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What You’re Giving Away in Those Social Media Surveys

Facebook privacy

The post on Facebook or other social media might start with something like this: “It’s fun to learn odd little things about people.”

Sure, it can be fun to learn and share these things, but also dangerous. If you take the bait, you become a victim of social engineering.

From a cybersecurity standpoint, social engineering is the practice of manipulating people into giving up private information.…

April 18, 2020 15 comments
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Consumer TopicsTechnology

Hang Up on Social Security and Medicare Scammers

If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the government or law enforcement, it's almost certainly a scam.

If you get a phone call from someone claiming to be from the government or law enforcement, it’s almost certainly a scam.

One common scam involves a phone call that supposedly comes from the Social Security Administration (SSA) or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). They may claim that your Social Security number is about to be suspended due to criminal or fraudulent activities.…

August 24, 2019 6 comments
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Career & JobsHow-ToTechnology

How to Improve Your LinkedIn Profile

Whether you're actively looking for a job or relatively satisfied with your current situation, it's important that you don't neglect your LinkedIn profile.

If you’re like most people, you probably don’t think much about your LinkedIn profile unless you’re actively looking for a new position. Even some job seekers spend little or no time on their LinkedIn profiles. Either way, this is a big mistake.

No matter how secure you think your job is or how much you like your job, you need to keep your resume up-to-date and your LinkedIn profile active and sparkling.…

July 17, 2019 22 comments
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Technology

10 Secret Confessions of a Technology Pro

10 things your IT person wants you to know.

After many years of working in technology, I’m spilling the beans on what your IT (information technology) person is probably thinking. Here are 10 things you might want to know about your friendly office computer geek.

This post may contain affiliate links; please read my disclosure here.

That’s Not the Dumbest Question I’ve Ever Heard

The longer someone has worked in IT, the less likely it is that you can possibly ask the dumbest question she’s ever heard. …

May 16, 2019 4 comments
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Technology

What’s Up With All the EBay Selling Problems?

From a seller’s standpoint, the past few weeks might have you referring to ebay as “glitch-bay” or “eBug.”

Buyers probably don’t notice the numerous gremlins affecting eBay – at least, I haven’t seen any complaints from eBay buyers having trouble with the site.

Sellers, however, have been burning up the web with reports of strange happenings.

This post may contain affiliate links; please read my disclosure here.…

July 4, 2018 0 comment
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Technology

DesignEvo Review: Easily Create Your Own Logos

LivingWithBeth was provided with full access to DesignEvo for evaluation purposes. This review was written by D.P. McIntire and offers his honest and unbiased opinions.

DesignEvo is an online service that allows visitors to create logos and other images suitable for personal or small business use, without the need to hire a graphic design firm. You can also use DesignEvo to create a logo for your online store on eBay, Etsy or Shopify, or for any side gig you might have.…

June 4, 2018 2 comments
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How-ToTechnology

5 Pro Tips to Improve Your Computer Security

These 5 pro tips will help protect your computer from viruses, ransomware, hackers and other online perils.Computer security hit the mainstream long ago, with regular media attention on high-profile security breaches and ransomware attacks.

A ransomware attack that hit the city of Atlanta had far-reaching effects on city services such as the court system, police reporting and online payment of water and sewer bills.

Unfortunately, you can’t protect your data that’s in the hands of other companies from incidents like what happened at Equifax.…

May 15, 2018 4 comments
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Why You Shouldn’t Overreact to the ‘Genetic Informant’ Hype

A recent break in a California cold case has brought ancestral DNA privacy into the spotlight. Should you be concerned?

Police in California believe that they’ve cracked a decades-old case involving multiple rapes and murders in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Finding their suspect involved more than just the modern ability to extract DNA from crime scene samples. Since the DNA didn’t match anyone in their law enforcement databases, police turned to a free online database of DNA called GEDMATCH.

On GEDMATCH, people researching their genealogy voluntarily post their ancestral DNA profiles to help in building their family trees.…

May 7, 2018 0 comment
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Family & KidsHow-ToTechnology

5 Clever Google Hacks to Jumpstart Your Genealogy Research

Google knows a lot about your ancestors if you know how to search for it. These 5 tips will help you get the most out of your Google genealogy research.

Google knows a lot about your ancestors if you know how to search for it. These 5 tips will help you get the most out of your Google genealogy research.

A word of caution, though – take care when you find other people’s family trees. It’s best to avoid copying information from other people’s genealogy unless they cite reliable sources. Otherwise, you have no way of verifying that the information is correct.…

April 17, 2018 10 comments
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How to Unlock Ancestry’s Hidden Genealogy Research Records

Ancestry.com offers a mindblowing array of genealogy records, but you might be surprised to learn that not all of those records show up in a normal search.

Ancestry.com offers a mindblowing array of genealogy records, but you might be surprised to learn that not all of those records show up in a normal search.

The site also contains a large number of records that haven’t been indexed into the standard search function. These “browse-only” collections are mostly invisible to the average Ancestry user.

Some of these collections have been around for years, while others are new to the site.…

April 3, 2018 0 comment
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