Tech Tips & How-Tos

November 2, 2020


Nasty shopping and shipping text scams spreading right now The holiday shopping season is almost here, and there are plenty of scams spreading. These days, you won't just see scammers targeting you by email — they're also spamming phones with deceptive text messages that look like delivery notifications. If you get any of these tricky texts, you could end up losing money or worse. Here are the worst scams to watch for. Tap or click here for ways to spot these shopping scams. →	All your files, saved to one account One of the biggest tech mistakes you can make? Not backing up your files. It takes one bad download or a failed hard drive to erase everything. Protect your data with a secure cloud backup from Kim's pick, IDrive. All your devices sync to one account, so it's a breeze to use. Tap or click for a great deal on the best data backup tool around. →

Nasty shopping and shipping text scams spreading right now

The holiday shopping season is almost here, and there are plenty of scams spreading. These days, you won't just see scammers targeting you by email — they're also spamming phones with deceptive text messages that look like delivery notifications. If you get any of these tricky texts, you could end up losing money or worse. Here are the worst scams to watch for.

Tap or click here for ways to spot these shopping scams. →

All your files, saved to one account

One of the biggest tech mistakes you can make? Not backing up your files. It takes one bad download or a failed hard drive to erase everything. Protect your data with a secure cloud backup from Kim's pick, IDrive. All your devices sync to one account, so it's a breeze to use.

Tap or click for a great deal on the best data backup tool around. →

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