A recent survey of IT security Pros found that a whopping 63% of those suffering ransomware attacks in 2021 ended up paying the bandits! You say, “that couldn’t happen to me, I am too small”. Really? “The Evil Guys” are on the attack … Read More
This Hibiscus bloom is just outside my home office door. It sets the stage for my work. With beauty around me, I do my best, most economical work here. I will come to your home or office, but if a computer needs … Read More
Don Gibbens here. I recently helped a lady who I will call E with her technology she had in her home – A Computer, printer and Phone System. E was a professional, with her own alternative Health Care Practice for … Read More
Everything that uses computer code has the possibility of having “bugs” in it. Microsoft has released during the first week of February 2021 a new update for Windows 10. Although called an “Optional Quality Update”, it is not really optional. … Read More
Millions of people worldwide have had their email addresses and online accounts hacked by nefarious strangers. In fact, the amount of hacking has gone up exponentially since Covid-19. We can find out if an email address has been compromised in … Read More
If you are using Microsoft Office for Mac, be aware that Microsoft has announced that there are several Security Updates you need to run. In a Microsoft Bulletin on 9/16/20, they said: “Microsoft is announcing the availability of the security … Read More
The FBI is quoted as saying, “The FBI has observed cyber criminals targeting computer network infrastructure after an operating system achieves end of life status”…”cyber criminals will continue to view Windows 7 as a soft target”. Most Windows 7 systems … Read More
On July 6, 2018 it was reported that an Outlook team member teased the launch of a new dark mode that will prove helpful for night owls. “Users can look forward to a new “dark mode” feature coming soon. Last … Read More
February 12, 2018 VideoLAN launches VLC 3.0 VideoLAN, the group behind the world’s most popular media player, has launched version 3.0 of its VLC media player on all major desktop and mobile platforms. The update comes with a range of … Read More
Windows Defender to classify ‘scareware’ as unwanted software and remove it Microsoft announced that beginning March 1, it will begin removing “scareware” from devices. Scareware is the type of “cleaner” or “antivirus” that scares users into upgrading to a premium … Read More