If you purchased hand sanitizer, toilet paper, web cameras, flour or other essentials during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, you may have been the victim of price gouging. A new report from the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen, Amazon and its many 3rd party sellers dramatically raised prices in March and April for necessary health items that were…
With so many people looking for work these days there are several opportunities to earn money with your smartphone. If you have an eye for photography, several apps allow you to sell photos to companies worldwide. Foap is a smartphone app for iPhones and Android devices that has been around for some time. It’s easy to upload photos from your…
As call centers re-open you can bet companies will be busy trying to catch up on lost time since the pandemic began late last winter. Bad guys are no different. Since March, many call centers for so-called “Robo-call” companies have been closed or greatly reduced the number of people working. The end result is that robocalls being placed were at…
Something good has happened as a result of COVID-19 and enforced stay-at-home orders. Scam and robocalls are at their lowest number since 2017. That may be hard for some of us to believe, after all, it seems robocalls are always ringing our phones with deals on healthcare and car warranties. It’s true though according to YouMail’s Robocall Index. “The reason…
More controversy with the popular app TikTok. The platform has been working to remove a video showing a man committing suicide. The video has reportedly been showing up in the “For You” video feed and since the videos begin playing automatically, it’s impossible to avoid it. Users have been uploading the video to TikTok since Sunday. TikTok responded to our…
I don’t remember it ever being this difficult to book a vacation. COVID-19 state restrictions vary throughout the country and trying to figure out where the best destinations for a family vacation can require a lot of time online searching each state’s health department website. Restaurants are fully open in some states while others limit seating capacity and still, others…
Stress is keeping many people awake these days and that lack of a good night’s sleep may make it even harder to stay awake throughout the day. It’s always been a chore trying to keep your eyes open at work right after lunch anyway. If you’re still working from home, it’s tempting to lie down on the couch for a…
Facebook and Twitter have a warning for their billions of users: Russia is at it again trying to interfere in the U.S Presidential Election. Facebook introduced new steps to protect the election and will not accept new political ads the week before the election. Facebook also announced it will place a label on any content shared or posted that seeks…
Would you be interested in a membership to Walmart? The largest brick and mortar retailer in the world thinks you might and its launching Walmart+ to better compete online with Amazon. One key advantage for Walmart+ is all of its brick and mortar stores. They have one in practically every city and town in the country, some 4,700 stores nationwide….
Teenagers have always seemed to have their own language only they understand. Unlike their parents though, teens can use emoji rather than letters or words to be able to communicate through code. Emoji are images similar to comics that are options within messaging apps, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media services. Some emoji though are not what many parents…
