Fake tech support, cleaning Alexa, and nerd news

Tech Talk #82 – July 21, 2018   Fake tech support scams are on the rise   There are more crooks than ever running fake tech support scams. First it was phone calls, then poisoned pop-ups and hijacked advertising networks, and now social media. When (if) people start to catch on to the scammer’s schemes, they’ll go back to making random phone calls and start the cycle over again. All to try and scare people

New phone settings and fixing slow browsers

Tech Talk #81 – July 7, 2018 New phone settings and fixing slow browsers Hey, congratulations; you've got a new phone. You (or the helpful people at the store) activated your new phone and you’re all logged in and ready to go.   Before you go out and use your phone to shoot a video of your nephew jumping onto a trampoline from the roof, let’s talk about settings. All Android and Apple phones contain