Tech Tips

November 2007

Online Shopping: Keeping Yourself Safe From Fraud

by Barbara J. Feldman November 24, 2007

When it comes to online shopping, everyone has their theories about what is safe and what is not safe to do. Some people believe that once you put your credit card number online to make a purchase, your financial safety will forever be compromised. Others don’t even think twice about putting their credit card numbers [...]

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Need to Know: How to Spot Online Scams

by Barbara J. Feldman November 23, 2007

Introduction Some online scams are poorly executed and obvious to most people. You may have come across a pop-up screen telling you that you have won some prize and simply moved on with what you were doing, closing the screen in passing. Which ones of these pop-up offers are legitimate is hard to say exactly, [...]

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Fun Online Shopping = Safe Online Shopping

by Barbara J. Feldman November 22, 2007

Introduction Shopping for gifts for others (or yourself) online can be fun and exciting. With almost unlimited possibilities as to what sorts of products and price-ranges available there are very few things that online vendors do not offer. Unfortunately, virtually unlimited online shopping possibilities comes with some risks. When you do business with online vendors [...]

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How Can You Know You Are Shopping On A Safe Website?

by Barbara J. Feldman November 21, 2007

Most wise online shoppers exercise caution when shopping online, just as they would be cautious shopping in person at a store. Our privacy provides us with protection and having that privacy taken from you and used by a thief, makes practicing safe shopping techniques a hard lesson to have to learn. Still, some people want [...]

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Twitter Wants to Know What You Are Doing

by Barbara J. Feldman November 20, 2007

“What are you doing?” Twitter is a micro-blogging social networking site that asks that one question, and gives you 140 characters to broadcast an answer to all your friends, family and co-workers. Intrigued by the possibilities? Here are a few guides to get you started: MasterNewMedia’s Twitter – A Beginner’s Guide , Caroline Middlebrook’s Big [...]

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Credit Card Fraud Protection for Online Shopping

by Barbara J. Feldman November 20, 2007

Online shopping is becoming a very common way for people to find things that they can’t find in a big box store close to them or don’t have the time or patience to travel to somewhere farther away to buy it. The Internet offers convenience and selection that most other places simply aren’t able to [...]

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