As you use social media, please pause before clicking on a celebrity death news item. I’m seeing a resurgence of celebrity death hoaxes on Facebook and other platforms right now, and they all lead to trouble. I don’t blame people for clicking on these. Some of them look very believable. But anyone can post anything … Read more
Last year, I blogged about an upcoming Facebook settlement that might net some users a few dollars each. Well, there’s another newer Facebook settlement that you should know about. If you sign up for the Facebook User Privacy Settlement, you could get another chunk of money. The latest Facebook settlement tracks back to the whole … Read more
Dish Network subscribers should be wary of scam calls about receiver updates. This type of phishy telemarketing is similar to the Xfinity Discount scam. Here’s what you need to know: How The Scam Works A scammer calls and identifies himself as a Dish Network (or AT&T) representative. They’ll claim that the Dish receivers in the … Read more
Everyone needs to be familiar with sharing a URL. Let’s go over the basics of this process, plus a extra tactic that makes sharing a URL even better. What Is a URL? URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. But before you nod off on me, let’s just agree that you can also call it web … Read more
There’s a scam going around right now, promising a 50% discount on your Comcast/Xfinity bill. You might see this scam in your email, Facebook feed or even get a phone call! In any case, please know that it is not a legitimate offer. It is too good to be true. Anyone duped into calling the … Read more
If you’re having trouble with Dish Network lately, you’re not alone. On 2/23/23, Dish was hit with a ransomware attack, and they’ve been struggling to recover from it for over a week now. You may notice troubles or outages pertaining to: Ransomware attacks can take significant time and effort to bounce back from. Last year’s … Read more
I get this question occasionally: Will I Have to Pay for Facebook? No. Facebook is going to remain free for all to use. Facebook’s Help Center clearly states this. If you read somewhere that Facebook is going to begin charging everyone for access, that’s just an old hoax that gets passed around every few years. … Read more
Can you believe it’s been a whole year since the worldwide Mail2World 2022 email outage? Also: Can you believe it’s only been a year and Mail2World has brought us another email outage? OK, so far, it looks like it’s only affecting Shentel email. I am checking in with other Mail2World clients, and they report no … Read more
If you’ve ever registered a domain name, you’ve probably come across some postal mail, offering to list your website in an online directory. Here’s an example I received recently: Now, I’m not going to outright call this a scam. You may if you want to. But I imagine that if I paid them their money, … Read more
I field a lot of service calls and requests for advice that center around a person’s ISP. Internet Service Providers are essential to most households, and yet, many of us have a dysfunctional relationship with our ISPs. I’m sorry to say that it may always be complicated to deal with them. Instead of going on … Read more