Publications by Eric Niewoehner
This section focuses on technology. The writer had a long career in IT. Here you will find articles on security, social media, documentation and how technology has affected our lives.
I never heard of “Punchbowl” until last August when I received a notification to my G-Mail account that my cousin had a special event. So why did I think this was a scam? The Message As always, I start with the message. I must admit that at first glance it is a good one. But…
I recently received a message declaring “Your document is ready.” At the top of the message was the apparent sender: DocuSign. Alas, this scam was easy to break apart, but it can happen to even the most watchful. Several things will be looked at in this case: The Message Messages of this sort are effective…
First posted on Facebook Notes in 2017 through my personal Facebook account. Ever since I enrolled into Facebook in 2007 I have been fascinated with the aspect of “Friends.” Probably everyone can attest that the greatest value of Facebook is reconnecting with friends. It was fun to see what had become of classmates from high…
Nothing can be so frustrating as losing a file. It was one of my favorite essays written specifically for the Facebook crowd. Facebook had erased it. I could not locate the original. It was gone. Or so it seemed …. Lost Nothing can be so frustrating as losing a file. Here it is, you have…
Many have had their phones rendered useless because of robocalls and scammers. Can you solve that problem? Since the Internet has first emerged, people have had to deal with scammers at unprecedented levels whether it be e-mail or smartphones. No surprises here. As an IT specialist I was persistently working on solutions that would protect…