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Another Phishing Email – “Your iTunes is frozen”

Posted on August 3, 2014 by quill

Online criminals continue with phishing expeditions. Phishing is sending phony emails that mimic legitimate emails from reputable sources, hoping to get you to click on them to download malware, or to steal your login and password when you arrive at … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer Zero-day vulnerability – time to change

Posted on April 28, 2014 by quill

Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Web browser has been exposed to have a vulnerability that hackers have been exploiting — before Microsoft has had a chance to respond with a patch. (this is the meaning of the term Zero Day, a hole … Continue reading →

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Q. Can I use images from Google Images on my website?

Posted on June 6, 2012 by quill

Copyright and you: To start with, all images (photographic, moving picture, painted, sculpted or drawn) and texts (books, song lyrics) – are covered by national and international copyright law. This is automatic as soon as the image is created. Copyright … Continue reading →

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Q. What does it mean to clean a cache?

Posted on April 4, 2012 by quill

Your web browser caches (keeps local copies on your hard drive of) many of the pages and graphics it downloads as you are browsing the Web. This makes it faster to reload the same page when you return to it … Continue reading →

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Q. When you register on a website, do they know your IP address?

Posted on April 3, 2012 by quill

Yes, they know your IP address and a lot more without you having to register or enter any information. Your IP address is sent to the webserver with every page and file request that you make on the Web. That’s … Continue reading →

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Q. Someone called me from my internet provider and told me my machine needed to be fixed?

Posted on January 18, 2012 by quill

Hang up the phone immediately.  This is a scam. (Never believe a phone caller. If your service provider really needed to contact you, you could hang up and call them back on their support phone number, which you can easily … Continue reading →

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Q. How do I block a particular domain or keep my children away from undesirable websites?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by quill

The first step is always to create and Administrative login account on the computer, which the children do not have the password for.  Change the login account(s) the children use to Standard or limited privileges to prevent them from installing … Continue reading →

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Q. How do I know if a website has a virus?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by quill

Downloading files from websites (especially pirated files) is risky no matter what. The files may not be what you think they are, and may contain malware installers.  Or the site may be ‘poisoned’ and try to automatically download malware to … Continue reading →

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Q. How do I get my Bookmarks onto a new computer?

Posted on July 4, 2011 by quill

Bookmarks or Favorites in a Web browser can be moved from one browser to another, or from one computer to another. Go into your present browser, and look for the function to export bookmarks or favorites. This will result in … Continue reading →

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Favorite Sites: Experimental Musical Instruments

Posted on June 8, 2011 by quill

One of my earliest musical memories is of pulling all of the pots and pans out of the cupboards, arranging them around the kitchen floor and hitting them with wooden spoons.  Later, it was filling bottles and glasses with water … Continue reading →

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Q. How do I know this online company is legitimate?

Posted on May 28, 2011 by quill

Do not give your personal information or credit card information to any website that you are not sure about. Google the company name, URL and address to see if there have been complaints on online forums about the company or … Continue reading →

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Q. Is PayPal safe?

Posted on May 17, 2011 by quill

PayPal the company is trustworthy However you are dealing with third parties who are sellers or buyers — and those third parties can be good or they can be a problem. There are many terms and conditions that can affect … Continue reading →

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Favorite sites: Douglas Magazine and Y.A.M.

Posted on May 16, 2011 by quill

Victoria BC is home to an excellent magazine publisher, Page One Publishing, and their magazines Douglas (business) and Y.A.M. (lifestyle) are a treat. Douglas is a quality business magazine that connects local businesses and people through its in-depth articles and … Continue reading →

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Favorite Sites: ehMac for Canadian Macintosh owners

Posted on May 12, 2011 by quill

If you are a Macintosh owner or fan in Canada, then ehMac http://www.ehmac.ca is a must-bookmark site. The ehMac forum has discussions about Macintoshes, Mac troubleshooting, software, and opinions, plus wide ranging threads about everything Canadian, from the weather to … Continue reading →

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Favorite Sites: Life As A Human

Posted on May 10, 2011 by quill

Here is one of my favorite sites, Life As A Human http://lifeasahuman.com/ – a continual source of new ideas and challenges to indifference. Life As A Human was started in February 2010 by some friends of mine in Victoria BC … Continue reading →

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