Author Archives: Mike

About Mike

Mike Walker is the owner of M D Computer Works.

Tax Information Needed Spam

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Mike

This post is about several emails I have received recently asking for me to update tax related information that Intuit has. There are some problems with this, not the least of which is that the email is not from Intuit … Continue reading →

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American Airlines Email Scam

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Mike

As the year is about to end, I received two emails saying that they were from American Airlines and I should printout the enclosed ticket. As I have no travel plans, it seemed obvious that these were scam emails. The … Continue reading →

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A Timing Change

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Mike

Due to some unforeseeable schedule changes as well as some other problems, I find I am unable to meet my original plan of one post a week. For the foreseeable future, I will add a new post when I am … Continue reading →

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Scam Alerts on consumeraffairs.com

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Mike

Scam Alerts on consumeraffairs.com Today I want to tell you about a web site I ran across recently. ConsumerAffairs.com state that they are a consumer news and advocacy site. They have lots of interesting information and sections, but I am … Continue reading →

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Paypal & ACH Scams

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Mike

This week brought a couple of scams, neither of which are new. The first was supposedly from Paypal and had the message of “Your account has been limited until we hear from you” .  Here is a screen shot of … Continue reading →

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Online Learning

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Mike

Would you like to update your skills or learn something new? Online learning allows you to do just that, often in a less structured environment than a traditional school environment. Many times, this online learning allows you to learn when … Continue reading →

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Malicious Emails

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Mike

Originally, I had planned on adding approximately one article a week. However, already this week I have received several emails trying to get personal information from me or wanting to do harm to my computer, so I wanted to post … Continue reading →

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A New Beginning

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Mike

Welcome to the M D Computer Works Blog.   After several tries and other problems, I believe that we are ready to get started.   M D Computer Works has been in business for several years helping people with their … Continue reading →

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