Google does a whole lot to protect us as we surf the web. They study web activity the world over, analyze traffic and trends, and then use that info to protect us from harmful sites. They call this service “Safe Browsing”, and it comes built into the Chrome browser and other Google products. If you’ve … Read more
Did you know that computers offer on-screen keyboards, similar to mobile devices? They are rarely useful, since the physical keyboard is far easier to type with. But you should know where to find the on-screen keyboard on your computer. You might someday find yourself in a jam, and suddenly need it! How To Activate Activating … Read more
Caller ID spoofing, or phone number spoofing, is important to understand. If you’re not familiar with this practice, let me explain: Caller ID Is Fallible When you receive a phone call, most phones display some identification about the inbound call. You may see: You need to know: The info shown on your Caller ID can … Read more
There is no end to the scams I see on Facebook. I know I’ve posted at length about specific FB scams, but in this post, I want to run down quickly on a bunch of commonplace Facebook scams. Watch out for these, don’t fall for these, definitely report these: (Don’t) Buy This Shirt! This offer … Read more
For those looking to edit audio files, or mix and create digital music files, please consider these open source options. There are a lot of free audio editing software options out there! Audacity is the mainstay for editing and recording, and is available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. It looks like you might even get … Read more
If you use Shentel (or other Mail2World) email, you might notice that you can’t get an email to go through to someone’s Gmail address. Or maybe a Gmail user is telling you that they can’t send email to you at your Shentel.net address. I’ve seen Mail2World ↔ Gmail Problems off and on for many years … Read more
Rental scams are common on the internet. And they pertain to those looking for a place to rent, as well as landlords looking to rent out their property. Consider this info and be careful out there! If You Are Looking to Rent as a Tenant When you reach out to a landlord and inquire about … Read more
Folks are asking me to sound off on the Saturn app. If you have Saturn concerns, please consider this blog post: The Saturn App Saturn is an iOS app, intended for high school students. Saturn can help kids manage their schedules, and it also has social media functions, too. Teen users may enjoy using Saturn … Read more
Just last month, I went on at length about traptops on this blog. I’m sorry to say that I have to return to this topic, as people are bringing to my attention some even sneakier traptops. Let’s pull open the drapes on these shenanigans, so fewer people get taken by this trickery. Here we go … Read more
Right now, I am seeing an uptick with a PDF problem inside of Quickbooks Desktop software. When Quickbooks users first open their software, they get this message: And thereafter, the software will not allow you to create any PDFs, of your invoices, estimates and reports. Quickbooks has a handy-dandy software tool for you to download … Read more