Tag Archives: Internet
Stuck in a Catch-22
I was following up on an online order and got caught up in a classic catch-22. I’ve always been a fan of Joseph Heller’s novel of that name; I’m not thrilled to have to experience the situation. There are no stores in the town we live in. I suppose, strictly speaking that isn’t true. There […]
Clickbait
I will admit that from time to time I have been sucked in by those posts on Facebook or similar social media sites that promise something special if only you will click on the link. “You will never guess what this 80’s star looks like today;” “50 Things you didn’t know about sitcom X;” “This […]
Ashley
Ashley Madison is back in the news. A little more than a year ago, when the adultery dating site was in the news for a couple of weeks I put down some thoughts on the mater but didn’t post them. I had some posts scheduled, and once they had run Ashley Madison had faded from […]
Somebody Is Watching Me
Think of yourself as a snail. Whenever you surf the Internet you leave behind a small trail of slime for others to see. And exploit. I know there are ways to cover my tracks online, to disable “cookies,” to use proxy servers and various other methods to give a certain amount of anonymity. That knowledge […]
Today’s Stupid Question Comes From…
… the nice people at Bell Canada. At 7:01 p.m. last night an email from their customer service people popped into my inbox. It read as follows: Please tell us how we’re doing. L Anderson, Thank you for your recent call to Bell, at 3:51 PM on Tuesday, July 19, 2016. We’d love to […]
The Warning
I take computer security pretty seriously. I have anti-virus software and do regular scans and backups. I try to avoid questionable websites. Over the years I have picked up the occasional virus from mis-typing (amazing how creative the crooks are; misspelling “Google” caused me problems once). But I’ve come across nothing I haven’t been able […]
Security And Convenience
It’s one of the most embarrassing moments of modern life. Fortunately I was at the automatic checkout, so no-one noticed. My credit card was declined. Not a big deal, it was a small purchase, only $4.55. I had a debit card and another credit card available. But it shouldn’t have happened. My credit card bill […]
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