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Guides · Page 15 of 20

Guides page 15

Guides published September 13, 2026 – September 16, 2026, newest first. Newest posts are on page 1.

Person at a kitchen counter reviewing Android and iPhone Settings Privacy permissions on a phone in soft daylight

How to review app permissions on your phone

Revoke camera, mic, and location apps don’t need.

September 16, 2026

Living-room router glowing safely next to a café laptop on public Wi-Fi with a small lock icon

Do you need a VPN at home?

Usually no on secured home Wi-Fi. Public Wi-Fi is different.

September 14, 2026

Windows laptop, MacBook, iPhone, and Android phone on a nightstand with an overnight update progress ring

How to turn on automatic updates (Windows, Mac, phone)

Windows, Mac, iPhone, Android — turn auto-updates on.

September 14, 2026

Kitchen table with a Medicare card face-down beside a ringing phone labeled new card fee

How to spot a Medicare scam

Hang up. Call 1-800-MEDICARE yourself.

September 14, 2026

Desk with a smartphone showing an unknown caller, a notepad that says debt?, and a validation notice paper

How to spot a fake debt collection scam

Ask for validation. Hang up on arrest threats.

September 14, 2026

Windows laptop on a desk showing Windows Security Virus and threat protection scan options, not a scareware popup

How to run a Microsoft Defender Offline scan

Free built-in scan. Save work — it restarts your PC.

September 14, 2026

Laptop showing a too-good vacation listing beside a suitcase on a desk, suggesting a worried traveler checking a rental ad

How to spot a vacation rental scam

Verify the address. Never wire or gift-card a deposit.

September 14, 2026

Kitchen table with a landline phone, face-down Social Security card sleeve, and a notepad that says hang up and call SSA

How to spot a Social Security scam

Hang up. Call SSA yourself. Never gift-card an agency threat.

September 13, 2026

Kitchen counter with an electric bill envelope, a phone showing a shutoff-in-one-hour text, and a sticky note to call the number on your bill

How to spot a utility shutoff scam

Call the number on YOUR bill — not the caller’s.

September 13, 2026

Home desk with a checking statement, phone banking app open to call us, and a crossed-out sticky note that says don’t move money to protect it

What to do if your bank account is hacked

Call the real bank. Do not move money to “protect” it.

September 13, 2026

Household desk with a donation form, phone, and laptop showing a charity page

How to spot a charity donation scam

Pause. Verify the charity. Never gift-card a donation.

September 13, 2026

Laptop showing a glossy car listing with a caution cue on a household desk

How to spot a fake car dealership website scam

See the car. Refuse wire-only deposits.

September 13, 2026