All Wired Up: Don't fall for Yahoo! e-mail scam
It’s time for a round of what I like to call “Spot the e-mail scam!” Feel free to insert your own game show-esqe theme music as you read this. I received the following e-mail to my work account,...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Watch out for this Facebook malware hoax
Facebook users all know the joke - if someone posted it on Facebook, it's official. Not so in this instance.Recently there have been several Facebook protest groups popping up on the social networking...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Don't think it's possible to be infected with a computer virus?...
Here’s something straight out of the weird, true and creepy files. This week, a British scientist officially made the claim that he is the first person in the world to be infected with a computer...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: TimesReporter.com archives are back!
I apologize for the more than month-long blog hiatus, but I have some good news that will hopefully attempt to make amends - the TimesReporter.com archives are back.It's been two years since switched...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Get crafty and protect gadgets on the cheap
A little crafty ingenuity can help protect your iPhone/iPod or other tech gadgets from bumps and bruises.Thanks to NPR’s All Tech Considered blog, I found instructions for a handy DIY rubber case to...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: The Ohio eBook Project
If you’ve never heard of The Ohio eBook Project, get ready for what is in my opinion to be the best thing to happen to media consumers since iTunes.read more
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Miss the Super Bowl commercials?
If you missed the Super Bowl commercials, here's the place to find them: www.youtube.com/adblitzYouTube has put together a list of all of the ads and has the option to sort by advertiser to customize...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Watch out for tax e-mail scams
It's tax season, and with tax time come the con artists.IRS e-mail scams are pretty common around this time of year, so be sure to know the signs to spot what is a scam and what is legit. The IRS...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Need a Thin Mint fix? There's an app for that
Yep, you read the headline correctly. There's an iPhone/iPad/iPod app to help you find the nearest Girl Scout troop for your annual Thin Mint fix if a Girl Scout isn't at hand.Properly titled "The Girl...
View ArticleAll Wired Up: Study finds that cell phone reception is getting worse
Have you noticed that your cell phone has been dropping calls more than usual? I had, but I assumed it had to do with my consistant cell dropping, cloudy weather and the fact I live in a semi-rural...
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