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Chrome has just disabled uBlock Origin. Time for people to switch to Firefox

https://www.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/new/

See also:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/browsers/compare/chrome/

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https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/police-warn-extortion-letters-and-emails-are-a-scam-1.7046825

Police warn extortion letters and emails are a scam A new scam is being reported in communities across the country.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2024/09/21/microsoft-windows-10-windows-11-warning-for-millions-of-pc-users/?ss=cybersecurity

New Microsoft Windows Warning—You Must Never Do This On Your PC This stupidly simple attack is now global.

For those still on Windows 7 or 8:

Mozilla keeps Firefox alive on legacy Windows versions with extended support According to the official Firefox release calendar, the extended support release version of the Firefox web browser will continue to receive updates through at least March 4,...

Attention Thunderbird (email program) users.
For quite some time now, Thunderbird has been really slow to send emails. But, it appears to have been fixed in the latest update.
Make sure you have at least version 128.1.0 and it should fix the problem and emails will send after a couple of seconds once more.

UPDATE: It appears I spoke too soon. I did some tests the next day and TB is back to being slow sending off and on. Back to the drawing board... ...
UPDATE 2: Ah, I found if I have Thunderbird open for a long time (many hours or days) the send speed lengthens. But, if I restart TB, it goes back to normal.

To manually update Thunderbird, click on the sandwich icon in the top right area of the program, then scroll down to Help, click this, and then click About Thunderbird. It will check for updates and then, if it has installed a new update it will show Restart to Update. Click this and it will finish the update and restart.

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Thor Tech Support can help with this.

Chrome and Edge users infected with malicious browser extensions that steal your personal data — what to do now Widespread malware campaign has been operating in the shadows for years

https://mashable.com/article/apple-silicon-m-series-chip-vulnerability-hackers-encryption-keys?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook

Vulnerability found in Apple's Silicon M-series chips – and it can't be patched Hackers can harvest encryption keys from Macs and MacBooks.

https://mobilesyrup.com/2024/05/03/microsoft-working-on-fix-vpn-issues-windows-11/

PIA VPN still working fine.

Microsoft working on a fix for VPN issues caused by recent Windows 11 update A recent Windows 11 update causes VPN problems for some users but Microsoft is aware and working on a fix now.

UPDATE - MAY 1, 2024 - the problem has been fixed, so you can email from Gmail to Rogers/Yahoo again.

April 30, 2024 - late afternoon...
Rogers/Yahoo email not receiving Gmail emails
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I've had a few of these bounce back to me - Getting this msg from Yahoo:

550 5.7.9 This mail has been blocked because the sender is unauthenticated. Yahoo requires all senders to authenticate with either SPF or DKIM.

I know Gmail has proper security on it, so it must be Yahoo (the worst email host in the world).

Hopefully this will get fixed soon.

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https://www.extremetech.com/computing/microsoft-displaying-full-screen-windows-11-ads-in-windows-10?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A%20Trending%20Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook

Microsoft Displaying Full Screen Windows 11 Ads in Windows 10 "Why haven't you upgraded yet?" Microsoft desperately wonders.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/campaigns/fraud-scams.html

Scams and fraud - Canada.ca Many scams and frauds attempt to imitate government services in order to gain access to your personal and financial information. It may be a scam if someone is:

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/i-actually-hate-the-new-outlook-for-windows

I actually hate the new Outlook for Windows I've been using Microsoft's new Outlook email client for Windows 11 and Windows 10 for the last few months... and it sucks.

"The P28K is a niche device that wouldn’t necessarily appeal to all. It is more suited for elderly people who want the bare minimum from their phone without having to plug it in every other day. It is also a great device for people going camping or similar trips where access to power might be sparse, offering uninterrupted connectivity for days on end."

Energizer's new phone is putting powerbanks to shame Energizer, the battery manufacturer, has a new phone that prioritizes battery life over all else. The new phone is called the Hard Case P28K, and it features a behemoth 28,000mAh battery in it

There are more similarities now between these 2 programs. If you need a more robust program, especially for programming or specific business use, Notepad++ is probably a better choice. (I've been using Notepad++ for my regular notepad for years for my business.) If you just need a basic text editor and could use the tabs, automatic saving and pick-up-where-you-left-off, then the latest Windows 11 Notepad would probably work for you.

Should you use Notepad or Notepad++ on Windows 11? Are you debating between Notepad and Notepad++? Here's the one you should use on Windows 11.

Opensignal's latest mobile experience reports show Canada's national providers have distinct strengths and weaknesses Canada has three national mobile providers, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses, as shown in Opensignal's recent mobile network experience report.

Only happening to very few.

Windows 11 with no taskbar? A crucial part of Microsoft’s OS has gone missing for some thanks to new update Taskbar MIA with no real workaround – though there’s an interesting theory here…

ExpressVPN bug has been leaking some DNS requests for years ExpressVPN has removed the split tunneling feature from the latest version of its software after finding that a bug exposed the domains users were visiting to configured DNS servers.

Alert: New Stealthy "RustDoor" Backdoor Targeting Apple macOS Devices A new backdoor called RustDoor is targeting macOS systems. This Rust-based malware, linked to ransomware families, steals sensitive data.

Facebook ads push new Ov3r_Stealer password-stealing malware A new password-stealing malware named Ov3r_Stealer is spreading through fake job advertisements on Facebook, aiming to steal account credentials and cryptocurrency.

In case this happens to you, this article explains what is happening.

Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too Microsoft Edge is misbehaving.

Canadians - here is a great site to generate a shareable link to a news story. Copy and paste the URL into the first field, then generate shareable link. Then copy the generated link to clipboard. Then open a new post and paste this into it.

The benefit of this generator is that the post will include the headline and the picture from the article (not just a no-name link).

MetaLink Shareable Links Generator Create shareable links from any news source

Amazon Wants You to Start Paying for Alexa The retail giant is reportedly working on a supercharged AI Alexa, and it wants to charge a subscription. Apparently, it's already a disaster.

First look at Windows Copilot: It's actually just Microsoft Edge, not Windows 11 This new Windows 11 feature is actually Microsoft Edge in disguise.

Microsoft is even adding AI to the Notepad app on Windows 11 A new AI cowriting feature has been spotted in recent preview builds.