Apple to customers who have had their phone repaired: “Enjoy Your Brick.” By Mike Russell Since iOS9 was released in September, there have been a major issue arising for owners of the iPhone 6 that have had their phones repaired. It seems that, unless the phone has been repaired or replaced by an Apple…
DetailsWindows 10, the latest operating system by Microsoft Windows comes along with a wide range of brand new features. The new personal assistant, Cortana and the smart experience has made it an attractive upgrade. Add in the new, more secure Web Browser, Microsoft Edge, and you have a very attractive, and free upgrade. How can…
DetailsFacebook is a great way to connect with friends and family. Facebook is a great way to connect with friends and family. I’ve been able to get back in touch with people that I was stationed with over 15 years ago. However, things are getting scary over at the house that Zuckerberg built. There have been some…
DetailsOn January 15, Windows 7 entered what is called an “Extended Support” phase. There are quite a few articles flying about that are spreading FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt) about Windows 7 going the way of XP. Fear not. Microsoft had a tendency of giving things the most confusing names possible.…
DetailsThe hard drive has been through many changes over time. The earliest ones being the size of a small apartment. Today’s computers store data on hard drives as small as a three or four credit cards stacked on one another, with a storage capacity that was unheard of even 15 years ago. To give you…
DetailsReposted, with permission, from Webroot Community Apart from grounding your kids or having the awkward “we need to talk” talk, there are some serious risks for kids who are connected all the time. The truth is, even if parents trust that their kids are making the right decisions online, threats such as online predators, inappropriate content,…
DetailsForget cyberbullying, cybercriminals are beating up your finances – right under your nose. Posing as legitimate companies, cybercriminals send out phishing emails to compromise your accounts. Knowing that we are a generation of compulsive clickers, spammers count on 10% of recipients to click on malicious links sent to them in super sophisticated, convincing looking emails.…
DetailsCloud backup company, Backblaze, has just released their updated Hard Drive Reliability Report. They have over 34,800 hard drives, and store over 100 petabytes (1,000 gigabytes) of data. As a result, they need to keep track of reliability for their internal purposes. They also make this information available to their customers and partners to help…
DetailsMy wife watches “Sex and the City” as often as she can. Sometimes I watch also, sometimes I do everything to ignore it. One particular episode stuck out this week. In it, the main character (Carrie,) has her computer crash, and hard drive fail. This is a problem, as she is a writer, and her…
DetailsI’m always serious and don’t call me Shirley. As much as it pains me to admit, the much lauded era of Apple invulnerability is coming to an end. “But Mike”, you say, “Macs don’t get viruses.” Unfortunately, they do. Since 2009, Apple computers have been purchased by more and more customers. We are not here…
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