Coupons? Be careful where/how you get them.

Coupons? Be careful where/how you get them.
There's nothing wrong with wanting to save a little money.  There are plenty of legitimate coupon sites out there but here's the skinny on coupon sites: If they want you to install software to get a coupon:  Don't. It's that simple.  It's one of those "no good can come of this" things.  It will install…
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Blue Screen errors never have phone numbers

Blue Screen errors never have phone numbers
Bad guys are getting more and more clever.  Saw this today on a tech forum - came up on a client's computer shortly after booting up.  While I wouldn't expect the average user to be able to decipher a blue screen error, the key point here is that Microsoft has never and will never include a telephone…
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Is a site down, or is it you?

Is a site down, or is it you?
Sometimes the problem isn't on your side and, when it is, it's best to know.  Sometimes no sites will come up because your internet provider is having an issue or doing upgrades (and, if you call in, most of them will have an automated message telling you that).  Other times, an individual site might be…
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Using ‘Hola’? Stop now.

Using ‘Hola’? Stop now.
If you're using Hola, a free virtual private network that lets you stream things like Netflix abroad, you need to stop immediately. Security researchers discovered multiple security flaws in Hola and published their findings on a site called "Adios Hola." Hola is going even further, by selling access to the network through a site called…
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