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Know a Gamer? They may have been hacked.

So this evening Blizzard has announced that they have had a security issue and that some emails and other account information has been compromised. More info here: Forbes All we can say is Wow! Yahoo, Blizzard, LinkedIn, Apple, it has been the summer of the hacker. In the […]

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Vacationing with Your Technology

  Summer vacation may be fun for you, but it can be hard on your tech gadgets. I can’t tell you how many calls I get each summer about cell phones dropped into the pool or — this one just last week – an iPhone, wrapped in […]

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2012 Graduation Gift Guide for the Geeky and the Not so Geeky

Graduation gifts for the geeks in your life is very easy if you know what they like, and what equipment they have, for the rest of you here is what I am calling a geek gift guide but after looking at it again I think I have […]

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Another Security Issue on OSX Lion

I wanted to get this up for all of you using Lion and FileVault, follow the link here to learn how to repair this really large security issue.  I will post more to follow up later. payday loans same day deposit Influence  

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This Weeks Q&A

Hi, all! Welcome to this week’s Q&A. Thanks to everyone who phoned or emailed with questions. First a couple of updates: Violation of Privacy? In last week’s Q&A, we answered a question about giving your Facebook password to a prospective employers while applying for a job. Since […]

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Slow computer? Fix it, don’t replace it.

I can’t tell you how often people tell me they’re putting up with a slow computer because “that’s how they get after awhile.” How to Fix a Slow Computer Actually, it’s not normal for computers to get slow with age. But “being slow” can be an important […]

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Q&A

Wow! Thanks for all of the emails this past week. We have many questions so let’s get to it. Q: Why do I get so many annoying messages about updating all of my software and security programs? It’s always inconvenient. Everything seems okay with my computer so […]

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How to Repair a Virus

Our customers often think a virus can be removed in approximately the same way a legitimate software program can be removed. That is, somehow one taps the “uninstall” button, and then everything is better. One day, that may be true. In the meantime, it’s a little more […]

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8 Signs that your computer has a virus.

In the “old” days, a computer virus had an immediate effect so it was pretty easy to know if your computer had one. All of a sudden, nothing worked right. But today, viruses are more sophisticated. They often are installed on your computer without your knowledge. They […]

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Windows 8 Warning!

Please do not download and run the Windows 8 Consumer Preview unless you know what you are doing. I have spoken to two people this morning who have killed their PCs by attempting to do this. Now, they need to re-install everything. I don’t have to tell you what […]

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