A few days ago, I posted an article called Understanding URLs or Web Addresses To Help Be Protected From Phishing Scams which taught you the basics of understanding “URLs” or web addresses, so you could recognize and avoid a common trick used by online scammers to fool people into thinking links in emails were legit. ...
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 Video: How to Spot and Avoid Phishing Scams
(461 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

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An online scam that almost had me fooled – here’s a tip to protect you

A while back I wrote you about how a number of people had their Apple iTunes account broken into, and I mentioned how this most likely happened due to “phishing scams”. ...
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 Understanding URLs or Web Addresses To Help Be Protected From Phishing Scams
(1378 words, estimated 5:31 mins reading time)

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Have you ever been stuck in traffic behind a car with one of those custom license plates like “LUVYZ1″ and you’re scratching your head for a couple of minutes trying to figure out what on Earth it’s supposed to mean? ...
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 How to Use Long File Names For Organizing Your Computer
(963 words, estimated 3:51 mins reading time)

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This latest computer question & answer comes from Mavis Wood who writes: ...
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 Computer Question About Web Browser Words Overlapping
(369 words, estimated 1:29 mins reading time)

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In this audio lesson I’ll be answering a computer question from Gold Club member Peter Proud, who asks: ...
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 Navigation To Webpage Was Cancelled Error – Computer Question Answered
(364 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

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I’ve been trying to get caught up so I could have a chance to write a new article for my blog, so with this recent story to illustrate a point, I thought I’d share this important advice to protect your privacy and security. ...
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 App Store Hacked – How to Stay Safe Online
(1158 words, estimated 4:38 mins reading time)

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In this computer question & answer audio lesson, I’m answering a question sent in by subscriber Patt Davis who writes:

“Hello Worth,
I have been enjoying your advice for some time now and I appreciate the help. ...
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 Computer Question Answered About Hijacked Computer
(407 words, estimated 1:38 mins reading time)

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I heard from a reader named Phyllis who wrote with the question:

“Could you please tell me why I can’t print from Microsoft Office?” ...
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 Computer Question: Why Microsoft Office Won’t Print
(179 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)

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Note: this is the Apple Mac version of this lesson.  If you have a Windows computer you’ll want to watch: How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Microsoft Windows.  If you’re getting this via my podcast, you should get both videos automatically. ...
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 How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Apple Mac OS X
(438 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

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Note: This is the Windows version of this lesson. There is also an Apple Mac version — if you’re subscribed to my podcast you should get both versions automatically, but if you have a Mac and you’re watching this on my website, you’ll want to click the following link to read: How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Apple Mac OS X ...
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 How to Undo Computer Mistakes in Microsoft Windows
(554 words, estimated 2:13 mins reading time)

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I’ve been meaning to write a post mentioning that I’ve set up my site to automatically add the majority of audio and video computer training which I post to this blog to my podcast, and show you how you can subscribe for free. ...
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 How to Get My Computer Training Audio & Videos Via iTunes
(376 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

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This audio computer lesson departs from the usual computer question & answer format – I recorded this lesson to help you stop wasting time and clogging up inboxes with those virus warnings everyone likes to forward around. ...
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 Why You Should Stop Forwarding Emails About Virus Threats & Tips How to Spot Email Hoaxes
(460 words, estimated 1:50 mins reading time)

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This latest computer question comes from Taj Abed who writes:

“Hello, thanks for information. I want to know about PC safety, please describe it to me. I really need to find out about it.” ...
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 Computer Question & Answer – Basic Computer Security Tips
(167 words, estimated 40 secs reading time)

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In this computer question & answer audio lesson, I answer a question from “Nitromesupporter”, who asks:

“does having lots of things in your hard drive slow computers too?
my computer is really old, still Intel pentium 4 with 512mb of ram.
the bright side is that its 2.80ghz well its fast for the stuff i do ” ...
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 Computer Question – Does a Full Hard Drive Slow Down a Computer
(124 words, estimated 30 secs reading time)

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In the over fifteen years I’ve been helping people with computers as a professional, I’ve found that a majority of people — even ones who have been using the computer for years — have huge gaps in their basic computer skills and as a result are making using the computer much harder for themselves than it has to be. ...
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 How to Cut, Copy & Paste – Plain English Video Training
(345 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

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how to fix your Facebook privacy settings…

If you’ve been a student of mine for a while, you know I am very big on personal privacy and security issues and talk a lot about the importance of being careful about what you say and do online as it creates a permanent record that is shared with absolutely anybody and everybody who has an Internet connection. ...
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 How to Facebook Privacy Settings Video Lesson
(673 words, estimated 2:42 mins reading time)

facebook privacy · how to facebook · how to facebook privacy

In this audio computer lesson I teach you two ways you can save a lot of money when buying a Mac, free of the risks of buying used and second-hand equipment that’s not covered by warranty.

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I tend to tell my students a lot that they need to be careful about using social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter, because anything you post about yourself in your profile or any status updates/tweets you make are public and can be read by anyone. ...
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 Another Reason to Be Careful About Your Privacy When Using Social Networking Sites – Credit Card Numbers Exposed
(484 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

blippy · consumerist · identity theft · Social Networking Risks

In this video lesson, I continue from the previous lesson where I explained how a router and modem work in non-technical terms and demonstrate how to hook them together. In this lesson I demonstrate a quick fix to a common Internet problem where you can’t get online (make sure you use the link above to watch the first lesson if you missed it). ...
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 How to Reset Your Modem & Router to Solve a Common Internet Problem
(333 words, estimated 1:20 mins reading time)

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About a day ago, former actor in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Roots, Levar Burton accidentally sent out his personal cell phone number to over 1.6 MILLION people who “follow” him on Twitter.  Having well over a million and a half people who directly are following and reading what he says via Twitter was only the tip of the iceberg, since everything said publicly on any social networking site such as Twitter or Facebook is “indexed” by the search engine and can appear in the search results within moments. ...
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 Audio Lesson On Online Privacy When Using Twitter or Facebook
(221 words, estimated 53 secs reading time)

geordi laforge · levar burton · online privacy · online security · star trek · twitter