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Wireless Router -Secure It Now!

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| Maintain Your PC, Uncategorized

Secure your Wireless Router Your router is part of your window to the world. At home everything you see and do on the internet goes through your router, and wireless routers are becoming the normal way of connecting. But if you can see out the window, there is a possibility someone may be looking in. […]

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Laptop Battery Life -Make It Last

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| Maintain Your PC, Uncategorized

Tips to maximize your laptop battery life

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Internet connected appliances could be compromising your security

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| Maintain Your PC, The Weakest Link, Uncategorized

(From CNN) — It’s bad enough that we have to fear identity thieves who are trying to scam us with malicious messages sent from PCs. We now must worry about being targeted by our household appliances, as well. An Internet-security firm has discovered what they are calling a global cyber attack launched from more than 100,000 everyday […]

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Portable Devices – Laptops, Tablets, Smartphones. What works for you?

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| The Learning Curve, Uncategorized

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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Goodbye XP? Are you ready and why does it matter?

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| Maintain Your PC, Uncategorized

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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Save Emails Offline

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| Maintain Your PC, Uncategorized

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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Remove Malware

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| Maintain Your PC, Uncategorized

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? […]

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Don’t Unzip Dangerous Zip Files

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| The Weakest Link, Uncategorized

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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Interpol Virus Holding Your Computer For Ransom?

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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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Good riddance to malware rubbish!

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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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