Last week I mentioned a friend whose computer was struggling through a major malware and viral infection. I had several readers write to ask, what was done to resolve it and even more importantly how to stop a reoccurrence of the same problems. To resolve it I installed Avast! for antivirus protection and Malwarebytes to…
I regularly receive questions concerning readers buying new computers. They will usually ask what antivirus software they should install to keep everything protected. I usually suggest one or two good antivirus applications. Keep in mind I am only referencing Windows machines and, due to my frugal nature, free applications. If you have a Windows 7…
I regularly receive questions concerning readers buying new computers. They will usually ask what antivirus software they should install to keep everything protected. I usually suggest one or two good antivirus applications. Keep in mind I am only referencing Windows machines and, due to my frugal nature, free applications. If you have a Windows 7…
I have a couple of scams to inform you of today that could cost you time, effort and lots of money. One is computer related, the other financial. Many people have reported getting calls from someone saying something similar to, "Hello this is Ron (fill in any name) from Windows, we see that your computer…
For the last couple of weeks I have told you about some interesting Google tricks you can do, some helpful, others fun. Your interest in emails has shown me that you would like a couple more of their tricks, so here we go. Remember always start on the main Google.com page for these to work. …
Last week we looked at several of Google’s "tricks." Harold, from Broadway, VA was the first to ask about more Google tricks from the many emails I received. So today we will look at a few more useful Google features of which you may be aware. If you are like me you never truly understood…
Here are the Monday morning links and podcast if you missed it live. Have a great day and see you next time. Tech NewsWindows 10 is a free upgrade for all 7 and 8.1 users Engadget.com Wondering how much Windows 10 will set you back? In most cases, nothing. Microsoft has announced that the new…
I have been told by other geeks for a couple of years I need to get SSD (solid-state drive) for my computer. A SSD is a storage device which uses integrated circuitry to store data on your computer. In recent years they were called hard drives using electro-magnetic media to store your data. You know…
This week I will continue with the second half of the links we talked about last year at DoubleClicks.info. Remember, if the site addresses are too long to type I have shortened them with bit.ly. Here they are in their order of appearance with short descriptions of each. CNet and Download (both part of CBS…
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