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| COMPUTING UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE - DECEMBER 2008 |
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Watch your back: avoid becoming a victim of holiday scams
We originally ran this article in OutlookPower Magazine back in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit and everyone was in a more giving mood. However, given our current economic times, the scammers are back in full-force and it's perhaps even more relevant today. It's interesting, and sad, that a publication like OutlookPower has to spend so much time talking about scams and how to protect yourself. But email is a mass communication tool and with anything that has mass effect, you have people doing good and people doing not so good. Email certainly has provided enormous benefits to vast numbers of people, but it also creates risks. In this time of holiday celebration, many of us share goodwill, while others seek to tap into that goodwill for nefarious gain. So, before you start thinking about giving, make sure you watch your back.
Can the Internet save newspapers?
When we think of the Internet and newspapers, we normally think about how the Internet is killing newspapers. Craig's List, for example, is taking away classified ad revenue from papers across the country. But in this article, newspaper journalist and favorite Computing Unplugged contributor Jorge Sosa looks at some ways the Internet might actually serve to save newspapers and make them even more relevant to the communities they serve.
HDTV? DLP? WTF?
If you're like Jorge Sosa, you might have noticed buying a TV is now a process that seems about a bajillion times harder than it has to be. The last time he bought a TV, it was an old-school CRT model. "Bigger is better" was the one-and-only simple rule. Now, there's a whole new lexicon to learn and it seems like you have be a genius to go about purchasing an idiot box. What follows is his personal cheat sheet on the digital TV hoohah. It's even in plain English, and yes, "hoohah" is a real word.
So long 2008, and thanks for all the phish
Reaching out and picking and choosing cultural references with abandon, Editor-in-Chief David Gewirtz wishes everyone a happy 2009. Even though this is an end-of-year blessings article, it's also important. David lists 10 important online safety tips that could help you make 2009 a safe and successful year.
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