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into thinking that the message comes from someone official when it THE NAPLES PLAYERS
does not. Phishing is the use of convincing-looking emails and web
pages to lure you into typing your account numbers and passwords/ Be a part of the show!
PINs. Often in the form of fake eBay web pages, fake PayPal warning
messages, and fake bank login screens, phishing attacks can be very Now Thru
convincing to anyone who is not trained to watch for the subtle clues. November 21
As a rule, smart users distrust any email link that says “you should login
and confirm this”. Are you concerned that an email may be a phishing Wed. – Sat. 8:00 p.m.
attempt? If so, just delete it! Or, go to the site in question manually. Use Sun. 2:00 p.m.
your own bookmark, or type what you know to be the correct URL
into your browser, and log in to your account as you normally would. BY REBECCA GILMAN
If there’s something you need to do or verify, then you’ll probably see
it then. And if you’re still not sure, then give the institution a call or See what happens when political correctness uncovers hidden prejudices.
contact their support line or search their support site. Trust me, they’d
much rather have you ask than have to deal with the possibility of In Tobye Studio
identity or account theft.
THE FOREIGNER November 25 -
PLUGIN/PLUG-IN December 20
BY LARRY SHUE
A software extension that adds a specific feature to an existing software Wed. 7:30 p.m.
application. You’ve probably heard of plugins in the context of web Thurs. – Sat. 8:00 p.m.
browsers to add new features like watching online videos, for example.
Have you ever enabled Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Silverlight or Sun. 2:00 p.m.
QuickTime Player on your internet browser? Those are plugins.
A hidden identity unleashes truths and leads to outrageously funny situations.
SOCIAL MEDIA
In Blackburn Hall Sponsored by:
Social media is the broad term for any online tool that enables users to
interact with thousands of other users. Instant messaging and chatting Tickets: Spinning Into Butter $30
are common forms of social media, as are blogs with comments, The Foreigner $35
discussion forums, video-sharing and photo-sharing websites.
Facebook,Twitter and YouTube are all social media sites. Students 21 and under $10 13 Years Voted
“Best Live Theatre”
TABBED BROWSING
Call 239-263-7990 or visit www.naplesplayers.org
Take full advantage of tabbed browsing using any Internet browser.
While reading an article or browsing a website, you may come across a The Naples Players at Sugden CommunityTheatre • 701 5th Ave. South, Naples, FL 34102
link that interests you. Any link to another page can be opened in a new
tab so it does not interrupt your reading. To perform this action, hold
down the Ctrl key and left-click the link.

URL

“Uniform resource locator.” Also known as a web address,
a URL is a specific character string that refers to a
resource. It’s displayed on the top of a web browser inside
an “address”bar, such as http://naplesmachelp.com/about/

Jeff Bohr
Naples Mac Help
239.595.0482 | jeff@jeffbohr.com

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