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Issue 6.17 It seems that I am spending more time and energy on helping people avoid scams and helping them recover from the damage done when they make the mistake of trying to work with those that are trying to hurt them. Here are the signs of scamware. It will pop up on your screen […] Issue 4.17 There is a new protection program out there that is getting a lot of attention – much of it not good. The program and company in question is ScanGuard. It promises a lot and uses a number of dubious website tricks to sell you on installing it. For this reason, it has encouraged […] Issue 3.17 Flat panel TVs are getting bigger and less expensive. This was reflected in the Christmas specials recently when I saw 50 inch and bigger TVs that cost under $400. That is amazing considering that two years ago, 40 inch TVs were a deal at $600. You can still spend a lot. A recent […] Issue 51.16 Before I jump into today’s subject, I want my readers to know that it is still an option to get computers with Windows 7. Many of my customers still don’t like Windows 10 and wish to go with a new or used Windows 7 machine. Windows 7 will be supported at least until […] Issue 49.16 These terms are often confused and are a source of frustration, anger and expense to many people. In an effort to help you know the difference and to know how to deal with the various dangers, I am sharing some information that will hopefully be helpful. Make sure you have an up-to-date antivirus […] Last week we focused on Black Friday sales, some of which are already under way and some that start on Thanksgiving or the next day (Friday) and which have some very good deals. To review that article you can go to http://seniorsampler.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Sampler-46.16.pdf . In addition, there are other sales that you may want to know […] Issue 46.16 The traditional super deals offered at 6 AM the day after Christmas (often in limited quantities such as the first 2 or 5 or 20 customers) have changed in recent years. Some stores opened earlier, some offered deals on Thanksgiving afternoon or evening. Many now have hourly deals, a few at 6, some […] Issue 45.16 It is almost time for our annual review of deals coming up for the holidays. Black Friday deals are already being advertised by many stores and online vendors. Tying super deals to the day after Thanksgiving is giving way to early shopping and internet deals. We will review some of the best of […] Issue 43.16 Currency is a mode of exchanging value with other people. Historically, people would exchange things that had actual value such as salt, food, animals, spices, textiles, etc. The most desired currency was precious metals or gems because they were stable (didn’t die or spoil on the trip) and valued by people in all […] Issue 41.16 A few months back, we discussed the concept that you can secure your important documents and pictures by ‘encrypting’ them. This is a process that scrambles your files so they cannot be read or used by others unless they have the ‘key’ that restores them to a usable form. This can be dangerous […] |
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