by Mike | Oct 28, 2013 | TechAlert, TechNews
It’s not unusual to see (and easily dismiss) breathless headlines proclaiming “worst virus ever!” After all, most of these sensationalistic-type headlines lead to blog posts that share little “new” information about malicious software...
by Mike | Oct 16, 2013 | TechNews, TechNotes
If you use Google’s services, and that includes Search, Gmail, YouTube, Google+, Maps, Google Groups, Google Play, Google Apps for Business, or any of myriad other services the Mountain View, CA company offers AND you’ve created an account to use those...
by Mike | Oct 5, 2013 | TechAlert, TechNews
On October 4th, 2013 Adobe Systems Incorporated issued a critical Security Advisory to their customer base alerting users that hackers gained access to Adobe’s databases and harvested nearly 3 million Adobe IDs, encrypted passwords, encrypted credit or debit...
by Mike | Sep 10, 2012 | TechAlert, TechNews, TechNotes
Internet plugins are a wonderful way to add additional functionality to your web browsing experience. For example, many sites depend upon Adobe Flash for video or Acrobat Reader for viewing a PDF within your web browser. There are also plugins for audio, remote...
by Mike | Jul 1, 2011 | TechNews, TechNotes
Windows 7’s Backup and Restore feature is one of the best and easiest to use versions of Microsoft’s free backup utility yet. And from my perspective, the more folks keeping their data safe through backups, the better. However, Backup and Restore...
by Mike | Jun 20, 2011 | TechNews, TechNotes
As more and more cell phone manufacturers build devices with all glass front panels, it’s inevitable accidents will occur. And when accidents happen, it can be frustrating — not to mention dangerous to our finger tips! — to continue using a broken...
