Computer/ Internet Tips & News
May 2018
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This Month: 

  • Microsoft, Apple or your email provider will NEVER call you, or prompt you to call them - take the scam quiz
  • How to spot phishing emails trying to get you to divulge your Apple or Netflix login information
  • Is your smartphone or tablet slowing down? Closing your open apps could help
  • Computer Humor
  • Tell a friend, get $20 service credit
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Microsoft, Apple or your email provider will NEVER call you, or prompt you to call them - take the 7 question scam quiz
Scammers claiming to represent Microsoft, Apple or an email provider are calling people trying to convince them that there's a problem with their device, account or license so that they can ultimately sell them bogus and unnecessary tech support services.

Legitimate companies WILL NEVER CALL YOU, OR PROMPT YOU TO CALL via a pop-up or unsolicited message on your device.

Consumer Reports recently published a 7 question quiz to help people identify scams. Click here to take the quiz...

For more information about tech support scams click here...
How to spot phishing emails trying to get you to divulge your Apple or Netflix login information
"Phishing" is typically an email or other message that tries to convince you that you need to log into your account to fix something. But phishing messages aren't from who they say they are, and try to get you to divulge your login credentials on official-looking websites. Check out phishing examples in the following articles:




Can you spot the problems in the following email?
Answer: Did you notice the many Capitalization errors, and request to reply with "your password"?
Is your smartphone or tablet slowing down? Closing your open apps could help
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If your smartphone or tablet is slowing down, closing your open apps could help speed it up. When you "close" most apps on a smartphone or tablet, it actually remains in memory running in the background. Over time you may have dozens of apps running in the background which can make it feel slower. Read the instructions in the articles below to close open apps.


Computer Humor
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