Internet Marketing – Keep your money! – 5
I received a letter from Asia with the sad news that somebody with my surname (family name – Joyce) had died in a car crash in 2012. He had left $ millions in the form of a certificate of deposit (CD). I could inherit it, as his wife and children were killed in the crash, if…
Internet Marketing –Running out of storage, overwhelmed by spam? – 5
Use free tools to clear out bloat Check your connected apps on Facebook Facebook apps are another privacy concern – plus they can pester you with annoying notifications. To review which apps you have installed, open Facebook in a desktop browser, click the dropdown arrow at the top right of the window and select Settings. Then, in…
Internet Marketing – Keep your money! – 4
I received a letter from Asia with the sad news that somebody with my surname (family name – Joyce) had died in a car crash in 2012. He had left $ millions in the form of a certificate of deposit (CD). I could inherit it, as his wife and children were killed in the crash, if I shared…
Internet Marketing –Running out of storage, overwhelmed by spam? – 4
Use free tools to clear out bloat Clear out browser extensions Browser extensions may slow down your online experience, and they can even compromise your security, since they can spy on every site you visit. It’s a good idea to disable or uninstall any you’re not using regularly. On desktop browsers this is easy to do. In…
Internet Marketing – Keep your money! – 3
I received a letter, from a refugee in Senegal who wants help to claim a large amount of money belonging to her father. Then, a letter told me that the problem had been solved. Having provided help (I HAD NOT!), I would receive a six-figure present! I must send 350 euro for courier services. My reply:…
Internet Marketing –Running out of storage, overwhelmed by spam? – 3
Use free tools to clear out bloat Audit permissions on your mobile apps Even if there’s plenty of space free on your smartphone, it’s a good idea to keep an eye on which apps can access your personal information, or do costly things such as make phone calls or send text messages. On iOS you can…
Internet Marketing – Keep your money! – 2
I received a long letter, in Russian, from a refugee in Senegal who wants help to claim a large amount of money belonging to her father. I reply that I may be able to help but that: I will not send any money, for any reason, now or in the future. Then, silence. About a…
Internet Marketing –Running out of storage, overwhelmed by spam? – 2
Use free tools to clear out bloat Track down space-wasting documents Old, innocuous-looking files can gobble up huge amounts of space on your laptop, such as backups that are no longer needed, or big downloads that you’d forgotten about. And since these files are unique to you, generic cleanup tools are likely to miss them. It’s easy…
Internet Marketing – Keep your money! – 1
Binary options = fraud says the Independent (UK). As you spend more time on the internet, you will probably be offered a chance to bet (speculate) on whether the $ will be stronger, or weaker, against the Euro, at a specified future time. The bet could cover any currency, or commodity. The bet is either you win, or you…
Internet Marketing –Running out of storage, overwhelmed by spam? – 1
Use free tools to clear out bloat If your laptop is running low on storage, Windows’s built-in Disk Cleanup tool can find and wipe unneeded files – just search for it in the Start menu. Mac OS Sierra has a similar feature, but it’s well hidden: to find it, open the System Information tool, then open…