Email Phishing… Trolling For Your Identity

Posted by Clayton Lewis on February 26, 2007 under ALERTS!!, Blog Articles, Mac Tips | Be the First to Comment

Hi gang,

I wanted to give everyone a heads up on a relatively new email scam called “Phishing”. It’s a very sophisticated scam that preys upon the trusting nature of normal users who aren’t paying attention. Below are some links that provide some very good information.

PLEASE… PLEASE take a moment to read through the information provided and educate yourself on what to look for and how to spot these scams.

What is a Phishing Scam?
How can I tell if an e-mail message is fraudulent?
The Dos and Don’ts of Dealing with Suspicious E-Mail
What to do if you’ve responded to a phishing scam
Phone Phishing: the latest scam

(even though it’s a Microsoft site, the information provided is meant for all platforms and email users… there are some references to Windows products but the Macs have similar counterparts)

Preventing Disasters

Posted by Clayton Lewis on February 25, 2007 under Blog Articles, Mac Tips | Be the First to Comment

Macworld’s February issue has a great article on preventing Macintosh disasters.

Briefly, here is what Macworld has to say. They list eight steps you can take to keep your Mac working well.

1. Verify PreferencesPreferences can get corrupted. To verify your Preferences, the simplest way is to get Jonathon Nathan’s free Preferential Treatment application at http://homepage.mac.com/jonn8/as/. If you find a file which not only shows up as corrupted, but is not a preference for an application which is working fine, quit the offending application, trash the corrupted Preference file, then restart the application. Applications rebuild the preference file if one is not found. You may have to redo by hand some custom preferences.

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