Monthly Archives: November 2009

Nov 23
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Google Maps Navigate, now available for Android 1.6

The writing was on the wall for the likes of Tom-Tom and Garman when Google announced they would offer the next logical progression of their Google Maps software: Navigation. Take a look! The stock of both Tom-Tom and Garman saw a very notable drop when Google mentioned it would begin offering turn-by-turn navigation with voice [...]

Nov 23
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Fraud: Watch for errors on Social Security statement

It looks like there is a variant to the fraudulent email that I discussed in my last post. This version is almost identical, it just uses another subject line: “Watch for errors on Social Security statement”. This is fraudulent as well, don’t fall for it! If this, or any of my posts, has saved you [...]

Nov 23
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FRAUD: Review annual Social Security statement

Here’s another case of email fraud, this time supposedly from the Social Security Administration (SSA). This is not really from the SSA, nor does the link take you to the SSA’s website (it takes you instead to reedasv.be, which is not an agent of the US Government). So, you’ve been warned. If this post potentially [...]

Nov 20
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FRAUD: Payment Request from “Apple Inc.”

I’ve got one email account that gets a lot of spam – a LOT of spam. At first it upset me that a large chunk of the mail to that account was junk. Being the “silver lining” kind of guy that I am, I figured my spam might help other people avoid problems. Today’s email [...]

Nov 13
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iPhone or Droid

XKCD, the web comic, asks the question: iPhone or Droid. The answer is both poignant and comical. Tweet