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Jerry Kidd

Over 500 Ways to Kill it in 2018

If you are reading this then it’s safe to say that the first four weeks of 2018 are in the books already! Only 48 more weeks to make something happen this year! For this week’s post I thought that I’d give you an easy way to mine the nuggets that this blog contains.  I am…

Jerry Kidd

Facebook Scam Alert!

Ever gotten a Facebook friend request from someone that you are already friends with?  If so welcome to the club! It seems that fake Facebook profiles are the new way that scammers are trying to reach into your wallet.  Here is how to spot one of these requests as being fake.  Whenever you get a…

60 Minutes warns all cell phone users – Your phone could be hacked!

Here is a quote from the 60 Minutes web site: “In today’s world, there’s really only two types of companies or two types of people which are those who have been hacked and realize it and those who have been hacked and haven’t.” That’s what mobile security expert John Hering tells 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn…

Jerry Kidd

Just say no to Windows 10…for now!

I just got back from a summer’s worth of travel to Spain and then to Maui.  I had a great time at both destinations and really enjoyed the sights, sounds, smells, activities, people and of course the FOOD! While I was gone, Microsoft released the latest version of the Windows operating system, Version 10.  It…

Jerry Kidd

Protect yourself on Facebook with these free apps

The world’s most popular social networking can be a great place to stay up with your friends, meet new friends and even find new clients for your business. But, that same popularity also means that it is an attractive and fertile hunting ground for scammers, spammers and other people who want to take advantage of…

Got passwords?

How many passwords are you juggling these days?  How many different logins?  What about the question of which login and password did you use with which website?   I often wonder if I am the only person going slowly nuts trying to juggle all of this and still be effective at what I do, and…

6 easy steps to secure any computer from malware

Before proceeding to read this article, it is important that I state something up front. It is essential for you to understand and appreciate that there is no such thing as a totally secure operating system or web browser. While the use of security suites and other complementing products can significantly reduce your risks, they…

Tick-Tock, Facebook’s SSL requirement is coming soon. Is your page ready?

On October 1st, 2011, I’ll be walking on Kaanapali Beach on Maui.  While I am doing that, those of you with custom Facebook fan page “tabs” that are not hosted on a server that has a SSL Certificate will find that their expensive custom tab is no longer displayed. For the rest of us, this…