Tech It Like A Man!

The other day I received a really really good spoof email from “PayPal”. It was telling me that I had been limited on my PayPal due to suspicious charges. The letterhead of the email was on point. It was even from paypal@Security.com… Yes I typed it right.

I didn’t notice the large S at the beginning of Security, or I would not have clicked through. Other than that, there was nothing to indicate that this email was phishing for anything. The links onthe side were totally legitimate. They went to the actual PayPal pages they said they were going to:

So, I click through and VOILA! My browser (thanks Flock) alerts me that this might be a phishing scam so do not put my information in. I then noticed that the cloaking device they used to make sure I didn’t know it was a scam had dissolved, and I saw the actual web address on the page only after I clicked through.

So make sure to be careful when you get these emails. The phishers are getting really good at covering their tracks. If you do get an email like this, or one you are unsure of, forward it to spoof@paypal.com so they can look into it. They always get back to you within 24 hours.

Tags: paypal+phishing+scams, phishing, email+phishing

Holy mackrel. If sharing everything you do on things like twitter wasn’t enough, TypePad has just launched BLOGIT. You are now able to add an application in Facebook that will allow you to blog and tweet and pownce till your heart’s content. It works with all the major blog platforms, as you can see by the extensive amount ot finy little icons surrounding the sign. I don’t know that I am going to like all this quadrupled amount of repetitive information. Just imagine what this will mean for advertisers who daily look for better ways to send out massive amounts of ad text all in one shot.

Tags: typepad, blog+it, facebook, facebook+applications, social+networking

I just laid eyes on the best laptop/anything desk I have ever seen. That Kim Komando really knows what she is doing when she picks these gadgets. I am hoping that my sister is able to get one. It folds all kinds of ways, hold a good amount of weight, and is specially manufactured to be used for a laptop or for anything else your heart desires. I want one so bad I can see it in my house!!! It’s a bargain for under 150 dollars.

Tags: laptop+desk