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Newsletter #19 - New Contact Information and Other Important Stuff

Well, it's already been over four months since Aaron left Wired PC Guys to join Venture Net, and it's been a whirlwind of activity. Aside from being a one-man-shop again, I've been swamped with web development work. If you'd like to see some of my current projects, check out:

Thankfully, despite a lot of concern about the economy, I'm staying quite busy.

Farewell to Wired PC Guys

Please make note that effective immediately, some of the old contact information you may have on file will no longer be valid. Though you can get to well Don by going to www.wiredpcguys.com, that domain is going away. With that change, email sent to Aaron's old email address or any other wiredpcguys.com email address will no longer go through, so be sure that you're using .

Please also note that I will only be using my mobile phone from now on, so be sure that you get rid of the 214.295.8398 number and replace it with 469.688.6061.

New Tech Support Rates - Reminder

If you haven't already looked at my new rates (announced in the last newsletter, please take a look at the new rates so there won't be any surprises the next time you call to set up an appointment. Note: For one hour house calls, the price is the same under the new rate structure.

Referrals

In the last newsletter, I told you, "I'm not going to tell you not to tell your friends about me, but for the foreseeable future, I'm not going to be making any pleas to have you tell all your friends about me." Well, now I am going to tell you not to tell your friends about me. Between now and the end of the year, I would appreciate it if you would refrain from passing along my information to prospective new clients. I'm over capacity already, so taking on new clients means delays for existing clients. I may change my mind on this in the future, but for now you can treat me like a closely guarded secret!

Interesting Links

Help Protect Yourself from Online Crime
Phishing seems to be on the rise, and those criminals who want to steal your identity are becoming increasingly savvy in the way they run their cons. In the last month, I've been solicited by Chase, Capital One, American Express, IRS, Hallmark, Bank of America, FBI, AOL, and Apple (to name just a few). The messages range from telling me that there's a problem with my account to having a new message or alert online. When I'm not even a member of AOL and don't bank at Capital One, it certainly makes it easier to spot the scam. But when the notice comes from an entity that I do have an account or membership with and comes looking exactly like a legitimate message would look like, it's a bit harder. Read Microsoft's article before you click on any more links so you can know how to protect yourself!
Snopes.com
My best guess is that 75% of the helpful email I get from friends and family is completely false, or at best, only partially true. For instance, I received a number of emails about Obama, Palin, and others that contained a varied mixture of truth and lies. Another popular email that I receive a few times a year tells me that my cell phone number is about to be given away to telemarketers. Check out Snopes' 25 Hottest Urban Legends, and I'm sure that you're recognize one or two that you've fallen victim to or passed along to others. PLEASE, always verify information that you're going to send on to everyone in your address book. They'll thank you when you send something true, and you'll feel like less of a fool when you don't distribute something that isn't!

Closing Thoughts

I've got to keep this one short as I have a number of projects to work on this afternoon. I hope you find those Interesting Links helpful.

Please let me know how I can serve you, and have a great week!

Don Dinnerville

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