By phil on December 20, 2009
This was just too funny not to repost it.
If you use Linux at all you will understand the above image, if you are stuck on windows well you have other things to worry about :)
Anyway thanks goes to GeeksAreSexy.net for posting this.
~Phil
Posted in Fun, Tech
By phil on October 24, 2009
Photo by: Ricky David
First it was J.P. Morgan Chase then it was eBay and now Paypal!
When is it going to stop?
Do these phishing emails really work?
Do people actually click on a link that look like this:
http://rolexwatches2.com/images/.www.paypal.com/
If you would consider clicking on a link like that can you tell me why? Why would you think that [...]
Posted in Phishing, Security, Tech, Warnings
By phil on September 14, 2009
First let me just say that I am not a big fan of Yahoo instant messaging, but I have it because several friends and clients use it. I personally use AOL Instant Messenger, but I also use Yahoo and Google Talk because of others as well.
So for the last couple of days I have been [...]
Posted in Internet, Tech, Thoughts
By phil on December 18, 2008
Microsoft has released a patch on Wednesday to fix an exploit that could allow remote access to your PC. If you use Internet Explorer 7 you MUST apply the patch when it is available.
You can read about the exploit here and here and you can read about the actual flaw on Microsoft’s website here.
Why are [...]
Posted in Security, Tech
By phil on March 19, 2008
I have been asked many times by my clients “How do I upload an image in Word Press”? Instead of me telling everyone individually over and over again I thought why not post to my blog. So here is a very short and simple tutorial on how to upload an image to Word Press.
It is [...]
Posted in Tech, Wordpress
By phil on February 8, 2008
After installing Microsoft Office I noticed an annoying little button bar on my Windows task bar at the bottom of my screen. It is called the Language Bar and looks like this:
I can’t stand how it gets in the way of my task bar and hogs space. I don’t need it, I only [...]
Posted in Tech, Windows
By phil on February 8, 2008
It has been brought to my attention today that a domain name renewal scam is currently making the rounds. This scam is not new, but domain owners continue to fall victim to this practice on a daily basis. I just wanted to make you aware of how the scam works so that you can protect [...]
Posted in Internet, Scams, Tech
By phil on January 31, 2008
Just like the post I made about Bank Phishing, today I received an email supposedly from eBay requesting to change my registration information. Well of course if you read my post from the other day you already know that I am very aware of spoofed emails that are phishing for personal login information.
Guess what? [...]
Posted in Phishing, Security, Tech, Warnings
By phil on January 29, 2008
Today I received and email from what appeared to be J.P. Morgan Chase which if you don’t know is a very well known bank. The email looked official and actually would lead you to believe that it came from Chase.
Have a look at a screenshot of the email (click to enlarge):
Looks pretty good except for [...]
Posted in Phishing, Security, Tech, Warnings
By phil on January 24, 2008
Several days ago I wrote about a Free Windows Firewall, well today I am following up with a Free Windows Anti-Virus Sofware. The software is called AVG Anti-Virus and I have been using it personally for over 2 years without any problems. The software is GREAT!!! It updates automatically daily and I have not had [...]
Posted in Tech