Facebook Messenger is not spying on you.

Over the last couple of days I have seen a bunch of people post a link to this blog post about how the new Facebook Messenger “crosses the line” when it comes to the permissions it asks for.   Yes, the Facebook Messenger app requests these permissions:     Change the state of network connectivity     … Read more

Walmart Savings Catcher

If you do your grocery shopping at WalMart like I do you will want to start using the Walmart Savings Catcher program. It is extremely easy to use: On my first time using it I saved $2.35. I am guessing I will save close to about $150 a year using this program that I normally … Read more

Soooo Tired….

For the last year my doctors have been worried about my moderately high blood pressure.  A few weeks ago after a bad migraine attack and a huge spike in my blood pressure my doctor decided to put me on blood pressure medicine to lower it. I have made these handy charts of my average energy … Read more

Please Turn On Two Factor Authentication.

About once a month I will get a call from someone who is upset because their account was hacked and wants to know what they can do to stop it from happening in the future.  The truth is enabling two factor authentication (2FA) is one of the best things you can do to make sure … Read more

Is the data on your phone worth $400?

I have a Samsung S3 that decided it wouldn’t boot on Wednesday.  After talking to the very helpful people at Samsung they decided that they can replace my phone for me but I need to send them my broken phone. Awesome! But… All my data is on my phone. All my email. All my passwords. … Read more