How to Spot and Avoid Credit Card Skimmers

How to Spot and Avoid Credit Card Skimmers
Besides PC repair, I also am contracted to do occasional ATM repairs.  Maybe because of having done that for the last few years, I'm more aware of what can be done to the machines. With all the recent headlines about point-of-sale malware infecting retailers and restaurants around the country, it's easy to forget the more…
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Is your PC a part of a botnet? Check it!

Is your PC a part of a botnet? Check it!
[Kaspersky Blog] Many people still think that malware is a software that completely disrupts the normal functioning of PCs. If your computer is working well, it means it’s not infected, right? Wrong. Malware creators are not your bored cyber-cowboys anymore. The main goal of cybercriminals is not to make a cyber-disaster just for kicks, but…
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How to Save Money on Amazon

How to Save Money on Amazon
Just found this and thought folks might find it useful/interesting.  It covers a variety of ways in which you can reduce your bill at Amazon and find better deals...from shopping in their hard-to-find "Outlet" to their likewise-cached "Warehouse". I tried to see if most of the tips were valid with Amazon.ca as well.  Some are,…
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Microsoft Security Essentials missed 41% of viruses

Microsoft Security Essentials missed 41% of viruses
This is pretty much a duplicate of a post I did in Dec2013. In transferring it from my FB page to here, I clicked the link in it and found they'd done a fresh review and it was even worse. If you've been running Microsoft Security Essentials as your antivirus, you should absolutely replace it.…
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