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Skype--Phishing Alert!

I had Skype open this evening, and I receive an unsolicited instant message that looked like this:

This is an example of a phishing scam. If you're not familiar with what a phishing scam is, it's an effort by a hacker to use either a webpage, email, or instant message to fool you and get you to visit a malicious webpage. The webpage is usually formatted in a way to look and respond like a "real" legitimate site, in order to either solicit sensitive information from you or attempt some type of malicious attack on your computer.

Take a close look at this example of a phishing scam and see if you can find all of the red flags that should warn you that there is something phishy about this instant message.

Please use common sense and don't click on unsolicited requests for sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, or SSNs. Be safe, and if you're not sure, don't click!

Skype

For no good reason, I had put off trying Skype. Skype is a free voice-over-IP (VOIP) service that allows you to place audio or video calls over the internet from just about any computer. I'm not new to video chatting, in the past I've used AIM to video chat with friends and family. But most platforms that I had tried in the past usually had some issues. Well, I've been hammering Skype for the last couple of weeks and I'll have to say that I'm very impressed. Very good audio, excellent video, and it's extremely easy to setup. I'm currently on the road in Pennsylvania, and I've made some video calls to Guam and Korea from the free wifi in my hotel room and the calls have been excellent.

So if you're using Skype, add me to your contact list. I have two accounts: randman_rjr and randman_mobile.

If you're not using Skype, download it now!

New Photo Albums

I've added some new photo albums to the blog! Check out the right hand sidebar. Just click on the photo thumbnail and it will take you to the album. Enjoy!

Here are the links to the new albums:

Recent Pics

Fishing Pics

Only on Guam

I snapped this pic back in November of 08 at the height of Wahoo season. This guy really wanted to be out there to get some of the action! Check out his fly homemade boat. One trolling motor, an adirondack chair, a paddle board, two ice chests, and a ton of guamengineering!

Our family is growing

Hello to all! It's been a while since I've made a post, sorry I've just been really busy.

I just wanted to put the word out that Cyndi and I are now expecting another child! I held out as long as I could, but ultimately agreed to try one more time for a girl. Cyndi is about 10 weeks along and everything seems to be going well. She is a little more tired than usual and has a heightened sense of smell. But otherwise the pregnancy is going smoothly. Just last week Cyndi had an ultrasound and this is what the little one looks like right now.