Istart123 Virus Contains A Sneaky Twist!
admin2014-08-06T09:00:25+00:00Having been a computer tech for the past 2 decades, I've encountered and wrangled with my fair share of viruses on many computers. Some are fairly easy to remove, while [...]
Do You Have An iPhone or iPad? Read This!
admin2014-06-02T09:00:33+00:00A nasty "ransomware" attack is going around and you need to be aware of it if you have an iPhone and/or iPad. Hackers are remotely locking iPhones and iPads and [...]
Ransomware Example – CryptoLocker Is Seriously Destructive!
admin2013-11-04T09:00:15+00:00It seems that the bad guys figure out ways to be more malicious by the day! A relatively new example that’s cropping up is a malware threat called CryptoLocker. Ransomeware [...]
Where Is That Shortened Link (URL) Taking You?
admin2013-10-04T12:34:32+00:00Though it may seem elementary to some, many people have no idea what a URL is even though they use them every single day. Not only that, many have no [...]
Tips For Staying Safe on Public WiFi
admin2013-06-04T17:04:31+00:00Whether on a smartphone, iPad, laptop or any of the myriad other wifi-enabled devices people own, we’ve ALL used public wifi at one time or another, and some of us [...]
How To Clear Your Google Search History
admin2013-05-11T13:31:12+00:00When you stop and think about it, you may be shocked to realize that the verb “to google” was only added to the Oxford English Dictionary in 2006 — a [...]
Has Your Online Email Account Been Hacked?
admin2013-03-05T09:00:44+00:00We’ve all received them — fake emails from a supposedly trusted contact’s account. They appear to be real at first because your friend’s first and last names are shown as [...]
Free Security Software
admin2013-02-18T19:51:34+00:00Almost all new computers come with pre-installed name brand AntiVirus trial programs. The hope and probable outcome is that after the 30 or 60 day trial, you'll go ahead and [...]
Creating A More Secure Password
admin2013-01-14T14:54:46+00:00It's a new year and a good time to think about your passwords -- email, banking, etc. Many people I know use a one-word password for almost all their accounts, [...]