For most people, when you say anything about passwords, you basically get “Oh That Thing That Annoys Me”. Yes it does seem that everything we do these days has a password and there are too many passwords to try to remember.
Alert: Marriott Reporting Breach At Starwoods
Marriott today reported that they have become aware of a breach at their Starwoods brand that goes back to 2014. the Breach could affect up to 500 million customers who used the Starwoods reservations system. Marriott reports that they “recently discovered that an unauthorized party had copied and encrypted information, and took steps towards removing it”.
Alert: Dunkin’ Donuts Data Breach
If you are a Dunkin Donuts customer, who has a DD Perks reward program account, this matters to you. According to reports, DD Perks has suffered a breach, so depending on how much information you filled in, your data could be compromised.
Deal Alert: Xbox Live 3 Month Membership
For those with an Xbox console, or if you are looking for a gift for someone with an Xbox, Wal-Mart may have a deal for you. Wal-Mart is offering the 3 month Xbox Live Gold Membership for $12.50. That happens to be half off
How Long Have You Been On Instagram Today
Here is an interesting “Did You Know” about Instagram. Did you know that you can track how long you have used instagram, on a daily basis, over the past 7 days? Yep, for those who may need to confirm if they are addicted to Instagram or need to check and see if their loved one (IE kids) are addicted, Instagram has your info. Here are the steps to find out How Long Have You Been On Instagram Today.
Deal Alert: Best Buy 55in 4K TV Under $250
Update: Deal has ended.
For those looking to start their Black Friday / Cyber Monday early, Best Buy may have the deal for you. As part of the Best Buy Deal of the Day, today (Sunday 11-18-18), they are offering the Insignia 55″ Smart 4K UHD TV for $249.99. That is a $200 savings from its normal price of $449.99.
Alert: Changes Coming To Flickr For Free Users
Do you use the free version of Flicker? If you answered yes, there are Changes Coming To Flickr For Free Users, and they will affect you if you have over 1000 pictures stored. If you use Flickr, you will want to read this, as you will lose pictures if you have over 1000 stored on a free account. Per the announcement by Flickr, changes are coming as of January 8, 2019.
Alert: The Death Of Skype 7 Again
So Skype was going to kill the loved version 7 until it wasn’t going to kill the loved version 7. However, now Skype is going to kill the loved version 7 again. Makes sense right?
Alert: Your FB May Be Hacked Messages Scam/Hoax
If you have been on Facebook over the past week or so you have seen dozens of your friends / family post messages that say “Don’t accept any new friends requests from me, I didn’t send it”.
FYI – Presidential Alert System Test (USA)
FYI to all those in the USA with a cell phone, which basically includes the entire population over the age of 3.
Presidential Alert System Test (USA)
Today at approximately 2:18p (EDT) / 11:18a (PDT) virtually all cell phones in the US will receive a text message from FEMA, to test the Presidential Alert system. The question I keep getting over the past couple of days is, “How do you opt-out of getting this alert”. There are ways to opt-out of other alerts (see How to Opt Out of Emergency Alerts), but Presidential Alerts (controlled by FEMA) are not included in the opt-out option. There is no way to opt-out of receiving this FEMA test message. The message you will receive on your phone
“THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed.”
According to various reports, this test message will override the silent settings on your phone. I can’t confirm the override to silent setting, but you may want to take precautions, in case you are somewhere (like work/school), where you shouldn’t have your phone make noise.
How To: Why Clear YouTube History
Do you live on YouTube? For videos, YouTube is still the gold standard. The problem is that YouTube tracks everything you do. So that can cause a couple of issues. You may not want to have others see what you have been looking at
How To: Adjust Message Font Outlook (Win/Mac)
Today’s post is inspired by a question, by a fellow employee. The question she asked was in Microsoft Outlook, how do you adjust the default font and font size for messages?
Deal Alert: Beats Studio 3 Sale (Updated)
Update 8/25/18 – It seems Walmart has slightly adjusted the price on this sale. The 4 colors on sale are Blue, Matte Black, Red, and White. All 4 colors are now priced at $279.95 / ea. Keep in mind this is not the Beats Solo model, this is the Studio model. The Beats Studio model includes the Noise Cancelling features. Beats Studio 3 Sale
How To: Fix Office Install Error 0-1018
While trying to do an office reinstall, on a windows pc, came across an issue. During the install process, the install would crash and give an Error Code: 0-1018 (0). No matter how many times we tried to do the reinstall, the same error
Deal Alert: WD 2TB/4TB Hard Drive
For those looking for a great deal on an external hard drive, Best Buy may have what you are looking for. Best Buy is offering the Western Digital Easystore 2TB and 4TB (that’s Terra Byte) external USB 3 hard drives for $59.99 (2TB) or $99.99 (4TB). Today’s post will cover some of the details of the Deal Alert: WD 2TB/4TB Hard Drive sale