Monthly Archives: October 2009

Staying Safe Online – Consider the Context

Posted on October 27, 2009 by under Computers Security Spam

The website Mashable.com reports this morning that there is a fake password reset e-mail for Facebook circulating. The e-mail comes with an attachment that, if executed, will install a virus on your computer. This is obviously something you don’t want … Continue reading →

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Sometimes Computers Don’t Make Sense – Part 2

Posted on October 27, 2009 by under Computers

This morning Twitter stopped working in our house.  None of our computers could access Twitter, either through a Twitter client like TweetDeck or directly at Twitter.com.  Every other site was working fine.  We just couldn’t get to Twitter. I checked … Continue reading →

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Props to Leo Laporte

Posted on October 25, 2009 by under Leo Laporte

I like how Leo Laporte uses Twitter. Remember several months ago when Twitter changed the way it displays @replies? Used to be, if you followed Leo you’d see every one of his tweets.  After the change, if Leo posted a … Continue reading →

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Strange Issue with TweetDeck

Posted on October 20, 2009 by under Twitter

Yesterday, October 19, I upgraded to the latest version of TweetDeck, v0.31.2. I’ve noticed a strange issue since then. I retweet fairly often, usually with a comment added. I separate my comment from the tweet like this: RT @joelcomm: Business … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Twitter Direct Message Spam

Posted on October 15, 2009 by under Security Spam Twitter

(This is one of my most popular posts. I updated it on August 25, 2011.) There have been increasing incidents of spam being sent through direct messages (DMs) in Twitter.  Spam, in this particular case with Twitter, means messages that … Continue reading →

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How to Avoid Phishing Scams

Posted on October 14, 2009 by under Phishing Scams Twitter

First let me answer the question, "What is a phishing scam?"  A phishing scam is an email or other online communication (such as through Twitter), usually about a credit card or bank account, that appears genuine but is actually fake.  … Continue reading →

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Leo Laporte

Posted on October 5, 2009 by under Leo Laporte Video

This last Saturday, Leo Laporte of TWiT.tv gave a great talk at the Online News Association.  You should watch it. The video auto-plays, so I’ve put it behind a cut.

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