Amazon has made it easy to review what they know about you. You should check it out. If you’re in the Amazon mobile app, tap the “Person” icon at the bottom, tap your name at the top, and then go to the section called “About You beta“. On a computer, visit Amazon’s website in your … Read more
I commonly block ads for people as I service their computer. Advertisements are a common vector for scams and malware to enter your life! And it is easy for me to quickly install a free browser extension on any given computer to help with that. But more and more, people ask me: What about my … Read more
Apple has settled another big lawsuit, to the tune of $250M, and if you recently bought an iPhone, you might be able to get some money back from the Siri AI Settlement. First, only a select group of people can file a claim for this. You can only get in on this settlement if you … Read more
It used to be that cellphones would allow you to send an email to a person’s phone number, and it would be received as a text message. And the reverse also worked: someone could send a text to an email address, and that message would arrive in the recipient’s inbox. But no longer. Please know: … Read more
This year, the most prevalent phishing tactic I’m seeing in my customer inboxes uses “invitation” ruses. Please become familiar with Invitation phishing, so that you can dodge this when you receive some. Here are a boatload of samples: Invitation phishing has a lot going for it. Scammers love this attack vector, because it: These fake … Read more
Microsoft supplies stunning photography to their Windows PCs, for use on the lock screen. And then they slap a bunch of busy distractions on top of it. Please know that you can unclutter the Windows Lock Screen, if you know where to look in the Settings Panel. You’ll want to go to Start -> Settings … Read more
If you open multiple websites in your browser, each one lines up horizontally across the top, in its own tab. But in 2026, all major browsers began to offer vertical browser tabs. That means that your open tabs can line up along the left-side of your browser window. Compare these two screenshots to see the … Read more
So many phish in the sea — the latest scam for me to show you is this Dell Purchase phishing email: If you get this, it may seem rather believable. Much like the Costco phishing message, this Dell scam is sent from Dell, and the sender address and internal links lead to their website. But … Read more
If you receive an email from Paypal, giving you some money for the FTC Prime Subscription Settlement, please know that it is real and legitimate. It’ll look like this: The email will come from “service@paypal.com” and its buttons and links will also lead to the Paypal website. This is not a scam. The payment amounts … Read more
If you use the HP Smart App (for scanning or other advanced printer functions), please know that it will soon be replaced. When I opened HP Smart this morning, it gave me a small message that it would soon be discontinued: The Download Now link led me to the newly refurbished HP App. It downloaded … Read more