by Joseph Forbes | Jan 14, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals
Do you have a wireless router that has been quietly serving Wi-Fi to your household for many years? Does it have a thick layer of dust on it? Chances are, if you answered yes to either question, you may not have upgraded your router’s firmware in quite some time. If...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 13, 2017 | Blog Entry, INTERNET, SECURITY, Technical Support, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
So, you just bought a shiny new wireless router. Maybe you got it as a gift, or you just decided it was time to upgrade to a new one. Whatever the case may be, there are a few things you should do to make it more secure as soon as you get it out of the box. Here Are...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 12, 2017 | Blog Entry, HARDWARE, Technical Support, Technicals, Troubleshooting
Have you ever needed to open your CD or DVD drive (generally referred to as your “optical drive”) but couldn’t? Just your luck, your favorite movie, video game, or music was probably stuck inside. Maybe the laptop’s power died, maybe the drive...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 11, 2017 | Blog Entry, SOFTWARE, Technicals
Plan Your Windows 7 Clean Install Windows 7 Clean Install – Step 1 of 34. Most of the time, a Windows 7 clean install means to remove an existing operating system(like Windows XP, Linux, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 8, … doesn’t matter) and replace...
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...
by Joseph Forbes | Jan 4, 2017 | Blog Entry, EDUCATION, HACKING, INTERNET, PRIVACY, SECURITY, Technicals
Here are example passwords that discourage ‘brute force’ dictionary cracking: OK Password: Better Password: Excellent Password: kitty 1Kitty 1Ki77y susan Susan53 .Susan53 jellyfish jelly22fish jelly22fi$h smellycat sm3llycat $m3llycat allblacks a11Blacks...
