I want to review fifteen computing-related rules you should follow. If you've been a customer of ours for a long time, most of these should sound familiar. The same is true if you've been a blog subscriber for a while. Unfortunately, we see people all the time in Remote Technical Support who aren't following some …
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The title of this post is an old saying you might have heard somewhere along the way. You might also have come across the related phrase, “The shoemaker's children go barefoot.” Either way, many interpret the maxim as “One often neglects those closest to oneself.” However, in this post, I'm going to give a different definition. Oh …
If you've followed my blog for a time, you know that I'm a huge fan of online backup for my data. We don't own a computer that doesn't have Carbonite on it to back up data. If any of my computers ever crash, I'll be able to recover all my data just by going to …
It's been over four years since I first published a video about phone call and pop-up computer scams. (Haven't seen it? I've added it to the bottom of this post.) Yet, customers/readers/viewers keep falling for it. However, that's not what I'm ingeminating about today. Another computer topic I've preached and preached about is online backup. …
A number of people have asked me if I thought having and using The Photo Stick was a good idea. From its ad on Amazon, it lists the following information: Fast- find and save 1000 photos in ten minutes. Saves 60,000 average size photos and videos. Works on both Mac and Windows. 128GB of storage.Super …
For customers using cloud services on their home or personal computers, there are a number of well-known providers. However, I need to explain some terminology when it comes to how you use these services. The cloud services that many home users would recognize include: OneDrive, iCloud, Dropbox and Google Drive. Technically, these services are known …
You know the old saying in real estate which tells the 3 most important things, right? When asked what are the three most important things when it comes to selling a home, business or property, the successful realtor always gives the same three answers: location, location, location! Bringing that same thinking to the computer world, …
