Schemes, Part 1

There are a lot of cyber-schemes going around today.  And yes, they have been going around for years.  However, it seems to me that they have become more abundant over the last several months. You know the emails with strange attachments, the links from companies asking you to log in and check your account.  Then…

Your Abandoned Smartphone May Betray You

(from TechNewsWorld, http://www.technewsworld.com/) By Richard Adhikari That phone you so callously turned over to another may be harboring some of your secrets — and it may be all too willing to spill its guts. An examination of 20 used phones purchased on eBay turned up more than 1,500 family photos of kids, 750 photos of…

Gmail Call

If you are a Gmail user you will have noticed something new in the last couple of weeks. If you did not notice it you must have popup ads blocked on your browser. Google was pretty persistent in letting you know about it. I am not sure of the exact name of the feature since…