Author: Judy Taylour

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Security Tip Videos & Resources

OUR NEED TO RETHINK FRAUD IN AMERICA – AARP Webinar, September 21, 2023 The webinar recording can be accessed here: https://staysafeonline.org/programs/events/our-need-to-rethink-fraud-in-america/ RESOURCES FROM AARP AARP Fraud Watch Network: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/fraud-watch-network/ Fraud Helpline: https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/helpline.html?intcmp=AE-SCM-FRD-HLPLN Volunteer with AARP: https://www.aarp.org/volunteer/causes/fraud-prevention/ The Perfect Scam Podcast: https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/ Resources from the National Cybersecurity Alliance Teach Others How to Stay Safe Online: https://staysafeonline.org/programs/cybersecurity-awareness-month/teach-others-how-to-stay-safe-online/ Online Safety Resources and Guides: https://staysafeonline.org/resources/ Cybersecurity Awareness Month: https://staysafeonline.org/programs/cybersecurity-awareness-month/ ADDITIONAL RESOURCES Report fraud to the FTC: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/ Get a free credit report and freeze your credit: https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action

World Backup Day

WORLD BACKUP DAY – MARCH 31ST Don’t be an April Fool! WHAT IS BACKUP? – A backup is a second copy of all your important files — for example, your family photos, home videos, documents and emails. Instead of storing it all in one place (like your computer), you keep another copy of everything somewhere safe. BUT WHY SHOULD I BACKUP? – Losing your files is way more common than you’d think. Ever lost your phone, camera or tablet? That counts. Your stuff could have been saved with a backup. One small accident or failure could destroy…

Avast is 30!

Born at the same time as the world wide web 30 years ago, Avast has enjoyed an action-packed and storied history. In the late 1980’s, the world happily said goodbye to, among other things, the Cold War, the Berlin Wall, and chunky sewn-in shoulder pads. But that time did not mark the end of an era as much as it did the beginning of one, for it was also the dawn of the web as we know it today. For a trip down memory lane, check out their 30 years of…

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The TechBoomers Relaunch: New Look, New Features, New Ways to Learn

The TechBoomers website has been re-launched, and we’re excited to start this new chapter of TechBoomers, as it gets up and running. We want to explain all the new features to you, as well as why we made the changes we did, so you can keep using TechBoomers seamlessly – with no interruptions.Some of what we’re going to talk about was mentioned in our pre-launch blog post, but we want to make sure you know exactly what’s going on with the new site and can deal with the changes easily. Why…

Apple Tech Tips

9/23/23 DON’T MIGRATE TO YOUR NEW IPHONE 15 WITHOUT UPDATING FIRST – The initial version of iOS 17 has some bugs with transferring data. As you might already be aware, the iPhone 15 is now finally reaching the hands of buyers. The long-awaited successor to the iPhone 14 series was announced a few days ago, with pre-orders opening shortly after, and now it’s finally arriving at doorsteps and mailboxes everywhere. In preparation of you setting up your iPhone 15, however, you might want to install an update before you actually switch…

How to Create a Digital Literacy Curriculum in 7 Easy Steps

If you are an educator (for either children or adults), it can be a challenge to create lessons for digital literacy, or even simply find ways to integrate digital technologies into your classroom. Luckily, there are plenty of online resources that you can make use of to create your own curriculum. We’ve got a list of them below. But before we get there, we’re going to show you 7 simple steps to creating your own digital literacy curriculum. It’s not as challenging as you may think to introduce digital literacy across…

7 Everyday Technology Skills Every Boomer (And Zoomer) Should Have

This is a blog post by Pam Holland, President, Tech-Moxie, that provides a lot of information for a presentation at your meeting. I used the info for one of my meetings and it provoked quite a lot of discussion on each ‘skill’; even from people who usually don’t participate. I added Zoomers to the title: Sandy Berger, COMPUkiss said those older than boomers should have a descriptive name and calls us Zoomers. As requested by a few members, this presentation was followed by one on Uber, info taken from Steve Black’s Techboomers.com…

Kudos for Speakers Bureau Presenters

“HELPING MEMBER GROUPS HELP THEIR MEMBERS“ The Speakers Bureau is one the benefits many member groups take advantage of. They appreciate not having the same members having to give presentations to their group and the member-presenters like taking a break from giving them and not burning out. Here are some kudos for a few of the presentations: Central Florida Computer Society – John, thank you so much for the great TeamViewer presentation. This was the first time that CFCS used the APCUG Speaker’s Bureau benefit and the officers & members were satisfied & impressed. They felt it…