Adobe Reader Phishing Scam

Have you received an email from Adobe about an update? Delete the email immediately. The email is part of a phishing scam. They are trying to get you to give some information about yourself. The email looks like the one below:

In this case it's always a good idea to go directly to the source. It's a bad idea to click on links in emails. If you receive email from someone that you are uncertain about, just go to the web site of the company in question. Delete the original email and you will be fine.

Phishing Scams Targeting CTI Customers

There is an email making the rounds that looks like it cane from Computer Techniques, Inc. It is a phishing scam. If you receive this email delete it immediately. If you have responded to the email, with the information requested, you need to change your password immediately. These scams try to get information from users. Below is a picture of what this particular phishing email looks like.

The following links provide some information about what phishing scams are and how to deal with them.

Wikipedia - Phishing

Microsoft - Phishing: Frequently asked questions

Facebook for Parents

If you have children, you know Facebook is how they communicate. To help you understand what Facebook is and how to use it, I found "A Parent's Guide to facebook". This guide was produced by the ConnectSafely site. After reading the guide you should have a better idea of how to use Facebook safely.

Facebook for Parents

What browser are you using?

Has anybody ever asked you what browser you are using? Did you give them a blank stare?

Go to this site http://www.whatbrowser.org/en/ and it will show you exactly what web browser you are using.

Check and see what you are running. It might be time to try a different browser or update the one you already use.

Tweet Wrap

OK, so it's MAJORly GEEKY, but there is a site that takes Tweets and turns it into wrapping paper. If you or someone you are gifting is always on Twitter this is the site for you.

http://pages.samsung.com/us/tweetwrap/