Time to Refresh Your Passwords!
Almost every month we hear about popular websites getting hacked and their customer data leaked. This includes email addresses and passwords. When was the last time you changed your password?
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A Guide to Tech Support
You’ve been driving your car for many years without having to understand how exactly the internal combustion engine works or what transmission does. When it comes to computers and other technology, many people feel like operating them is more complicated than any other technology they are using. This is especially true when something goes wrong. Computers are great at telling you what might be wrong with them if you decipher what those cryptic messages mean!
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Cold Call Tech Support Scams
We hear several reports of these attempts happening every week. Most people are nowadays wise enough to recognize the scam attempts but many still fall for it. Cold callers usually pretend to be computer technicians, claiming they can help people with their slow and infected computers or speed up their Internet connection.
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Why Does Windows Update So Much?
We’ve all been there… you start your computer and see the dreaded “Updating Windows” screen that could go on anywhere from a few minutes to couple hours!
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Webcam Blackmail Scams
There is a scam going around where a hacker says they have recorded you on your webcam doing naughty things! In this article, we talk about how this scam works and what to do about it.
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It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Windows 7
Many people are still running Windows 7 on their computers. It was released back in 2009 (almost 10 years ago!), and, without any doubt, it is an absolutely work-horse. It took everything that was great about Windows XP and made it better. Yes, we know Windows Vista appeared in between but just as Microsoft did, let’s forget about that like a bad dream!
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How to Stay Safe While Being Social Online
Whether it’s children accidentally straying into the dark parts of the internet or adults willingly giving away their information online, this issue is all about staying safe online.
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Why Do People Create Viruses?
You’d be right in thinking it’s hard to program a computer virus that can spread across the world in a flash! So why do they bother? Well, it generally comes down to 3 reasons: Money, showing off their skill, or to simply being a jerk. While showing off or being a jerk is pretty self-explanatory, the money side is fascinating.
