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Beware of 3rd Party Facebook Applications
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I don’t want anyone to think I’m ignoring them when I don’t respond to many of these 3rd party Facebook applications. If the application is not developed by Facebook or a company I recognize as reputable, I will likely not respond to the notification since it requires I add the application to my Facebook account.
When you add an application, you are giving the 3rd party developer carte blanche to your profile information and list of friends. This is how phishing schemes and ID theft is being introduced into the Facebook community. Read More→
Usernames and Passwords, Oh My!
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It’s out of control. Every time you visit a new web site you usually have to register or create an account. In the process, you attempt to at least create a user name you’ve used on most other sites on which you’ve registered. What if that one is taken? You must then use something different from your preferred user name, which we in the tech world call a “one-off.” Read More→
Playing Virus Russian Roulette
Posted by: | CommentsAre you playing Russian Roulette with your computer by not having a current anti-virus installed and updated? Whether you are using a Windows or Mac, you should have an anti-virus product installed with an up-to-date subscription or you could find yourself losing your files, photos or worse, your entire system.
Anti-Virus software is the one software purchase no one should skimp on. There are great products out there that are reasonably priced and work very well. Each product is similar in functionality; however, there are some products that can drag the performance of your computer down to a crawl. Read More→
