Shoplifting 2019: Low risk, high reward
According to the National Association for Shoplifting Prevention (NASP), about 27 million people — 10% of the U.S. population — steal more than $13…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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How to defy shoplifters
Although it’s not possible to completely eradicate theft, there are ways to resist and deter shoplifters in stores large and small. According to the…
From Beanie Babies to billions
In the early 1960s, Ty Warner dropped out of Kalamazoo College in Michigan and moved to California to become an actor. Soon he was a grocery store clerk,…
Google Glass finds space in industry
Technicians in aerospace, warehousing and even training, often need both hands free while they reference printed materials or communicate with others. And…
Don’t use these iPhone PINs
Here are the most common PINs. More than 25 percent of hacked iPhones use these, according to Cult of Mac. 1234 1111 0000 1212 7777 1004 2000 4444 2222…
Beware these email phishing attempts
Seen lately in the wild are these phishing attempts: * Funny and fake: The director of the FBI needs your help for wiretapping the Internet! Evidently…
The tiny get-rich-quick Idea that worked big time
While growing up in the tiny country town of Cricklade in north Wiltshire, England, Alex Tew was known as a maverick entrepreneur. At the age of eight, he…
Using Internet Explorer can be dangerous, experts say
You probably know that Microsoft is no longer updating Internet Explorer, in favor of Microsoft Edge. But switching to another browser is not just a…
Facebook quizzes: Think before taking one
Facebook quizzes, polls, and trivia games are fun to take, but some are schemes to steal your profile, hack your identity, or just send spam. Suppose you…
Book Review: The writers of code guide modern life
In the early 1990s, the young men and women who would become known as coders reveled in systems. They wrote notes to each other in binary, the language of…