Malware: Malvertising -- Beware

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One of the newsletters I read every day included a link that warns about "Malvertising" -- ads, even on Google, that get your computer involved with Malware.

Here is the Link:


http://www.wired.com/2014/11/malvertising-is-cybercriminals-latest-sweet-spot/?utm_source=howtogeek&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

I strongly urge you to read it.  Even "trusted sites" like You Tube are involved, all unknowingly.  I would like you, a reader of this blog, to be as distant and uninvolved with malware as possible.

Trust. . . but VERIFY.  In other words, be very careful.  No one else is looking out for your best interests.

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Tough Choices

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My iPhone is nearly dead.  The WiFi (on which I depend) won't work.  The battery is two years and ten days old and won't hold a charge, even when not being used, for more than three or four hours (or less).  So, even if I had purchased the extended warranty, my phone would not have been under warranty when it began crashing.

I purchased a new iPhone.  It should arrive today.  What was I thinking?

An LG has a better camera.  A Samsung Galaxy is more waterproof (although I don't go swimming with my phone).  Other brands and models have features that I could enjoy.  Heck!  I could even go the Cricket route if all I want is a phone.  It would be a LOT cheaper.

I was thinking all of the above.  But I purchased an iPhone 6 because it will synchronize with my iMac, my MacBook, and my iPads and iPod.  That is worth a lot to me.  A LOT.

It's worth money and aggravation because I get the actual features I use.

How do you choose the technology you purchase?  What kinds of features, pluses and minuses, do you weigh?

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A "Good" Windows 8

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I had occasion to help a neighbor recently who had a laptop with Windows 8 on it.  The screen was a touch screen.

In moments I realized that this was what makes the difference.  With a touch screen, which she uses skillfully and well, Windows 8 seemed to be a usable operating system.  Wow!

My conclusion:  If you have to have Windows, and have to have Windows 8 or 8.1, get a computer with a touch screen and learn to swipe left, swipe right, touch icons, and generally use it effectively.

I also had a client ask for help with a different Windows 8 machine.  She has a touch screen but has never used it.  Yeah.  It's a clunky machine without the use of swiping and touching, in my opinion.

What do you think?  What experiences have you had with Windows 8 that you can share.  Please, no profanity.

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