Microsoft Intensifies Efforts to Fight Fraudsters
You’re online, watching a compilation video of cute kittens, and your home phone rings. A person claiming to be a representative from Microsoft tells you they detectsed a threat to your computer. The...
View ArticleFruit-Powered Technology
A banana-powered piano? A video game controlled by a couple of watermelons? No, this is not the aftermath of a collision between a fruit cart and a Geekmobile. They are tools our Agents use to get...
View ArticleStaying Connected on Valentine’s Day
With all the hurly-burly in today’s world, it is amazing that anyone has time for love any more. It seems like our work days have progressively gotten longer, business trips more frequent and our...
View ArticleFarewell, Mr. Spock
Star Trek launched the imagination of millions of geeks everywhere. But it was Leonard Nimoy’s turn as Spock that ignited my passion for the Star Trek universe and science fiction in general. My...
View ArticleTax Filing Software: A New Security Issue
Filing your tax return electronically is one of the great advantages of today’s connected world. In addition to saving you time by transmitting your information to the IRS using the Internet, these...
View ArticleStay On Target…
May is a very important month in the geek ecosystem. A few years ago, Agent Derek wrote about May 25th being not only Geek Pride Day and Towel Day (from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy), but also the...
View ArticleTracking the National Bike Challenge
Is the warm weather of spring making you yearn to play outside? Yes, even Agents have to stand up from the keyboard and go to get some sun every so often. And, for me, one of the best ways to play...
View ArticleOnline Virus Removal Scams
Imagine this – you are sitting at home minding your own business when you receive a phone call from an official-sounding person who tells you your computer is seriously infected with viruses. They say...
View ArticleReserving Windows 10 Upgrade
Our friends at Microsoft have developed a new version of their Windows operating system, Windows 10, which will be available for download on July 29. The upgrade will be available free to users who...
View ArticleSpam Down, Email Threats Still High
Symantec’s Intelligence report for June shows a marked drop in spam received by business email users worldwide. Their metrics show businesses received a little less than half the spam they usually...
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