Our mutual friend
I haven’t posted a snapshot from my Inbox in a while… But I guess it’s kinda reassuring to see some things never change.
I hope you noticed what I ‘highlighted’, and – more importantly – I hope your brain immediately told you, “those URL’s sure look strange.. DANGER! DO NOT CLICK!”
Because those kind of URL’s are big-time “Red Flags”.
One can only guess at what the criminals have waiting for you if you click their link.. but my guess is it starts with a virus..
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Today’s Quote: “Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.” ~ Irving Berlin
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From Russia With Love (Not Olympics, Sorry)
Bonus: Sunday Beauty #147
This spam comment, posted on my Practical advice for online safety article, is an interesting study in human psychology. (And is an interesting bit of irony as well..)
You do look at the URL, don’t you? The ‘dot ru’ domain is Russia. (For a list of the main domain names, click here.) And btw? Most of you will never want to click a Russian-hosted website. (aka “don’t”)
Yes, buy your Russian Twitter followers here. Russia makes great followers!
Good deal! Very affordable! Certainly want to improve your relevance and trustworthiness …………
Let me be blunt: if you think it might benefit you and your “revenue stream” to acquire ‘friends’ and ‘followers’, and you’d cheat to do it, please see a psychiatrist. There’s something seriously wrong with you, IMHO.
Even if this is not you, I think you’d have to agree there’s something seriously wrong with a system that encourages such thinking.
No I’m not naive (I don’t think) .. I know it is all about “monetize”..
Yes… change the rules.. (at least they’re honest about it: get ’em hooked/addicted, then jack the price. Works for drug dealers.)
Today’s Pretty Picture:
Click on image to see more by this artist (as good as a trip to the zoo)
“Schildturako im Tierpark Hellabrunn” by Alois Staudacher, courtesy of Flickr Commons
Well, today’s the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics. Maybe now life can get back to normal..
Today’s quote: “If all of your friends are Facebook Friends, I’m seriously scared for you.” ~ Tony Robbins.
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Sunday Beauty 144
Folks, this image caught my eye.. and while it’s not a “beauty”, I think a few of you will like it. (Might make a good Desktop wallpaper…)
Click on image to see more by this artist (reco’d)
“star” by rosmary, courtesy of Flickr Commons
Sunday Ugly:
You do look at addresses don’t you? They can be ‘red flags’.
.. “cool cowboy”???
Today’s Tech: Folks, I have long said that I don’t care which antivirus you have on your Internet-connected device as long as you have one; but there’s one I tell my clients to avoid. And I guess I’m not the only one!
““I am now everlastingly grateful to Intel for freeing me from this terrible association with the worst software on the planet,” the ever-colorful McAfee told the BBC. “These are not my words, but the words of millions of irate users. My elation at Intel’s decision is beyond words.”” Read more..
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Today’s quote: “People are like stained – glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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A Priceless Secret
No telling how much this trick’d be worth…
And I thought my Tech How To’s were valuable…
Outlook.com doesn’t show the excla’s (!) in red.. but they’re still red flags.
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Parlez-vous français?
I noticed something odd on my computer today..
The spammers all seem to think I speak French and Chinese. All of a sudden.
Except for one. They’re just hoping I’m a golddigger and an idjit. (Sadly.. odds are probably rather high when phishing for that combo.)
Ayez un jour magnifique, tout le monde!
Today’s quote: “If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.” ~ Doug Larson
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Sunday Beauty #113 (and a Sunday Ugly too)
Here’s another interesting image for your Sunday.
Click on image to see more by this artist
“Lion, Kruger Park, South Africa” by Dimitry B, courtesy of Flickr Commons
(How’s that for a “unforgettable face”?)
Sunday Ugly:
Beware the Easy e-card
Here it is – 2013 – and criminals still think sending this *crud* is an effective money-making strategy. Why?
Certainly, the cost of mailing is negligible (aka “free”) but why bother if nobody answers?
Oh. Some *humans* must still be responding to them.
Don’t have people comparing your IQ to a box of rocks: resist the “curiosity” and simply practice the Basic Rule of Email – Do Not Open Email from People You Do Not Know. (sorry, “Dr Peters”.)
Today’s quote: “The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up.” ~ Mark Twain
(Yes, I’ve posted this one before. But my spidey-sense tells me to post it again today…)
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Get Your Russian Mail Order Bride Here
And A Few Security Horror Stories
I’ll say one nice thing about the *skuzbucket* vermin who fill the Internet with their Junk emails.. Sometimes, they make me laugh. (Even though I am witnessing a crime in progress.)
I’m very popular with the ladies..!
A fairly standard assortment of come-ons there. But the Better Business Bureau tack is a new one to me (it’s the same old ‘click here, then fill in your PII so I can steal your identity’ scam) .
It is National Cyber Security Awareness Month. Are you more “aware”?
Christmas came early to old TP. My choice of Elenas…
You know.. I remember when these (PC’s) were “business machines”. They’ve evolved into something else, haven’t they?
Today’s reading reco(s):
* To Apple: Thanks for making my ‘new iPad’ obsolete
“Apple’s surprise announcement of a fourth-generation iPad so soon after the last version has one CNET editor feeling burned.” Read more..
* Nightmare On Database Street: 5 Database Security Horror Stories
“Chilling stories from penetration testers, database pros, and security consultants in the field.” Read more..
*An Online Save-A-Life Simulator
“One of my passions (and career) was working as a guardian to other people (as a security and law enforcement professional). This was in conjunction to working (in another passion of mine) as a Computer Information Specialist. So you can see I was blessed and today I continue to be blessed… Today, I.. ” Read more..
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Today’s quote: “The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things.” ~ Henry Ward Beecher
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• About Tech Paul
I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
I regularly posted how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice here starting in 2007. (Use the Search tool to find answers. But be aware, many are rather dated.) Sometimes I answered (your) specific questions in an article if I believed the answer was generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see was my own, typos and all. There always is/was an implied “IMHO” in what you see here.
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