Jesse Mueller Amazon Shoppers may want to try out this browser extension called Knockoff. A genius developer set out to make Amazon more palatable, by creating a better filter tool for Amazon’s listings. It allows you to peruse that shopping website while marking/ghosting/hiding the knockoff and questionable brand names. The Knockoff extension is free for all to … Read more
I’m seeing a lot of real estate scams, posted to TikTok this month. Check out the following screenshot and other details: If I needed an affordable place to stay, $950/mo would be a great deal in my zip code. Most 3BR rentals around here are going for twice that price! And that should be your … Read more
Some of my neighbors recently grew interested in a text-borne survey. It caught my attention when I saw people pushing friends & family to find it and fill it out. With a quick glance, I knew better and dismissed the message as junk. But I can do better than that. Maybe my picking apart this … Read more
Check out this new Truist phishing email with me. You don’t want to fall victim to this ruse! The normal tells are there: the sender email address is dodgy and they use the word “kindly”. But otherwise, this one is a solid attempt and may fool some people. Especially if viewed on a mobile device, … Read more
Intuit owns Quickbooks and they are really putting the screws to their desktop software users. They want their desktop software gone, but they won’t simply kill it. Instead, they are charging more and more for it, each year. I’d say it’s similar to them raising the temperature of a hot tub until you get out, … Read more
Microsoft is about to cause a problem for a small subset of computer users, and I need to explain it in detail. Most of you won’t be affected by this, but it is awful enough and portentious enough that I think many Office users should take heed. Follow me into these weeds: I’ve previously mentioned … Read more
Costco is such a big name in the USA, that their name is used in a lot of online scams. But this latest one is amazingly believable. You should see this fine example of Costco-order phishing, so that you don’t fall for it when it arrives in your inbox: The above graphic shows an email … Read more
Google Chrome is the browser I see most commonly in use on client computers. And I am comfortable with that. Chrome has some solid security features and synchronizes readily with other computers and mobile devices. But there’s one thing it does poorly and has always vexed me. It fails to protect your bookmarks as well … Read more
If you’ve looked at new laptops in the last few years, you may have noticed that some have a Copilot key added to the keyboard. Microsoft decided this would be a good way to promote their AI companion and get more people to use it. But if you don’t appreciate this, if you see this … Read more
A local PTO just received the invoice pictured below. They recognized this as a scam but I worry that it could fool some people. So let’s get familiar with this: This invoice was faxed to a local public school, and then handed over to the PTO members. It looks like a legitimate invoice, but: Invoice … Read more