There are a lot of different ways to access your Facebook private messages. You can use the Facebook and Messenger apps on your phone, or the side panel of Facebook.com on your computer. But one way is being retired: www.messenger.com . Meta is doing away with that URL and website on 4/14/2026. If you’ve never … Read more
Gemini is the Google flavor of AI and they are inserting it and related Smart Features into almost every Gproduct you use. If you are not a fan, I get it. And I hope this helps: here are a bunch of settings you can search out, to disable Gemini and other too-helpful features in your … Read more
Docusign is a legitimate company that we may use to electronically submit signatures on documents. It’s quick and convenient and just as legally binding as ink on paper. You’ll probably encounter Docusign when finishing out a mortgage or working with a CPA to prepare your taxes. And also in Docusign Phishing emails… As phishing goes, … Read more
This is a fairly rare and niche problem, but I want to document it, as I keep encountering it. This only seems to affect older Dell computers running Windows 10 or 11. The issue is this: Some PCs begin to show that the C:\ Drive is nearly full, despite having a high storage capacity and … Read more
Here’s some more Netflix phishing for you to look out for. This bogus email isn’t too convincing at first: But for anyone who clicks that button (DON’T!), the next page that loads is almost spot-on as an impostor: The giveaway on that fake site would be the strange URL, but I can understand how people … Read more
The scammers have some good timing. Many Costco members are seeing their special Visa rebate notices come in this month. So it makes sense that this Costco Membership Phishing circulate at the same time: To be clear: the pictured email is a fake, and not to be trusted. Even though it says “Trusted Sender”, this … Read more
When switching to Gmail from another email address, many people connected the two addresses using a handy hidden feature. Google allowed us, for many years now, to “check” another email and pull those messages into a Gmail inbox. But that time is coming to an end. If you’ve been using this tool, you’ll need to … Read more
I continue to impress upon anyone who will listen that you can protect your home computer for free. Ditching paid protection software can save you lots of money! But this isn’t always as easy as it sounds. Norton, for example, like to upsell and install many different programs on their customers’ computers. And if your … Read more
Personal trackers are everywhere, nowadays. People use them to know where their keys are, or to keep tabs on the family pet. Unfortunately, they can be misused to track objects & people without explicit permission, so I want to go over how you would check for and detect unwanted trackers. Just in case! Personal Trackers … Read more
Emails are going out right now, to a lot of people, with info on the Google Play Store Settlement. I’d like to start this post by assuring you that this is a legitimate notice. Please read the message, if you receive it, and know that you may trust in what it says. What in the … Read more