Portable Devices – Laptop, Tablet or Smartphone Suppose you are going outside? What kind of shoes should you put on? You need to know where you are going and what the conditions are. Is it wet out? Then the boots need to be waterproof. Is it cold? Then they need to be warm. No one […]
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XP has been the favorite Windows operating system for years. Some people have used nothing else, so this is what they know. Like most other Windows systems it got better with age, with the possible exception of Millenium or ME, for which no one had a fondness. Since the release of XP we have seen
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Where are your emails? Most people today keep their emails online, or in the cloud. You likely access Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, or others by opening your web browser and reading and replying right from there. Gone are the days when we had to go home and fire up the desktop to check our mail. Now it
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To remove malware isn’t as easy as preventing it in the first place. Imagine that the door to a large factory is open and a sewer rat gets in. Keeping him out was one thing, but to find him after he is in your building is difficult. Where will he go? Where can he hide?
Mailbox messages with dangerous zip files. These can appear in your mailbox disguised as a legitimate fax from a reputable company, in this case Xerox. . In fact, the link to Xerox is valid and will send you to their website. However, the same cannot be said about the attachment. Although innocent looking, it may contain dangerous
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Have you seen this screen? If you have then you have a big problem and must be reading this post on another computer. Depending on what country you are in the Interpol Virus will show a national police logo and title. The whole idea is to instill fear that you have engaged in some terribly illegal activity,
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Malware rubbish is like any other rubbish: annoying, useless, or in some cases downright dangerous. You wouldn’t let garbage pile up in your house, and you shouldn’t let it accumulate in your computer. Last time we talked about cleaning up registry files and temp files. You can check that out here. https://mypcsupport.ca/take-garbage-clean-computer/ So what are
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CCleaner your computer! We’re not talking about the parts of the computer that you can see. We know that the interchangeable laptop cover, or the led lights that flicker out the side of your desktop case are great to look at. But when you are ready to use the computer they have nothing to do with
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There’s a cure for your infected computer. ” Dad, I don’t feel good.” How many parents have heard that? The first question you might ask is “What’s wrong?” “My head hurts.” “My stomach is sore.” “I banged my leg.” When we notice something wrong with our child they can tell us the problems. With a
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Fix your slow computer. When your computer was new it seemed so fast. But now you can go outside and cut the lawn, watch a sitcom, or eat dinner while you wait for your slow computer to do anything. Why do I have a slow computer? There a number of reasons. Slow Internet connection. Lots of programs
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