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Imagine hanging out at home with your family, like most any other day. Then, you hear a terrifying message blasting from the living room.
If you’re anything like the rest of us, your whole life revolves around your smartphone. You use it to keep your schedule and stay in touch with friends and check your email. But, what happens when that device stops charging? These simple tricks may be able to help.
Phishing email scams have been around for a very long time and seem to becoming more and more common. Crooks disguise emails so they can trick you into opening or clicking. Then, hook, line and sinker, they got you. Do you think you could spot these malicious emails? This test will help you practice.
There are so many reasons to love the internet. One of my favorite things is the ability to stream music from numerous services.
You can literally stream millions of songs from countless artists. Most music streaming services charge a monthly fee of around $10.
We’ve rounded up a list of utility and productivity apps available for iPad. Whether you need to do advanced math or edit and organize PDFs, these apps will turn your iPad into a machine that helps you get organized and get your work done.
Have you ever been in this situation: You go see a movie at the theater and you are really enjoying it but you really need to use the restroom and you don’t want to miss any of the movie. Well, technology has the solution to that problem with this incredible app.
We all get our share of robocalls and unsolicited telemarketing calls on a daily basis. You know how it goes. Your phone rings, you don’t recognize the number, but you answer anyway, and you hear dead air and then a voice says “Hi! We’ve been trying to reach out about an important matter …”
Here’s a rule of thumb for crooks: If you plan to engage in any kind of fraudulent activity like forgery, it’s all about the details. Miss one, and the whole scheme can fall apart.
So if you’re going to try to falsify a document, for instance, it’s not just about making sure you dot the i’s and cross the t’s. Sure, you might have double-checked that, along with choosing the right logos, lingo or the proper formatting, too, but it’s still not enough.
When was the last time you bought a computer program? If it’s been a while, you won’t believe how expensive they are. Many of them cost $100 or more.
Or, these days, you could spend money on a monthly subscription. They’ll lure you in with a manageable monthly cost, like $10. But that adds up real fast. In just one year, you’re spending $120.
The incredibly advanced technology that we call our smartphone may be a marvel of modern science, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. If you are having problems with some of those annoying problems on your Android phone, I can show you how to fix them.