Cell phone vs Smartphone
By Catherine Haug, December 23, 2015 (Image, right, from tekhandy.com)
Fraudulent email, a type of cyber attack, can be received on your desktop or laptop computer as well as mobile devices.
There are many different types of fraudulent emails.The best way to protect yourself from these is to “Regard All Unsolicited Email with Suspicion,” and “Treat Email Attachments with Caution.” (6) (more…)
Cell phone vs Smartphone
By Catherine Haug, December 21, 2015 (Image, right, from tekhandy.com)
I’ve been collecting information on protecting yourself online and on your smartphone, which I share here. The more we get involved in the cyber world, the more vulnerable we are to cyber attacks.
Includes: 1. Security for smartphones and cell/mobile phones; 2. Tips for protecting all your mobile devices; 3. Tips for secure Online and Mobile Banking from your Smartphone (and other mobile devices); 4. Tips for making safe online purchases on your mobile device; 5. Bogus malware warnings on your computer screen; See also: Online & Smartphone Security: Fraudulent emails
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By Catherine Haug, May 22, 2015
The information in this post is paraphrased from an article in the AARP Magazine, February-March 2014 issue: Online, Forever After, by Carrie Arnold.
Have you ever wondered what would happen with all the things you have online: financial data, social media posts, photos, music, books, etc. purchased from iTunes and other online sources, passwords, etc.? I found this AARP article quite enlightening about topics I’d not thought of before.
The most important thing is to start planning now, before the unexpected happens. (more…)
by Catherine Haug, March 14, 2013
There are many scams afoot to steal your identity, or that of your aging or deceased parents, according to the March 2013 AARP Bulletin: Scam Alert: Protecting the Dead From Identity Theft, by Sid Kirchheimer. But you don’t have to be a victim. Here are 6 steps to protect your loved one’s identity (from the Bulletin). NOTE: numbers in square brackets [n] refer to Cat’s Notes below the list. (more…)
by Catherine Haug, Feb 1, 2013, from Bigfork Emergency Response Team (BERT)
BERT Mission: Raising awareness and planning for emergencies in the Bigfork, Montana area.
Dryland Farming-Palouse
by Catherine Haug, August 11, 2012
(Photo, right, from Wikipedia)
We’ve all heard about the disastrous drought in the high plains and midwest portions of our country – from Nebraska to Texas; Colorado to Kentucky. Just the other day, the Daily Interlake carried an article about the drying and heating up of rivers in Nebraska and Iowa, a problem that is cooking fish to death as the streams exceed 90° F.
While we haven’t yet felt the drought here in NW Montana (and the rest of the Pacific NW), that doesn’t mean that we won’t feel it in future years. Yes, it’s hard to look at the high water in our reservoirs and lakes, and think that a drought could happen. But our part of the state did experience drought during the dust bowl years.
As the drought conditions spread to more states, including ours, how will we cope? How will we feed and water our livestock? How will we nurture our gardens? Will our water supplies hold up? Where will our food come from? (more…)
