Quick advice about free phone charging stations

If you saw a credit card swiper sitting out in the open, you probably wouldn't be crazy enough to just slide your card through it and "see what happens" on your bill.  Right? By the same token, you shouldn't trust free charging stations -- there may be a device on the other end of the cable…
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IE 8 to 10 reaching “end of life”

There's a Windows Update coming next week that will alert users to the "end of life" of IE8,9,10 which means anyone still using XP or Vista. Win7 users should already have done all their updates and have been running IE11 for quite some time.  Win8 & 10 users started off with IE11 and are unaffected.…
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The 11 Worst Internet Scams We’re Still Falling For

Hard to believe that there are still people falling for the Nigerian Prince scam but...there are. The entire list is worth a read, or at least a skim if you think you're fairly savvy but #10 is the one that his closest to home: 10. The false “infection detected” scam You’re on the Web, when…
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Flash update. Constant Care subscribers are fine.

Adobe is issuing an emergency update to cover vulnerabilities recently found in Flash. For those already subscribed to the Constant Care plan, I've already issued a command for it to do the update outside of schedule. Updating manually?  Do it here (uncheck the McAfee offer)
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