PC Mentoring

05/31/2023

https://facebook.com/events/s/join-us-for-our-2nd-networking/1355928304967466/

10/18/2022

My business networking group is hosting a lunchtime mixer tomorrow at The Establishment in N. Chelmsford.
https://goo.gl/maps/Vk1sZwpLCBkWdMDU7

Come join us at 11:30am to grow your business and enjoy some free food and raffles!

10/13/2022

https://www.staples.com/product_24504670
Super deal on a laptop suitable for schoolwork, etc. Only $330 (40% off)!

Get HP 15.6" Laptop, Intel Core i3-1125G4, 8GB Memory, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Home (4Z3A9UA ) fast and with free shipping on qualifying orders at Staples.

08/23/2022

https://www.techspot.com/news/95709-beware-convincing-paypal-phishing-scam.html

Krebs on Security reports that the phishing emails claim to be an invoice from PayPal's billing department asking for $600. Most people these days know to check...

02/04/2022

If you are looking for an inexpensive media consumption device, this 11.6" Chromebook laptop is only $109 right now (was $250)!

Shop Acer Chromebook 311 – 11.6” HD Display – MediaTek MT8183C Octa-Core – 4GB LPDDR4X – 32GB eMMC – WiFi 5 – USB Type-C at Best Buy. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in-store pick-up. Price Match Guarantee.

10/07/2021

https://www.techspot.com/news/91607-new-android-trojan-malware-can-completely-take-over.html

Beware texts about Covid booster shots!

I just got a text today about Covid booster shots with a link to the mass.gov website: LEGIT.

See inside this article what the fake ones look like, and if it asks to install anything on your phone -- RUN AWAY!

Proofpoint researchers note that TangleBot targets users by sending text messages to Android devices in the U.S. and Canada. The SMS messages are disguised as Covid-19 regulations...

05/19/2021

Do you use Venmo? Do you know you have to set transactions to private, as they are completely public by default? You also need to make past transactions private as well. In the app, tap the main menu (upper-right) > Settings > Privacy.

Do you know you can see the full friends list of all your Venmo friends, their friends-friends list, etc. forever? Have you allowed Venmo access to your Facebook friends list? Then everyone in the world can see all your friends! The only solution is to unfriend everyone on your Venmo friends list since there is no setting to make your friend list private.

The peer-to-peer payments app leaves everyone from ordinary people to the most powerful person in the world exposed.

05/18/2021

Windows 10 has built-in protection against ransomware!

There are the obvious methods, of course: backup your data to offline, local drives regularly, keep important files in more than one secure location and avoid downloading...

03/10/2021

If printing causes your PC to crash...

A recent Windows 10 update is causing problems...
https://www.windowslatest.com/2021/03/10/windows-10-kb5000802-march-update-is-crashing-pcs-with-bsod/

How to fix win32kfull.sys BSOD after March 2021 update
The fix for BSOD is simply to uninstall the update manually. To uninstall the update, follow these steps:
1. Open Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update.
2. Click on ‘View Update History’
3. Click on ‘Uninstall updates’ link.
4. Locate the update and click on ‘Uninstall’.
The update to remove is KB5000802.

03/12/2020

Firefox continues to add privacy-enhancing features.

Firefox users, it's time to update your browser to get a raft of new features, such as DNS-Over-HTTPS, blocking Facebook from tracking you around the web, and blocking apps from installing add-ons.

01/12/2020

If like me, you use Firefox, update to the latest version immediately!

The Department of Homeland Security sent out an urgent alert for Mozilla Firefox browser users.