There are still people who don't want to install Operating System (OS) updates - whether those are Windows Updates or Apple updates. Why are people hesitant to do so? Usually, people don't want to take the time to perform the OS updates or they heard that an update crashed someone's equipment. While it is true …
Month: April 2020
iPhone Spotlight Search
If you are an Android smart phone user, my apologies. This post is about a particular iPhone feature. Have no fear, though, I'll be publishing a post later in the week about an Android-only feature! Please be on the lookout for that post! Through customers and friends, I've found that the iPhone has a great …
This Isn’t The First Time
The Covid-19 pandemic we are currently experiencing is bad. But, it's not the first time we faced this kind of event. In 1918, the Spanish flu would kill tens of millions of people worldwide, including 675,000 people in the United States. In New York City, more than 20,000 died. Even in 1918, the government took …
Pandemic Causes Additional Scams
If you've been our customer for a long time or if you've read my blog posts, you know we're always talking about scams. These scams come in the form of phone calls, pop-ups and fake web pages. They also come in emails and text messages. Under normal circumstances, these scams are bad. Unfortunately, our current …
Send Greeting Cards
Another suggestion of computing-related things to do while you're locked down was to send cards to friends, relatives, etc. Of course, you can send paper cards but electronic cards are pretty neat, too. In fact, electronic cards are one of my favorite ways to send greetings. E-cards are easy to send and the sites I …
Address Book Mayhem
In a previous Question of the Week email, I listed a number of computing-related things you could do while stuck at home during the Coronavirus pandemic. One of those items was to clean out your address book. In the "old days" we used address books like the one pictured above on the left. Today, however, …
Stay At Home Task #2 – Part 3
In the last post, I used a video to demonstrate how to use the Bookmarks Bar. I mentioned in the video that, normally, you only put bookmarks in the bar for sites you use all the time. If you want to bookmark other sites – ones you would visit less frequently – you would store them …
Stay At Home Task #2 – Part 2
In my last post, I mentioned the Bookmarks Bar. There are a number of things you should know about the bar including: how to show or hide it, how to delete bookmarks (webpages) from it, how to rename bookmarks that are on the bar and how to get webpages onto the bar. You should know that …
Stay At Home Task #2
In my Question of the Week email this past Sunday, I listed a number of computing-related activities you could do while sheltered away in your home because of the COVID-19 virus. In the first post, I covered emails. In this post, we’ll switch gears and look at browser favorites a.k.a. bookmarks. When people read an actual book, …
Stay At Home Task #1
In my Question of the Week email this past Sunday, I listed a number of computing-related activities you could do while sheltered away in your home because of the COVID-19 virus. In the next few posts, I’m going to look at each one of the items and give you some “how to” information. Sometimes, my info will …
It’s Not About Price
You may or may not know this but we sell computers…and tablets…and monitors…and printers…and other computing-related devices. We are one member of a group which the industry calls “channel partners.” All major computer companies make models that only channel partners can buy. Likewise, they make models that only big box stores have. The two variations …
From The FBI
Yesterday, the FBI released a special scam warning regarding COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease. It points out many of the warnings I have already given you here on our blog. However, I think all our blog readers should read what the FBI has to say. I’m going to paste the exact bulletin here: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, …
Got Android?
No joke, smartphones are expensive. In earlier days, cellular providers made it pretty easy for users to upgrade after two years for next to nothing. Most of those deals have vanished. Thus, it only makes sense that smartphone users would try to hold on to their phones for longer periods of time. Whether you use …
R.I.P. Joe Torre
Suddenly yesterday (March 17, 2020), Joyce’s Dad was gone from us and in a better place. “Dad,” “Grandpa,” “Uncle Joey” was one of the finest men you’d ever want to meet. He loved the Lord, his beloved wife, Sadie, his daughter, Joyce, his grandsons and granddaughters, great-grandchildren, me and all his family. He will be …
Good Guys Score Another One
It seems like the good guys don’t win very often but once in a while, they do. Recently, Microsoft, in conjunction with partners from 35 different countries, interrupted one of the world’s largest botnets, called Necurs. The first question on your mind might be: what is a botnet? Simply put, it’s a network of computers …
Coronavirus News
In my last two posts, I discussed ways of knowing what to believe online. (If you haven’t read those posts, you should do that before finishing this one!) When it comes to the Coronavirus, there’s lots of false information online. This post is a warning so you don’t fall victim to a scam and so …
How Do You Know What To Believe?
This post picks up where the last post stopped! Rule #5 – Don’t rush to broadcast! If you want to be a trustworthy source of information on the Internet, this should be your priority rule. Often times, misinformation spreads over the Net because, in a flurry of emotions, people keep repeating something they haven’t verified. Perfect example: a …
Who Do You Trust?
From 1956 until 1963, there was a television show called “Who Do You Trust?” The original MC was Edgar Bergen but he was replaced by Johnny Carson. The show featured married pairs of contestants who were asked to answer questions, the husband deciding whether he or she would answer. A few weeks ago, at our …
