How to recognize the difference between a safe email and a scam

How to recognize the difference between a safe email and a scam
I was going to try to summarize the tips but I really think this is something that people should take a moment to read.  I think I'm pretty internet-savvy and I almost fell for one of these fake-Paypal ("About your recent transaction") messages last year because it came minutes after I'd make a Paypal transaction.…
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Malware wipes hard drive to prevent analysis

Malware wipes hard drive to prevent analysis
Wow.  When I first got online in the 90s, if you got a virus, your computer was dead - it would trash the hard drive or fry your CPU.  Nowadays, viruses are all about stealth and information theft but it looks like one virus writer has gone "old school".  The good news is that if…
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Sign PDF Documents Without Printing and Scanning Them From Any Device

Sign PDF Documents Without Printing and Scanning Them From Any Device
I'm posting this because, ever since email and scanning was first invented, there's been no excuse for the fax machine to remain in our society. Need to sign a document and email it? Don’t print, sign, and then scan it back in again. Skip the entire process and apply your signature electronically. It saves time…
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Facebook legacy contact initiative expands to Canada

Facebook legacy contact initiative expands to Canada
Canadians will now have a way to ensure that their Facebook profiles can be updated after they die, as long as they have a legacy contact. So....there's that. How to add a legacy contact To add a legacy contact, simply follow these steps: Log into your Facebook account. Click on the arrow on the right-hand side of the…
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