Skype Password Token Is Not Recognized
So you’ve gotten rid of Microsoft Messenger and switched to Skype. But you forgot your password, and now Skype has you in an infinite loop of “Sorry that password token …
Fake LinkedIn Emails
Today’s suspicious emails supposedly come from LinkedIn. They look authentic, but the links actually take you away to bogus and potentially malicious web sites.
Reduce US Bank Fraud with Check Card Alerts
On December 24, I received an email from US Bank informing me that a purchase had been made the previous day about two thousand miles away using my VISA debit …
Copy Outlook Signatures to New Computer
Need to copy your Outlook signatures from one computer to another? Just copy the contents of this folder: %appdata%\Microsoft\Signatures That %appdata% code will expand to the correct name for XP, …
Invoices Reformatted by QuickBooks 2010 R11 Patch
When you install the R11 update in QuickBooks 2010 Pro, you may find that all your custom invoices suddenly have an extra, blank box at the bottom. This is because …
Consolidate Multiple Accounts in Outlook 2010
Outlook 2010 allows adding multiple Exchange accounts. But what if you want to save all mail in a primary account, but still send mail from secondary accounts? With some help …
Prevent Outside Parties from Scheduling Your Calendar
Ever receive an email with an Outlook calendar item attached, then find that the item appeared in your calendar without your permission? It turns out that by default, Outlook lets …
Identifying and Avoiding Fake Anti-Virus Programs
One of the biggest threats to your computer comes when you land on a web site containing a fake anti-virus warning. These sites try to trick you into installing a …
Help! My Yahoo / Hotmail / Facebook Was Hacked!
In the last few weeks the personal accounts of at least four of my acquaintances have been hacked. As you may have experienced, when your friend’s account is hacked, you …
Change Background of a Single PowerPoint 2007 Slide
It’s infuriating when something you’ve done for years in Office 2003 suddenly seems impossible in Office 2007. Case in point: changing the background of a single PowerPoint slide. It seems …