I got a phone call from CCRA saying I owe them money.
I got an email at work for someone on Linked In that is my contact, asking me to be my contact again. But, I don't have my work email linked to Linked In.
I got an email at home telling me someone had my password, and told me what that password was. It was an older password that I haven't used for a while. Turns out, it is a scam, and no, they don't have my password, or access to my computer. But it kind of freaked me out.
I can't believe the number of scams and things that are out there. I don't trust anything anymore, and I can totally see why some people fall victim to all this.
Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label computer. Show all posts
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Sunday, October 29, 2017
Backup time
What do you do when your laptop suddenly stops working, goes blank, and shuts off for no reason what so ever? You unplug everything, you close it up, you say a little prayer, and then you reboot. When it comes back up (like nothing happened) you do a backup of all your important files.
I needed to do a backup, as I haven't done one for almost a year now. So, I'll just convince myself this was a good thing.
I needed to do a backup, as I haven't done one for almost a year now. So, I'll just convince myself this was a good thing.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Wanna Cry
There is a ransomware virus out there nicknamed "WannaCry". If you happen to click on an email that is infected, the virus will takes over your computer, and not give it back unless you pay a ransom (in the form of bitcoins). Over the weekend, hospitals in England, and government agencies around the world were infected.
And emails are getting very hard to determine which one is valid and which one is not. I figured out, if the email is from a bank, it's a virus. If it's someone asking you to do a survey for Ipsos Reid, it's a virus. If it's from Netflix, it's a virus (whether you have a Netflix account or not). If it's from Paypal, it's a virus.
Despite the fact that I rarely click on any email that I don't recognize (and have deleted some legitimate emails in the process), I decided to take some time this weekend, and updated Windows, ran a virus scan, and did a backup of all my files on my computer. I think I'm safe for now.
And emails are getting very hard to determine which one is valid and which one is not. I figured out, if the email is from a bank, it's a virus. If it's someone asking you to do a survey for Ipsos Reid, it's a virus. If it's from Netflix, it's a virus (whether you have a Netflix account or not). If it's from Paypal, it's a virus.
Despite the fact that I rarely click on any email that I don't recognize (and have deleted some legitimate emails in the process), I decided to take some time this weekend, and updated Windows, ran a virus scan, and did a backup of all my files on my computer. I think I'm safe for now.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Holiday Monday
Happy Victoria Day
The first official long weekend of the summer season. For us, it's always been the weekend that we do most of the planting in the garden, and getting the backyard ready for summer. We've spent the last two days pulling weeds, cleaning outdoor furniture, planting, mowing, and trimming plants and trees. Together, I think we've spent 16 hours in the last 3 days in the garden working. But, the end result is great. I'll post pics soon, I promise.
But, you might notice that I've been blogging a little more than usual. There is a reason for that. I bought myself a new laptop!! I picked it out on Thurs, and spent most of the weekend setting it up, installing programs and personalizing it (well, when I wasn't in the garden). I bought myself a Asus R500A 15.6" laptop. It's fairly light for a 15.6" laptop, so it will be easy for travelling. But, it's big enough to have the numeric keypad on the side for us anal accountant types.
I'm blogging more, because it's easier than blogging on the iPad. And I don't have to boot up hubby's big computer to logon and post a quick blog or two. I won't give up my iPad (I love that thing too much). But, it's nice to have my own computer once again.
It's been a great long weekend. And now... I'm officially on vacation for a week!!
The first official long weekend of the summer season. For us, it's always been the weekend that we do most of the planting in the garden, and getting the backyard ready for summer. We've spent the last two days pulling weeds, cleaning outdoor furniture, planting, mowing, and trimming plants and trees. Together, I think we've spent 16 hours in the last 3 days in the garden working. But, the end result is great. I'll post pics soon, I promise.
But, you might notice that I've been blogging a little more than usual. There is a reason for that. I bought myself a new laptop!! I picked it out on Thurs, and spent most of the weekend setting it up, installing programs and personalizing it (well, when I wasn't in the garden). I bought myself a Asus R500A 15.6" laptop. It's fairly light for a 15.6" laptop, so it will be easy for travelling. But, it's big enough to have the numeric keypad on the side for us anal accountant types.
I'm blogging more, because it's easier than blogging on the iPad. And I don't have to boot up hubby's big computer to logon and post a quick blog or two. I won't give up my iPad (I love that thing too much). But, it's nice to have my own computer once again.
It's been a great long weekend. And now... I'm officially on vacation for a week!!
