by Joseph Forbes | Jan 10, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, INTERNET, Technical Support, Technicals, Troubleshooting
You might sometimes find yourself with just one internet connection point–a single wired connection for your laptop at the hotel, for example, or your smartphone tethered over USB to your computer. But what if you have other devices that need internet access,...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 9, 2017 | Blog Entry, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, SOCIAL ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY
How your online habits leave you and your computer at risk Keeping safe online takes more than just installing a few security programs. To protect both you and your computer, here are the top ten bad habits you need to avoid. Browsing the Web with javascript enabled...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 8, 2017 | Blog Entry, Technical Support, Technicals, Troubleshooting
Make Sure Windows Updates Help, Not Harm, With These Preventative Measures Let me first preface all of the following with this: updates provided by Microsoft rarely cause problems. This includes those pushed out on Patch Tuesday and others made optionally available in...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, Data Recovery, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
You’re not really sure How the Heck They Got Your Password, but they did, and now you’re freaking out. The password to one of your accounts has been cracked and you don’t know what to do to get control back of your account. Let’s look at several things you can do to...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 5, 2017 | Blog Entry, HAPPINESS, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY, Troubleshooting
The problem begins with Microsoft’s attempt to update things for Operating Systems (Like Windows 7), to be compatible with the newer Windows Update methods. Since the release of Windows 8 & 10, including the 8.1, and 10 AU updates, Windows 7 has fallen...
