TechByter Worldwide 2019-05-12: How to Avoid Documents with Unpleasant Hidden Surprises. Short Circuits. Spare Parts.

Email continues to be the most common vector for distributing malware and attached documents slip by defenses all too often. In Short Circuits: Have you received a message from someone who says that he's broken into your computer, has embarrassing pictures taken with the computer's camera, and will send them to each of your contacts unless you pay? Oh, and he has one of your passwords, too. It's a fake and we'll consider how it works. Windows 10 version 1903 will be pushed out to computers sometime this month and Windows Insider members already have it. Wouldn't it be nice, when you need a copy of a document, to have a scanner in your pocket? Actually you do have a scanner in your pocket and Office Lens makes it more useful. In Spare Parts (only on the website): Adobe has added some new features to its cloud-based Color application. • If you sometimes use your browser's incognito mode, it's good to understand its shortcomings.