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Your free stash of tech help: short guides to spot scams, phishing, protect your accounts, and fix a slow computer.

Your free stash of tech help. Every one here is short, free, and yours to print or share. New pieces get added over time, so check back.

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How healthy is your digital life?
A 2-minute digital health check that scores where you stand and shows you the few things worth fixing, most important first.
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Scams

Is this a scam?

A one-page check that catches almost any scam before you click, call back, or pay. The four tells, and what to do.

Phishing

Is this a phishing email?

The one check that catches almost any fake email: read the address after the @. Comes with a worked example.

Your accounts

Who gets your accounts?

A fillable worksheet so the people you love are not locked out of your email, photos, and money if something happens.

Slow computer

Your computer feels slow

Find what is actually slowing your computer down, in about ten minutes, before you spend a dime on a new one.

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