Jesse Mueller Sometimes, Adobe software will run into a problem, and it’s not an easy fix. And you may think: Oh, I’ll just uninstall and reinstall that Adobe app. But as complex as their software is, sometimes a reinstall doesn’t help. Or sometimes, the uninstall function is also broken. That’s where the Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool comes … Read more
Apple Account Update phishing emails are everywhere today! If you receive the email (shown below), please know that it is a phishing attempt and a fake. There has been no update; there were no charges to your card. Do not call the phone number in the message, and just delete the email! I can understand … Read more
Samsung users: This might be relevant to you. Samsung is discontinuing its Messages App, and urging its users to move to Google Messages. If you are getting notices about this on your phone, do not ignore them. You’ll need to make the change before July 2026! Not Sure Which Messaging App You Have? For starters, … Read more
At long last, Google will now allow you to change your Gmail address! If you have an email that doesn’t quite fit you anymore, you are now allowed to change the username (front part of the email) without losing or harming anything. So for example, if your email is VeronicaLovesPattyMelts2012@gmail.com, you might be able to … Read more
I’m seeing phishing emails that look like friendly ecards, and this post is your heads-up on what to look out for. These phishes resemble the Email-Invitation scams that have been circulating for awhile now. Today, I’ll focus on this Blue Mountain eCard phishing example: This scammy email looks very similar to the real deal. But … Read more
Here’s an unexpected scenario for you to think about: While sitting quietly at home, your doorbell rings. A couple of strangers are darkening your doorstep and they claim that they’re tracking down their lost iPhone and it is pinging from inside your house. They hold up their device to show you a map with a … Read more
I receive more and more calls about Android tablets, where the user is inundated with popups, and the home screen has been made-over with new colors schemes and icons. It’s very alien and uncomfortable when this happens, and it often tracks back to some app that has changed the Default Home App. So let me … Read more
The latest phish to go around arrives in your inbox as a Microsoft Azure Alert: This email is quite convincing. The sender’s address truly is from a Microsoft.com domain, so it is likely to skirt your spam filter. It uses real Microsoft graphics and links. The language is fairly clean. There’s a lot of truthiness … Read more
A lot of advanced Windows tweaks require the use of the Group Policy Editor tool. But Microsoft doesn’t include that in Home editions of Windows (which is most store-bought PCs these days). You don’t have to spend money on a Windows Upgrade. Here’s how to add the Group Policy Editor to any Windows computer for … Read more
We have a growing problem in 2026 with Account Takeover Fraud. Account Takeover (ATO) fraud is when a bad actor logs into someone else’s online account, and changes all of the login/security information. This locks out the true owner of the account, and gives the the criminal power to do anything s/he wants with it. … Read more