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April 19, 2019

ANOTHER New Way for Those Idiot Hackers to Steal from You!

Have you gotten one of these extortion emails yet? Take a look at what we found in our inbox today. Now, you know how much we […]
April 9, 2018

Spring Cleaning Time!

Spring has traditionally meant cleaning, organizing and mops. But in our increasingly high-tech households, your hard drive, phone or tablet may need as much attention as […]
February 15, 2018
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Are you R E A L L Y communicating with Paypal?

Are you REALLY communicating with PayPal? We sure weren’t. We got this email trying to ‘help’ us concerning a fraudulent charge. It sure looked legitimate, until […]
January 29, 2018
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BEWARE Windows 10 & Apple Updates!

We;ve gotten a slew of calls over the past few weeks regarding (otherwise) perfectly working PC’s that were disabled by the latest Windows 10 or Itunes […]
December 20, 2017
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The Worst Passwords of the Year

We go over this every year, and here we are with the newest list of the WORST passwords you can use. This is important, because so […]
December 12, 2017
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More hackers are trying to get into your PC

It’s that time of year again, where malicious hackers are trying their best to gain access to your machine for all sorts of reasons. The two […]
August 24, 2017
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Ever Speak to a “Microsoft Professional”?

May 22, 2017
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Should you buy a new PC or repair your old one?

This has been a discussion as old as DOS 2.2. You’ve had your PC for a number of years, and all of a sudden you get […]
December 17, 2016

Be careful of the “Big Box’s” for repairs

Did you hear about the “free” services offered by some of the Big Box stores? Something like this really burns our industry. There are alot of […]
November 2, 2016

The 10 Commandments of Staying Virus-Free

The Ten Commandments of Staying Virus-Free Install a good antivirus software and keep it updated. Also perform full system scan periodically. It is highly recommended that […]