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Follow up to Apple, FBI and the missing UDID Numbers

So today NBC is reporting that the Apple UDIDs that were stolen last week did in fat not come from the FBI as the hackers had claimed.  Seems they came from an app publisher in Florida.  They said that after reviewing the posted UDID numbers they can […]

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More JAVA Information.

JAVA Updates First: If you go to JAVA.com and click the big red button and download and install the newest update you will block the malware exploit that has infected many computers. Second: Are you free and safe? Not so fast. While it has been verified by […]

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JAVA Update from last week

Oracle has posted an update for JAVA, please go to www.java.com and get the new update to keep you safe.

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Disable JAVA to be safe online.

A new JAVA exploit is spreading around the internet and causing major headaches. To help keep you safe online you should disable JAVA in your wen browser.  Here are instructions based on browser type. In Firefox: Press Firefox button -> Add-ons, go to Plugins and click the […]

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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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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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Friday Q&A

It has been a busy week and we are going to cover some of the questions we received last week and talk about some new tech news. I received calls and emails about Windows 8, the New iPad, and infected computers. Windows 8 First, the main question […]

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