Since security is one of my biggest concerns, this question is great. Fortunately, the mainstream web browsers make it easy to detect scam and phishing websites. There are also some plugins that can be installed to assist in detected phishing sites. Phishing websites are sites that look like your bank, Paypal, Ebay, or another financial […]
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Question: How do you know if you are connecting to a legimate website not a scam site?
Published by August 1st, 2007 in Internet, Question, Evil and Security. 1 CommentThe Windows Key is fantastic. It’s not just to bring up the Windows menu. One of the additional shortcuts is Win+E, which starts Windows Explorer as if you had just opened up “My Computer.” It’s a quick and easy way to navigate to all of your files.
Today’s shortcut is nice and simple. If you have multiple programs running on your computer, you can cycle through each one quickly to switch between them. While holding Alt, each press of the Tab button will cycle through one program. A little display pops up with a quick description of what program is currently selected. […]
The shortcut for today is another that helps in the realm of word processing and email composing. Ctrl+Del behaves similar to the normal delete function, but deletes an entire word rather than a single character. You might be noticing a pattern developing with the Ctrl button. There are plenty of shortcuts that use the Ctrl […]
My new project: Digital TV receiver and Video Recorder
Published by July 5th, 2007 in Internet, Hardware, Linux, Blog Post and Communication. 4 CommentsI’ve started a new project that should cut my bills down by a little more than $80 a month. I’ve heard a lot about building a DVR using a computer, essentially building a Media Center PC at home. I want to take it a step further and completely eliminate my cable TV bill. Most TV […]
