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INSIDE THIS ISSUE Scam Alert Don't Let Scammers Spoil Your Holiday Season Important Trend Micro Update For Home Telecom Internet Customers! Go Pinterest-ing! Cool Stuff To Pin On Your Pinterest Boards This Month's FAQ What Does GIF Mean And How Is It Supposed To Be Pronounced? Sites Of The Month Great Sites To Check Out In December Two To View A Couple Of Amazing Videos You Don't Want To Miss Short Tutorial How To Keep Your Facebook Account Secure WEBSITE COMPASS ONLINE Your Home Telecom Guide To Understanding The Internet | Dear Valued Home Telecom Customer  Do the holidays have you in a daze? With so much going on in December, it's easy to feel a bit overwhelmed. We urge you to take a deep breath and keep your focus on what's truly important to you. Hopefully, we can help by equipping you with valuable online resources.In this December issue, you'll find a warning about common holiday scams plus instructions on how to keep your Facebook account secure. Be sure to review this important information. Just for fun, we share cool pins from Pinterest to inspire wrapping, baking, and gift giving plus handy sites about holiday decorating, tipping, and more. You also don't want to miss this month's amazing videos, including one on how the Internet works. The goal of each of our eNewsletters is to keep our subscribers informed regarding their Internet connection and to improve their Internet experience. We think you'll find this information interesting. To see what's inside this issue, simply scroll down the eNewsletter or click on the links within the index to the left. Thanks for reading! - The Home Telecom Internet Team |
Scam Alert – Don't Let Scammers Spoil Your Holiday Season
 The holidays should be a happy time filled with food, family, and friendship. Unfortunately, they're also a big season for fraud. The Better Business Bureau is warning holiday shoppers and donors to look out for these common scams:Disreputable shopping sites Be suspicious of sites offering electronics, popular toys, or luxury goods at prices that are too good to be true. Every year holiday shoppers pay for a supposedly great deal online but receive nothing in return. Always look for the BBB seal when shopping online and click on the seal to confirm it is legitimate. When purchasing items on auction sites, research the seller extensively and listen to your doubts if the deal doesn't sound legit. Bogus charitable pleas People tend to be more generous during the holidays, which creates a great opportunity for scammers to solicit donations to line their own pockets. Always research a charity before making a donation, particularly when receiving an online plea. Phishing emails Common phishing emails around the holidays include e-cards and messages pretending to be from companies like UPS or FedEx with links to package tracking information. Don't click on any links or open any attachments to emails coming from a questionable source. Keep in mind that typos and grammatical mistakes are common red flags of a phishing email. Also, make sure you have current antivirus software and that all security patches have been installed on the computer. For more advice on being a savvy consumer this holiday season, visit https://epi.bbb.org/council/migration/consumer-tips/2012/11/sticking-to-your-holiday-budget/.
Important Trend Micro Update For Home Telecom Internet Customers!
 Home Telecom offers all high speed Internet customers Trend Micro Internet Security along with your service. Trend Micro is preparing to end support for Trend Micro Internet Security in order to concentrate efforts on their newest product, Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security. As a Home Telecom Internet customer, you are eligible to a free upgrade to Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security.If you currently use Trend Micro Internet Security and do not upgrade to Trend Micro Titanium Internet Security by December 31, 2012 your computer will be at risk!If you currently do not have Internet security on your computer, now is the time to take advantage of this FREE service ($89.95 annual value) offered by Home Telecom! To take advantage of the significant enhancements to the software, please follow the steps below:
Go Pinterest-ing! – Cool Stuff To Pin On Your Pinterest Boards
This Month's FAQ – What Does GIF Mean And How Is It Supposed To Be Pronounced?
 Question: What does GIF mean and how is it supposed to be pronounced?Answer: GIF is an acronym that stands for "graphic interchange format," which is a compressed file format for images that can be used to create simple, jerky, looping animations. The word, traditionally used as a noun, is a longstanding part of Internet meme culture and has been in use for 25 years. However, Oxford American Dictionary claims that 2012 was the first year GIF went from merely being a noun to also being used as a verb. GIF was named the Oxford Dictionaries US Word of the Year for 2012. GIF may be pronounced with either a soft "g" (as in giant) or a hard "g" (as in graphic). The programmers who developed the format preferred the soft "g." As the story goes, they wanted to pay homage to the commercial tagline of the peanut butter brand Jiff and supposedly quipped, "Choosy developers choose GIF." However, the pronunciation with a hard "g" is now very widespread and readily understood.
Sites Of The Month – Great Sites To Check Out In December
Two To View – A Couple Of Amazing Videos You Don't Want To Miss
Short Tutorial – How To Keep Your Facebook Account Secure
It happens all the time. A Facebook users tries to log in to his/her Facebook account and the password no longer works. This often means a hacker managed to get access to the account and change the password. To reduce the chances of this happening to you, Facebook recommends taking security precautions: 
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