1. Get a credit report – Review that credit report thoroughly. If you find anything wrong then immediately call the Attorney General (MO 800-392-8222) and report it.

You can get a FREE credit report using https://www.annualcreditreport.com. The three credit reporting agencies are Experian, TransUnion and Equifax.

It is suggested to get only one report at a time starting with one agency, e.g. Experian, then 3 or 4 months later get a credit report for one of the remaining 2 agencies, e.g. TransUnion, and 3 or 4 months later get a report from the remaining agency, e.g. Equifax. In this way you will be able to keep track of your credit all year long with a free report

2. Start by putting a fraud alert for 90 days on your credit report so that you have to be contacted before any credit cards or bank accounts are opened. It is best to do this through Experian (888-397-3742) and they will notify the other credit reporting agencies.

Note – Don’t do a Security Freeze unless it is absolutely necessary as there is significant paperwork and identification required should you need to open a bank account or are trying to get a credit card.

If worst comes to worst then a Security Freeze may be in order. By placing a security freeze on your credit report, you make your personal information useless to a thief. When a lender or creditor tries to access your credit report, they will not be able to see it. Thus, they won’t issue new credit in your name. If you freeze your credit report, you can temporarily lift it when you need to apply for credit. But there is still paperwork and identification involved.

3. Go to www.ftc.gov and Register a complaint. Fill out the form and provide as much information and documentation as you have that will be helpful.

Beware/Be Aware!

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The malicious messages appeal to the curiosity of users, with subjects such as “I just got a piercing and you’ll never guess where! Take a look at the photo. ” or “You’re going to be mad at me for sending you this photo, but you NEED to see it :3″

TwittWorm.A edits the registry so the system CANNOT be restored or started in Safe Mode. It also makes a series of changes to the host file to prevent users from accessing certain Web pages, particularly those related with antivirus companies.

Another feature is that it prevents the running of certain programs for viewing active processes or monitoring network traffic. Twittworm.A also spreads through USB devices, creating an autorun.inf to automatically infect computers on connection.

Beware/Be Aware!

Windows 7 Upgrade

Before you decide to upgrade to Windows 7, I recommend reading the article link at the end of this blog post as it says everything that I have been telling my customers for the last several months about upgrading to Windows 7 right away.

For our computer customers who purchased computers during the months that Microsoft offered the Free Upgrade to Windows 7, here is some information that you will find useful.

First, there were coupons included with the documentation that accompanied the computers/laptops that you purchased during this period. That Windows 7 upgrade coupon has the info for upgrading. You will need to go to https://windows7upgradeoption.com/Landing.aspx and enter your Vista code and the code off the coupon. All upgrades are coming from Microsoft.

Second, Here is the information regarding the Expiration date for the upgrades:

Upgrade Offer Form Expiration Date ==> February 28, 2010
This is the last date for qualifying end users to submit Upgrade media redemption orders.

Finally, you can redeem the coupon for the upgrade media at any time prior to the expiration but you don’t necessarily have to install the upgrade right away. Therefore, we recommend that you request the upgrade now, put it in a safe place and not install until you can’t live without it. Our understanding is that you will get the Windows 7 media and a Certificate of Authenticity (COA). You should then be able to install the upgrade anytime in future once your third party applications have come to Windows 7 compliance.

Here is the article that I recommend reading before upgrading to Windows 7. Again, it says everything that I have been telling my customers for the last several months about upgrading to Windows 7 right away: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2354488,00.asp

I hope that this information is helpful and please feel free to contact CPU Help if you have any questions regarding the new Windows 7 and it’s upgrade.

Best Regards,

CPU Help Team

Gary Batchelor, BCC Chaplain, Floyd Medical Center Rome, GA

Today I received an email from a good friend of ours. It was a forward from a gentleman named Tim Brooks who is with the hospital in North Kansas City, MO. We all agree with what Tim said in his email, “…It just seems that we should not go through the day without honoring, remembering, being thankful for so many who rose to the need of such a terrible event…I could do no better, so (with [Gary's] permission) I offer it to you.”

Tim is a colleague of Gary Batchellor from Rome, GA who wrote the following for the staff at his hospital.

How Shall We Remember?

It has been 8 years since the Towers fell. Surely not that long ago…My own memory is still vividly etched…standing in the cafeteria with Dr. Todino watching a burning building on TV…muttering “What the…”as an airliner flies from the corner of the picture into Tower 2 and explodes! Then shock, sadness, rage, confusion!

I almost did not send this but then I was reminded that those things we both don’t want to forget and don’t want to remember have great power over our lives. Emotional issues not dealt with do not go away but may well come back in disguised and destructive form.

Remembering 9/11

A phrase I first heard around the events of 9/11 was about those “who run toward the danger”. The reference was to the heroic firefighters, police, EMS, and everyday folks who risked their own safety to help others. Passengers on Flight 93 did the same in response to the cry “Let’s roll”. As we know only too well, many of those who ran toward danger died along with the victims they sought to help.

Of all the things that might be considered today, I would urge two positive answers to the question of “how” we should remember. While not denying the ongoing grief and threats, let us seize the opportunity to make this day one of: 1) honoring heroes who do indeed risk and go toward danger rather than saving themselves first and 2) remembering and seeking to renew a level of unity and cooperation that was the norm in those days immediately after 9/11.

In responding to Critical Incident Stress events like 9/11, the phrase is often used about “normal responses of normal people to abnormal circumstances”. One of the ways to heal from such events is to find meaning in them and to garner courage from having coped with them. May that healing be ongoing in us today.

Grace & Peace,
Gary
Gary Batchelor, D. Min., BCC
Chaplain, Floyd Medical Center
Rome, GA 30165
GBatchelor@Floyd.org