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Shenandoah County residents, heads-up! Shentel offers an *off-menu* internet choice that could save you $10/mo.

Shentel's official price sheet for 2026 shows 400M residential internet service at $55/mo, as well as faster options. But I am now told that you could call in and request their 200M plan, priced at $45/mo.

This may not be for everyone, but if you feel your household is modest in its internet use, I say: Save that Money! Any ShenCo resident can call in to Shentel to inquire about this speed/price point. If it is permitted for your address, they can switch you immediately. No need for an appt or change in equipment.

Shentel agents told me that this is available for *all* of Shenandoah County. For all fiber and cable residential internet subscribers. It just isn't something they talk about or promote. You have to know about it to ask for it.

Someone is in a hurry to get this day started...

Here's a quick post about that Copilot key on some new laptops -- you can reprogram that button if you don't care for it!

https://bluescreencomputer.com/2026/06/02/remap-the-copilot-key/

I've been posting for a couple of years now about Facebook's Malvertising problem (links in comments), and I am happy to report that Meta is finally being sued over this. It's too soon to predict any outcome, but we can watch and we can hope:

https://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/meta-scam-ads/
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/13/meta-scam-ads-california-lawsuit
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/meta-lawsuit-scams-facebook/

Almost everyday, I help someone who has fallen victim to the deceptive and malicious ads on this website. And this scourge continues to happen, right now, despite the lawsuits! The screencaps attached to this post? I took those TODAY.

Clicking on those ads leads to fake Microsoft alerts. Those alerts *seem* to lock up your computer, while yelling at you to call a support phone number. Anyone unlucky enough to call the number is at risk of being scammed out of hundreds or thousands of dollars.

Please be careful. Don't call any unexpected phone numbers. Don't click on ANYTHING on Facebook if it is labeled "Sponsored" or "Promoted" or "Suggested for You". It cannot be trusted. And if your computer is locked up with a scary message, press and hold the main power button on your computer for at least 15 seconds, until it shuts off. In most cases, this defeats the lock-up.

Zuckerberg, I think I am not alone in hoping you have the day (in court) that you deserve.

I have trust issues. But I'm working on them. Sigh.

Trust, but Verify - BlueScreen Computer Trust, but Verify -- scammers abound on the internet and social media. Be careful out there and try to discern between friend and foe.