Make sure it’s really tech support
Recently a hacker was sentenced to three years in federal prison for impersonating an Apple employee and scamming rappers and sports stars out of…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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Set up Google to delete itself after you die
Make a plan for your data. Google makes it easy to assign a person to your account or to automatically delete your data when you die. Here’s how: Go to…
Apollo computing: Don’t get too snooty about today’s tech
Let’s get one thing straight before we talk Apollo computing: Our cellphones are millions of times more powerful than the Apollo 11 lunar module computer….
Online college courses: Path to degrees, low debt
Today’s students have excellent options for their pathway to higher education. They include traditional and community colleges, online courses, or…
Entrepreneurs: To impact the world in a big way
Growing up in Berkeley, Calif., in the 1970s, Reid Hoffman was entranced by role-playing tabletop games. By the age of 12, he was a paid editor at…
Record the police
Using your iPhone, you can ask Siri to record your traffic stop. First, you need to install and configure the shortcut: POLICE. When you see the blinking…
Cyberflashing on planes and trains
iPhone users on airplanes and even trains are increasingly assaulted by images that are ‘air dropped’ from nearby passengers, according to USA TODAY. Air…
Hyper-realistic phishing and ransomware schemes
A spate of hyper-realistic phishing and ransomware schemes masquerade as customers. Typically, targets get an email from a customer in their database. The…
Phishing attacks get more sophisticated
Click a link. Download a file. And that’s where the trouble begins. Phishing attacks by email or social media attempt to lure you into revealing a…
Mac: The missing ‘Save As’ found
In Mac’s Text Edit and other apps, menus no longer feature the ‘Save As’ option on the File menu. Annoying. However, you can bring it back for one use or…