Are you frustrated by slow PCs, screen freezes, error messages and things not working right in general? These are all signs that your computer is desperately in need of an upgrade OR a tune up.
What Causes Computer To Run Slow?
Over time, all computers slow down and become progressively worse.
Warning: If You’ve Downloaded Free Software
From The Internet, Your Computer May Be At Risk For
Viruses, Hackers, and Spyware!
We’ve all heard the saying that the best things in life are free, but I’m not sure they were referring to software.
Seems like we’ve been inundated over the past 6 months with rampant cybertheft. Target, Nieman Marcus, Yahoo and even mysterious $9.84 credit-card charges. Unfortunately, in the world we live in, this is most likely the norm going forward and not just a blip on the radar.
Warning: Spam e-mails are not only annoying and time consuming, but they're also becoming more dangerous to your personal privacy and the security of your computer. Millions of computers users are getting infected, spoofed, and tricked by spam e-mails every year, forcing the user to pay hefty fees to clean and restore their PCs back to working order.
You hear it all the time from us—back up your data, keep your virus protection current, and install and maintain a firewall to protect yourself from hackers and other online threats.
However, while these precautions will certainly help you avoid problems, they CAN’T do anything if you don’t have a good backup and disaster recovery plan in place.
Want to save money while simultaneously saving the planet? Then listen up...
We’ve come up with 5 easy ways to go green while still saving money.
1) Change Your Power Settings. Almost all computers have lower energy settings that will power down the computer (or parts of the computer) that aren’t being used.
There are numerous strains of malware out there, but one particularly unpleasant one is ransomware. While this malicious software has been around for some time, recently a newer, nastier upgrade was discovered. Posing a threat to all computers, the program, called Chimera, has upped the ante when it comes to scaring its victims out of their hard-earned cash.
What’s the most common password? You guessed it…”password”. Obviously this is not the best way to protect yourself against hackers and online thieves. But even if you don’t use the word “password”, you might be using an equally easy password to decipher.
You try to enter your password on the microwave.
You have 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
You consider “mouse elbow” a sports injury.
Your daughter is selling Girl Scout Cookies on her Web site.
The concept of using real money is becoming foreign to you.
In all cases, malware, spyware, and viruses are a result of some action taken by the user (you or a family member that uses your computer). Remember, cyber criminals are incredibly clever and gain access to your computer via some of the most innocent and common activities you are performing; that is why it SEEMS as though it is your computer's fault.
