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Thursday, June 15, 2006

3 Steps to Identity Theft Prevention

Okay.... just in case you don't know who we are ... that wasn't us tonight. A big thanks to our friends Jarrod (playing Sam) and Shawn (playing Chase) for their help with our identity theft segment.

Identity theft is an evergrowing problem online but here are 3 simple steps to make you much less likely to be a statistic:

Step 1 Make sure the credit card you use for online purchases has a good identity theft policy. If it doesn't .... STOP using it.

Step 2 Change your passwords to online accounts regularly (every 2 months or so). Remember to use a number AND letter sequence that is easy for you to remember but hard for others.

Step 3 ALWAYS check out the online store you want to purchase from before submitting any personal information. Here are some good sites to start with:

Better Business Bureau: This site can give you the companies they deem as safe to deal with.

Checking more than one 3rd party shop comparison sights is a real good idea. Remember to look for the sellers rating but also how many reviews give them that rating. The more positive reviews an online store has = a better and most of the time safer shopping experience. Here are some comparison sites:

nextag.com

bizrate.com

pricegrabber.com

posted by The Knowles Family @ 10:02 PM 0 comments

Thursday, June 01, 2006

Tonight's Tech Check: File Back up

Here's some easy to use information and tutorials on file back up (scroll down for free programs that will help you out):

PcMag - Small Business Backup Battle plan - Very useful! CLICK HERE

Microsoft.com - Windows XP Backup made easy: CLICK HERE

PcMag - Your home Backup Battle plan: CLICK HERE

PcWorld: Backing up to a Cd/DVD and Backing up made simple: CLICK HERE

New Windows One Care Backup FAQ: CLICK HERE

Here's a list of free software that will backup your files, or your entire computer system:

PcWorld's list of the best free backup software: CLICK HERE

Found at Sourceforge, Snazzy Backup is a FREE backup program with many great features available by Clicking Here

If you can't find something you like in the above list, then here is a larger list found at the Open Directory Project: CLICK HERE

posted by Chase Thompson @ 8:03 PM 0 comments

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