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After Installing Windows 10 Upgrade — What to do first
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1So, you upgraded a Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC to Windows 10 — for free. Cheers. What did you do next? PC World suggests these explorations: How to maximize your first 30 minutes with Windows 10 Windows 10: The 10 best new features you should try first Windows 10: The best tricks, tips, and
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Windows 10 Upgrade — Getting Ready FAQ
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0Are you getting ready to upgrade your Windows 7 or Windows 8 PC to the newly released Windows 10? Did you reserve a copy? Microsoft answers frequently asked questions about this upgrade on their “Windows 10 FAQ & Tips” page, such as: When will I get my free upgrade? How long does it take to
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More and more phone scams
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2The July 2015 issue of VIPRE Security News notes that: “Retail and finance call centre phone scamming in the US is up 30 percent according to research from Pindrop Security, a phone security company.” Attackers call across international borders at 10x the rate of legitimate callers. Spoofing technology allows attackers to hide their true automatic
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When people say you’re sending spam
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0June 29, 2015: Lincoln Spector, PCWorld Contributing Editor, repled to a reader’s question about “What to do when your email address sends spam.” If spam is going out from your email address, the address has been either spoofed or hijacked. Either way, the spam isn’t going out from your computer, and probably not from the
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Credit Score Scams — a scam that hasn’t changed about score changes
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0If your email address has been “harvested” by scammers, then at some point you’ll probably get an email message with a subject like “Your credit score has changed,” or “Your Equifax score has been modified” or something similar, possibly referring to Experian or TransUnion as well. From “Score Advisor” or something similar. These scam spam