IT Threat #2: Malware
Malware is a generic word to describe anything on your computer that is there to cause harm. This can be in the form of ransomware, spyware, viruses, and spam. If you notice symptoms of malware (missing files, slow computer, strange ads, a freezing screen…), it should...
IT Threat: Hackers
This article is part of a series on The Top 5 IT Threats With more and more news of hackers’ malicious intent, their threat to your computer is too serious to be ignored. Although traditionally, businesses were thought of as the main targets for hackers, the focus has...
HOW CLOUD BACKUP CAN PROTECT YOU
Your personal computer is more personal than ever! It is responsible for managing every bit of your important data. When you save files to your computer, the only place they are located is on that physical computer. This works great as long as nothing happens to your...
Unleashing the power of keyboard shortcuts
If you have a PC computer, you have noticed for many years the familiar “Windows Key” toward the lower left hand corner of their keyboard. If you are Mac user, you have seen the "Command" key - I’m sure you have hit the key many times – sometimes intentionally to...
Corsair announced a new case fan that uses magnetic levitation.
The future is now! Corsair announced a new case fan that uses magnetic levitation for frictionless, low-noise cooling. Sometimes after as little as a few months, case fans can start to make noise when small amounts of dust or dirt get inside the bearings of a fan....
The Reason Computers Become Slow (and why you probably don’t need a new one!)
a² + b² = c² - That must have something to do with it right? Naa, not this time, and I promise not to put any math in this discussion whatsoever. There is, however, an analogy that I have been using for years that hearkens back to the days of learning about science...
Ransomware: What To Do If You Are Infected
The Hacker’s Rule Book Ever since there was a “good guy,” there has always been a “bad guy” just a few steps behind. When it comes to computer security and viruses however, the bad guys are actually ahead of the good guys - not trailing behind them. I'll...
Should I Upgrade to Windows 10?
Since Microsoft released the much anticipated Windows 10 in July, 2015, we have received this question literally thousands of times. Even after 11 months, we continue to get this question several times per day from our business and residential customers alike. Before...