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| Blue Screen of Death |
But, it happens to us all sooner or later.
My turn came last week.
Without going into detail, and admitting my own temporary (I hope) lack of judgement...no, make that stupidity... or, at best, lapse of caution....was responsible.
However, in my defense, it was the "Perfect Storm."
Bottom line is: NEVER, EVER ALLOW ANYONE ACCESS TO YOUR COMPUTER (VIA THE INTERNET) UNLESS YOU ARE POSITIVE YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE.....AND YOU HAVE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THEM FOR TECHNICAL HELP!
In my case, I happened to be working with my Internet provider, VERIZON, trying to solve a previous "problem." (I pay extra for technical help when needed by allowing their tech "geeks" to access my computer, and they work on the problem remotely.,) I've had to ask for help a number of times recently.)
And, on the specific "Day of Infamy"..I had been working with them not more than an hour before...when I got the Blue Screen of Death....with the message to call my provider immediately to solve the problem.
Without bothering to search for my friendly Geek's phone number..the Blue Screen (conveniently) had their number (or what I assumed was Verizon's number) on the screen......which I called.
BIG MISTAKE.!
By the time I realized I had NOT connected with my one of my friendly Geeks, but the SCAM DEVIL himself, ....it was too late.
My computer was TOAST!
Literally.
Not sure what new desktop computers cost these days, but I'm about to find out.
-Ed
(This post was written on my old woodburning computer purchased, I believe from Toys are Us....back when the Internet was called, Arpanet....or maybe it was called "The Worldwide Web,"..whatever....)
