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May, 2019
Issue #618: May 25 – June 1, 2019
Q: I am receiving emails that are intended for another Marion McCleann. She has the same name as me, but lives in Texas. I have been getting very personal emails of hers from banks, lawyers, pharmacies, online ordering, etc. I have even received a first draft of her will sent by her attorney. One email […]
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Issue #617: May 19-25, 2019
Q: Sure wish they would run your column in the Panama City News Herald. I pick up the weekend Daily News and saw your article about internet scams. Here is one that is messing with folks here trying to find a place to live: rentbeforebuying.com. Just do a good search for that and read the […]
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Issue #616: May 12-18, 2019
Q: I keep all my financial records in a program I wrote in 1988, using dBASE III file structure (.dbf) and compiled it with Clipper, DOS version. I run it on old hardware under Windows XP. My other computers are 64-bit hardware and I cannot run the .exe program nor open the files on them. […]
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Issue #615: May 5-11, 2019
Q: Since you’re running low on questions, here’s one: Are flat-panel TVs subject to the same kinds of errors that can creep up on computers that have been left running for long periods of time? – Del S.Fort Walton Beach, Florida A: It is somewhat of a fallacy that errors creep up on a computer […]
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