Author: Claudia Buck

  • Personal Finance: Get PC clutter under control

    Clearing out closets is one thing. But the biggest clutter trap in your home or office could be sitting right in front of you: your computer. Most of us have computers stuffed with aging e-mails, unneeded downloads and scads of file folders scattered like confetti across the computer’s desktop. “The…

  • Personal Finance: How to dispose of old cell phones

    Chances are you’ve got a few discarded cell phones lying around, gathering dust in a drawer or desk. By some counts, cell-crazed Americans have upward of 100 million wireless phones sitting idle. So many, in fact, it’s been estimated that if all the unused cell phones were laid end to…

  • Elk Grove woman falls victim to bogus text message

    Text this message: Your cell phone could be sending you the latest identity theft scam. At least two Sacramento-area residents have recently been targeted by text messages that promised $200 gift cards or alerted them to bank account problems. In both cases, the texts were nothing more than tech-savvy attempts…