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This one is simple, but it took me forever to find an answer - so I'm sharing the answer.

       It can be frustrating to choose a cell phone plan. It seems no plan is just right, at a price that doesn't make you grimace. What if there were better options? Good news - there are.

I help people a lot for free online, through forum boards. This question came up (in so many words) and I answered. I think it provides a unique look into computer companies - and serves to well inform your technology purchases.

I wrote this little thing in high school . Reposting for nostalgia - plus it's still true! In the past, I’ve noticed that reviews of the various GNU/Linux OS distributions have frequently made point of their downfalls when compared to one Microsoft OS or another. This doesn’t make much sense in the grand scale of things, because most-if not all-of Microsoft’s advantages come from being the long-time market leader, not the better OS.

Heads up - There is an epidemic of real-estate related phishing scams going on. 

The Frugal Nerd’s Total Technology Setup - Under $400!

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Hackers are exploiting the deaths of celebrities - such as Aaron Hernandez.

Should you really take their phones?

It's a nasty world out there.

It's a Google Now algorithm. But is it safe to use?

There is a phishing attack going on you need to know about.

OK, so, I’m hearing about this enough from people that don’t understand it, that I want to take the time to explain it the best I can: Encryption. It's a big deal.

Watch Out For Fake Apps! The holidays are here and the scammers are out in force. Their latest trick is fake apps. Starbucks started the first "retail app"  it, and many stores have followed...

A new celebrity death scam reared its ugly head.

There is an insidious new IRS scam doing the rounds.

  Watch out for this one, folks. Just got this in my email - and unsubscribing in the way highlighted (highlight added by me) would be EXACTLY what they want you to do!

      I've mentioned in my previous post," Are Updates Actually Important? "  that my mobile platform of choice (currently) is iOS - limiting my options to iPhone and iPad - no Motos or Galaxies for me. Not that I don't want them - it's a side-effect of knowing the huge security disadvantage of Android that caused me to recently switch to an iPhone.

Yahoo announced that 500 million of their accounts were hacked and are sold by internet criminals. Bad guys are going to use this information in a variety of ways. For instance, they will send phishing emails claiming you need to change your Yahoo account, looking just like the real ones.   Here is what I suggest you do right away: Open your browser and go to Yahoo. Do not use a link in any email. Reset your password and make it a strong, complex password or rather a pass-phrase.  If you were using that same password on multiple websites, you need to stop that right now. Using the same password all over the place is an invitation to get hacked. If you did use your Yahoo passwords on other sites, go to those sites and change the password there too. Also change the security questions and make the answer something non-obvious. Use a free password manager that can generate hard-to-hack passwords, keep and remember them for you. Watch out for any phishing emails that ...