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Comment by William Harvey on Wontons, Slush and Wet Phones (November 4, 2025 10:56 PM)
I put my three day old Samsung down while gardening so it didn't fall out of my pocket accidentally. It was turned on. Forgetting the phone I turned ...
Comment by Mike Davies on Wontons, Slush and Wet Phones (November 3, 2025 09:00 PM)
Tesco (a UK supermarket chain) sell own-brand polyethylene "resealable snack bags". The seal is of the "pinch" type where you slide your fingers along...
Comment by cropduster on Wontons, Slush and Wet Phones (November 3, 2025 08:58 PM)
FORGET all those time-consuming "solutions." Instead, do 2 things: (1) refrain from loading your phone with important financial information and photo...
Comment by Ryan James on Wontons, Slush and Wet Phones (November 3, 2025 07:56 PM)
You seem to be a walking, swimming, sailing hazard for mobile phones. Thanks for the heads up....
Comment by David Y. on Review: PC Matic Gets a Zero! (November 2, 2025 06:45 PM)
I just sent a question to PC Matic and they no longer offer the Evergreen purchase option. Pricing is vague at best. I see "$50 for first year". No...
Comment by Charles on [PHONE SCAM ALERT] Dodge the Digital Bullets (November 1, 2025 03:24 AM)
Good timely info. I got a message from my uncle's name of facebook. The picture was missing and so I thought maybe he got a new account. When I looked...
Comment by Hugh Gautier on [PHONE SCAM ALERT] Dodge the Digital Bullets (October 31, 2025 11:14 PM)
Just in time Bob, one good reason that I do not allow my 4G AO3s cell phone to go out onto the internet. Whereas my sisterr has everything on her phon...
Comment by Hubert Brochard on [PHONE SCAM ALERT] Dodge the Digital Bullets (October 31, 2025 07:12 PM)
I thought I was smart... I got caught with a fake deposit text. It is true that I would probably receive one, but this was not confirmed. OF COURSE, t...
Comment by Wolf on [PHONE SCAM ALERT] Dodge the Digital Bullets (October 31, 2025 12:18 AM)
Thank you for this most recent update regarding phishing! I always get a laugh when I receive those type of phony texts from banks that I do not do bu...
Comment by DaveH on [PHONE SCAM ALERT] Dodge the Digital Bullets (October 30, 2025 07:57 PM)
Watch out for a seemingly legit email address that substitutes a zero for the letter "o" in ".com". A zero without the slash through it can be easy to...
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