This is without a doubt one of the most common questions I get asked. Even people with new computers don’t seem satisfied with the speed of their machines. Desktop, laptop, and even tablet users are wanting their devices to go ever faster. What the typical user does not seem to understand is that the question is far more complex than it seems. Just like with a car engine, replacing…
I see an increasing number of people who have been scammed either by a pop-up that appears while they are online telling them to call someone for assistance with their infected computer, or that call them on the telephone saying they have received messages from their computer and are calling to help….for a fee. Now what? Once you realize you have been scammed, what do you do? This article…
Many people believe that if you install antivirus, only go to the more well known websites, and don’t do things people shouldn’t do online that you are fairly well protected. Those people are wrong. Sure, all of those things will help, but they are not most important way to protect your computer, knowledge is. There are two major ways I see that people get infected with today: through email…
Do you have pets at home? Do you ever worry about your pets, home, or office while you are on vacation or away for work? Wish there was a way to feel a little more secure about your home or office while you are not there? You can! Even though I have a bevy of cameras as well as an alarm I still worry. The cameras and burglar alarm…
There was a time when I would not connect a computer to a network or the internet without a current subscription to a paid antivirus product. Today however none of my computers have a paid antivirus program installed on them. Why is that? Let’s start with the fact that I can not remember the last time I had to remove a virus infection, neither can the other techs I…
WordPress For Normal People is my new book which has just been released on Amazon in both print and kindle editions. WordPress is the perfect tool to help you build the website you’ve always wanted. But the ‘help’ aspect which is built into it isn’t always the right thing for someone who just getting started. What you need, and what this book will provide, is a book that shows…
Data Recovery For Normal People is my new book which has just been released on Amazon in both print and kindle editions. Information Technology is an area which is constantly on the move, sometimes at a speed which is dizzying and difficult to keep pace with. In particular data recovery can be one of the more complex problems you might encounter and in order to keep up with the…
If you haven’t see the headlines, and don’t own an Apple device, you may have misses one of the latest trends in spam, iCloud calendar spam. When you open your phone or tablet and look at the calendar you will see something similar to this: You might be tempted at this point to click Decline and move on with life. There is a problem with that, when you do,…
In previous articles we talked about extending and securing your wireless network and that information works fantastic for the vast majority of users out there. Occasionally however someone needs a network extended far beyond what the “normal” wireless hardware can provide. When this happens, it is time for a mesh network approach. Mesh networks are composed of devices that are all connected together and broadcast the same wireless network…
Slowly but surely it seems that the consumer digital camera market is disappearing. There are several reasons why this is happening and we can expect more of a shift in the future but before we get into that we need to define what I mean by consumer digital cameras. I divide the camera market into consumer, prosumer and professional. There are specializations as well such as astrophotography, medical, and…
