Year: 2016

Real-time Anti-Virus / Anti-Malware software:

There are many free anti-malware / anti-virus software solutions for your PC or Smartphone. They are just as good as the paid versions, in fact some might even be better than paid versions.

Real time virus scanners scan while you are on the internet or opening files. They are your front-line protection against infection. They work hand in hand with virus cleaners, checkers. You should only have one real-time checker active on your PC, as they may interact and cause problems.

Avast Free

http://download.cnet.com/Avast-Free-Antivirus/3000-2239_4-10019223.html?tag=mncol;1

AVG Free

http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2012/3000-2239_4-10320142.html

Microsoft Free

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security-essentials-download

Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition

http://download.cnet.com/Panda-Cloud-Antivirus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10914099.html?tag=mncol;1

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http://www.helpmeus.com/computersecurity.htm

 

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Spotify – my personal favorite. Over 90% of all modern albums are available for listening in their entirety.

https://www.spotify.com/us/

Pandora – you create your own “personalized radio station” by letting Pandora know what genre of music you want to hear and tuning it to your desires over time to create your own private radio station.

http://www.pandora.com/

iheart Radio – mostly live online broadcasts of their stable of stations located all over the USA. Music for most any taste.

http://www.iheart.com/

They are all free, but you still have to listen to commercials. Of course, most services have paid commercial free options available as well.

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Free Online Backup

Get from 2 to 10 GB of free online backup to protect your computer files.

http://pcsupport.about.com/od/software-tools/tp/free-online-backup.htm

 

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Retail industry hit hard by web attacks in first quarter, says Akamai

http://www.fierceitsecurity.com/story/retail-industry-hit-hard-web-attacks-first-quarter-says-akamai/2016-05-19

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Credit card skimmers at Walmart locations resemble skimmer kit.

http://www.fierceitsecurity.com/story/credit-card-skimmers-walmart-locations-resemble-skimmer-kit/2016-05-26

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Did you miss your favorite free broadcast TV show? You can see it for free on your PC (or smartphone + any airtime charges). You may have to wait a week to see it, and might only be able to see the more recently broadcasted shows, but you can catch most TV shows on your PC. All the sites will try to sell you paid versions, but most free broadcast shows are available online within a small window before they become pay versions. And yes, they still have all those commercials you have to sit through.

Hulu

http://www.hulu.com/free

TV.com

http://www.tv.com/video/

CW

http://www.cwtv.com/shows/

Fox

http://www.fox.com/full-episodes

ABC

http://abc.go.com/news/insider/143-for-free-watch-abc-watch-full-episodes-with-no-sign-in-042715

CBS

http://www.cbs.com/watch/

NBC

http://www.nbc.com/video

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I was preparing someone’s recently purchased computer for their use, transferring their data from their old PC and installing new versions of their software on it, when they joked “Who really reads them” as I clicked “I Agree” on the license agreement during installation.

Very true, but we really should. The agreement will tell you exactly who they share your private information with, and what they share. It might also tell you about those little “gifts” they may add along with their software. Some that might not just clutter up and slow down your PC, but may actually compromise your security and privacy.

Whenever I download software, especially freeware from sources I am not familiar with, I run this software on them. It reads those long legal agreements and alerts you to possible “gotchas”.  It is free.

http://www.brightfort.com/eulalyzer.html

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Close to 90% of health care organizations have been breached, report finds.

http://www.fierceitsecurity.com/story/close-90-health-care-organizations-have-been-breached-report-finds/2016-05-12

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Malware attacks targeting iOS are on the rise, says Check Point

Check Point researchers found attacks targeting iOS devices moved into the top three most-common mobile malware for the first time.

Android was not immune from malware attacks, In fact, Android malware HummingBad remained in the overall top 10 malware attacks across all platforms globally in April.

http://www.fierceitsecurity.com/story/malware-attacks-targeting-ios-are-rise-says-check-point/2016-05-17

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The following have apps that allow you to send photos directly from your smartphone and pick up the photos at your local store the same day, in some cases even within an hour. Most of us have photos sitting on our smartphone that we always say we are going to get printed someday. Why wait for someday?

CVS App:

http://www.cvs.com/mobile-cvs/photo

Walgreens:

http://photo.walgreens.com/walgreens/store

page/storePageId=Mobile

Walmart:

Android:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kodak.wmc.rsscombinedapp&hl=en

Apple:

https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/walmart-photo/id563302366?mt=8