by Joseph Forbes | Jul 11, 2016 | Blog Entry, HACKING, INTERNET, Internet Scam Notices, SECURITY
From smartphones and tablets to notebook PCs, webcams seem to be standard equipment these days. Just about every device we use has a camera on it. Did you ever stop to think that while you’re staring at your screen, someone on the Internet might be staring back...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 3, 2016 | Blog Entry, HACKING, Internet Scam Notices, Microsoft's Malware Protection Center, SECURITY, SOFTWARE
The FBI Virus (aka FBI Moneypak scam) is one of the latest malware threats that takes your computer hostage and demands that you pay a $200 fine in order to unlock your computer. The message claims that you have illegally visited or distributed copyrighted content...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 19, 2016 | Blog Entry, DATA, KnowledgeBase (KB), SECURITY, Technicals
D-Link routers almost never require a default password and usually use the default IP address of 192.168.0.1 but there are exceptions, as you can see in the table below. Important: Don’t forget to configure a router password once you’ve gotten in. See...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 17, 2016 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HACKING, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
Windows password recovery tools are used to recover, or reset lost user and administrator passwords used to log on to Windows operating systems. Password recovery tools are often called “password cracker” tools because they are sometimes used to...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog Entry, Emailed, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, TECHNOLOGY, Web Hosting
Email is here to stay Despite the growing popularity of applications like WhatsApp, email is still considered to be the most important communication tool for online workers 1and is likely to grow in importance over the next five years2. A problem with email however is...
by Joseph Forbes | Jun 12, 2016 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HARDWARE, SECURITY, SOFTWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY, Troubleshooting
Do you know what version of Windows you have? While you usually don’t need to know the exact version number for whatever Windows version you have installed, general information about the operating system version you’re running is very important. Everyone...
