize, right? Let’s step back and rethink that. This week [...] Read more »
One of the most common scams on the internet now is phishing. Phishing is the act of trying to obtain private information (such a password, credit card number, date of birth, social security number) while pretending to be a reputable entity. This is often seen now in spam emails that come in, supposedly from [...] Read more »
