Creative Cats

18/05/2018

Facebook seems to be allowing link-jacking ads again. I had this try to install a virus twice in as many days now. If you're not aware of this type of threat, I recorded a short video on how to deal with this... https://youtu.be/MRA4rCFDeO4

Find out what to do if a website tries to trick you into installing malware on your computer. You can download a free copy of Malwarebytes from the official ...

01/04/2017

06/06/2016

Remember, you're not helping by liking or sharing on Facebook. Help is achieved by tangible, affirmative action. You're not helping sick children, poverty stricken babies or mistreated animals by just clicking Like - in reality you're just falling for like-farming scams that make money for spammers... http://www.thatsnonsense.com/facebook-like-share-photo-scams-dont-make-scammers-rich/

12/04/2016

Raising some interesting points here...

http://wetrain.online/future-of-online-education-maybe-this/

future of online education might be this. with the fast pace always on, realtime nature of information who can tell what it might look like.

09/04/2016

Some brilliant practical advice for educators who are thinking about teaching online!

The Future Of Online Education And How Udemy Fits In To It All Free stuff: www.smeheroes.co.uk Have you ever wondered where online education is going? In thi...

08/04/2016

A slightly less utopian take than my own, and an interesting perspective.

No time to make a video - here's my post though: The best predictor of the future of online education is to look at what's happened in the past in… - Sue Moseley - Google+

08/04/2016

It's not just me who would like to see VR classrooms!

What is the Future of E-Learning? With continued advancements in technology, predicting the future of E-Learning delivery is rather difficult.

06/04/2016

My thoughts exactly!

I'm a retired physician. I had been practicing Addiction medicine and Family medicine. I have lots of knowledge to share and to help people discriminate the ...

30/03/2016

A quick reminder of how like-farming scams work on Facebook with the aid of a case study. If you’ve heard of the term like-farming but don’t really know what the term means, then take a look at the page for the “musician” Jordan Embry. We discuss like-farming in more detail here including h…

05/03/2016

Watch. This.

The good news for most of us is that the world’s best hackers probably have no interest in making your life miserable. For most of us, learning how to avoid relatively primitive online scams and updating our software regularly is usually enough to make sure we stay safe online. But if you intentiona…

24/02/2016

Need a good reason why you should not spread unverified information online? We have 12 possible reasons in our article here, but a 22 year old waitress from Connecticut will probably agree with one specific reason over any of the others this week. Karena Bennett found herself the victim of a cruel h…

18/02/2016

We take a look at those Facebook posts that ask you to type ‘Amen’ in the comments section and discuss how this is most probably a type of manipulation, and why you really shouldn’t do it. If you haven’t read any of our articles on like-farming and what it is, you can read our blog …

03/09/2015

Graphic photos of a Syrian boy who drowned off the Turkish coast are being exploited by like-farming spammers on Facebook in order to gain likes for pages, as we urge readers to check their sources before sharing. The Internet – and social media especially – have been confronted with some p…

02/08/2015

Always check the URL of the site you're downloading things from. If the URL AS DISPLAYED BY YOUR BROWSER doesn't start with www.microsoft.com, it's almost certainly a fake.

With Microsoft’s release of their latest operating system, Windows 10, the security industry have been on tenterhooks awaiting the surge of Windows 10 related scams to begin hitting the Internet. And that they have, with a large email spamming campaign hitting inboxes across the world appearing to c…

02/08/2015

Just upgraded to Windows 10. Initially running at a snail's pace, but once I threatened to go back to windows 7, it suddenly got fast. Go figure.

16/07/2015

Facebook can be a great place to spread legitimate warnings. But it can also be just as good as spreading false ones too. These 5 warnings were not only wholly untrue, but they left many people asking themselves just exactly how people actually managed to fall for them. The warning that doesn’t unde…

24/06/2015

Rumours that a pictured child will receive a heart transplant if their photo gets a 1000 shares are spreading across Facebook. Pictures of disabled children posted on Facebook with a caption urging the reader to share or like the image is a popular yet immoral hoax that plagues Facebook. Such captio…

11/06/2015

One of the more familiar characteristics of social media today is its effectiveness in spreading misinformation, half-truths and hearsay. With the ability to communicate with people so quickly and efficiently, regardless of the miles between you, spreading nonsense has never been so easy. The proble…

05/06/2015

When you visit a webpage, it may try and install malware onto your computer. Though in most cases, your Internet browser won’t let a webpage download anything that could be dangerous to your computer without your permission (unless a scammer has managed to target an outdated browser (keep your brows…

15/04/2015

You’re not showing your support for anti-bullying. You’re not expressing your anger against vicious diseases like cancer. You’re not conveying your disgust of homophobia or racism. Images like the one below that we encountered on our newsfeed this week are a common fixture on social networking websi…

09/04/2015

David Turner looks at a few of the different ways that social media users are tricked or manipulated into sharing information on social media, and asks the reader to pause and ask “Why am I being urged to share this?” There are many different types of motivations we’re given for sharing things on Fa…

10/03/2015

I'm currently creating a new training course about essential IT skills for small businesses, and I'm giving everybody a chance to access the whole course for free. Here's the deal: go to my training page (http://creativecats.com/Training/tabid/90/Default.aspx) and tell me what skill (or skills) you wish you had. If I use your suggestion in my course, I will send you a free coupon when the course is finished. Feel free to ask as many questions as you want, this offer is not limited to one entry per person!

IT support for small businesses

12/02/2015

If you’re a social media fanatic, then like it or not, there is a lot you need to do (and always be doing) to ensure you keep yourself safe, secure and embarrassment free. Here are 5 things that are often overlooked when using Facebook. 1. Your Facebook profile photo and cover photo are public. ALL…

08/02/2015

Indie authors, there are still a few 50% off coupons for my course on eBook creation available! The course gives a step-by-step guide on how you need to format your word document to get a great-looking eBook after uploading it to Amazon, Smashwords, B&N and such.
https://www.udemy.com/ebook-creation-for-indie-authors-get-that-professional-look/?couponCode=ebookFNFB

Learn how you must format your Word document to create a professional-looking eBook instead of an unreadable wreck.

06/02/2015

The ever-present "123456" takes the top spot, but it has some equally terrible company on the annual list of worst passwords people are still using.

13/01/2015

We take a look at 5 popular myths about Internet security & malware

30/12/2014

4 things you shouldn’t make public on your Facebook account.... but you may still have them set to public...