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July 24, 2025 - Jerry Stern

Your computer is under attack from seasonal storms. The basics of power protection are in the free July PC Updater News, and back issues are here. PUPs have taken over [...]

PUPs and Thunder

July 10, 2025 - Jerry Stern

A PUP is a Potentially Unwanted Program. That’s malware named by a diplomat. Read more in the free July newsletter: PC Updater News. And the back issues are here. And [...]

Old and New Windows

June 16, 2025 - Jerry Stern

Windows 10’s last security update will be October 14, 2025. Before that, choose to upgrade it, replace it, or buy the Microsoft extended update service for it. Learn more in [...]

Watch Out for the Blob!

June 10, 2025 - Jerry Stern

A #blob is a #phishing attack from a file holding a #hoax web page, usually a copy of a login. Learn how to recognize these in the free June 2025 [...]

Mail from the Wrong Server

May 19, 2025 - Jerry Stern

Read the link before you click, always. Email that says your mail won’t work is fake. First, that notice goes to your webmaster, not you. Second, it makes no sense [...]

35 Years of Science Translations

May 12, 2025 - Jerry Stern

Science Translations was founded January 1st, 1990. The state of Maryland has congratulated Science Translations for 35 years of technical services. Below: Jerry Stern of Science Translations, with Paige Sunderland, [...]

Amazon from China equals $50 in Tariffs

April 17, 2025 - Jerry Stern

Amazon and other third-party marketplace sites are full of cheap items that conveniently ship directly from China by small packet mail. But the free duty, the tariff exemption for de [...]

Is QuickBooks OverLoaded?

April 11, 2025 - Jerry Stern

No, it’s another phishy phone call. First, QuickBooks online has an item count limit, but no business that is a likely client for QuickBooks will reach that limit, and there [...]