Beware of Fake Tech Support Phone Calls

A number of my clients have been contacted by telephone by people claiming to be with Microsoft and offering to help them with their computer. Let me be very clear, no reputable company is going to call you out of the blue. These calls are coming from cold call centers with the goal of tricking you into paying for their worthless services or worse. They are very cunning sometimes working remotely on your computer for hours without asking for payment. What they are trying to do is build trust with you so the next time they call you will be more likely to go along with what they suggest.

Never, ever go along with a cold caller. Whether it is for tech services, a financial investment or home improvement, treat all cold callers alike. End the call as quickly as possible or just hangup on them.

 

iOS 7 Fine Tuning for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch

As with all Operating System (OS) upgrades some people love it and some people hate it. Here are some tips on fine tuning iOS 7 on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.

 

The complete guide to iOS 7 (roundup) 

 

For longer battery life, change these iOS 7 settings (save battery power)

 

How to disable automatic app updates on iOS 7 (save battery power)

 

Keep apps from using cellular data on iOS 7 (save monthly data usage)

 

How to completely silence Do Not Disturb in iOS 7 

 

Customize Notification Center on lock screen with iOS 7

 

How to make the systemwide text size even larger in iOS 7

 

How to reduce background motion, Parallax on iOS 7 

 

Get rid of the annoying blur effect in iOS 7

 

Five quick iOS 7 mysteries solved

 

How to speed up iOS 7 on an older device