Month: November 2016

Many calls that I receive are in regards to not being able to connect to the Internet.  Here is my checklist of top tips in getting this issue resolved: Are other computers at this site able to connect to the Internet or is this computer specific? If all computers are affected, disconnect power from the […]

I receive many business cards that use @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, @hotmail.com, @sbcglobal.net or some other “free” email address for business. If your email account is compromised on one of these services, whom do you call? (Beware that a Google search may give you a scammers call center to call into.  Google and Hotmail do not have published […]

One of the biggest threats on the Internet is Ransom-ware.  The other danger for your computer is not having a backup. Here is an easy way to automate the process of having a backup: I use Carbonite as my backup service. For $59/year, unlimited storage on their server – whenever my computer is idle, it […]

If someone claiming to be from “Microsoft” or “Windows” or perhaps “your Internet Service Provider” and they want to remote into your computer because “they’re receiving reports of various infections” and if you let them remote onto your computer – they will help remove that data (yeah, right).  DON’T LET THEM REMOTE INTO YOUR COMPUTER! […]