Yearly Archives: 2013

Help, My Cell Phone Was Stolen! What Do I Do Next?

Today, we use our cell phones for almost everything we do from making calls to paying bills online. With all that activity being entered into your device, it could become a treasure trove of information for a bad guy.

Unfortunately, most of us do not take many precautions when it comes to using these devices. We never really think or worry about the potential for our device getting stolen. Even I am guilty of that. We take extreme measures to keep our pc safe but not so much for our phones.

Tagged with: Cell Phone, Stolen, track
Posted in Security

Charging Your Phone Without Wires May Soon Be A Reality.

Have you ever dreamed about your phone charging almost automatically without even having to plug it in? I know I do all the time ever time I see the low battery indicator come on. It never runs out of battery juice at a good time. It is almost always when you need to shoot that important picture or you have to make that urgent phone call. Today’s phones do a lot of work and they require lots of power to keep them going. For some of us, getting your phone to make the entire day without a charge can be a challenge.

Tagged with: Charging, phone, Wires, Without
Posted in Geek Stuff

How Can I Protect Myself From Getting My Passwords Hacked?

You hear about it almost everyday and you see it every time you check the latest news. Thieves are always trying to get into your accounts and steal your passwords. If it is not passwords-hackeddone through your local computer it is getting done through companies in which you have accounts stored.

Just this week Google, Yahoo, Twitter and others announced that over 2 million stolen passwords were uploaded to the Internet for criminal eyes to view.

Tagged with: Hacked, passwords, Protect
Posted in Security

Smart House: 5 Technologies to Implement in Your Home

The idea of a cutting edge “smart house” may sound like something only available to the mega rich. However, implementing technology to improve your home life is not as Smart-House--5-Technologiesexpensive or difficult as it may seem. Below are five technologies you can implement to transform your home into a smart house.

 

Tagged with: Home, Smart House, Technologies
Posted in Security

Can A Malware Infection Physically Damage My Computers Hardware Components?

When you are a computer technician, you see Malware of all types and intensities. Some render computers almost useless unless you are in safe mode. In many instances, thevirus-can-kill-computer computer simply will not boot or you cannot access your file system. In a few cases, Trojans such as CryptoLocker will encrypt your most used files allowing no access to them at all. All these infections have one think in common; they did not do any damage to your physical computer.

Tagged with: Components, computers, hardware, Malware Infection, Physically Damage
Posted in Computer Repair

Can I Get A Virus On My Android Tablet or Smart Phone?

In the past, if you had a mobile phone you did not have to worry about getting a virus on a mobile device. Today, things are a lot different. With thousands of new apps being android-virusadded to the app store everyday it is almost impossible for Google to police and check every single one. If you own an Apple IOS the chances are a little less because there is more control to the Apple store.

Tagged with: Android, smart phone, tablet, virus
Posted in Virus and Malware

How Can I Reinstall Microsoft Internet Explorer, Its not working Help!

Internet Explorer is one of the most mocked applications on the planet. It is hated by many and cursed by others, especially when it does not work. It seems that Microsoft keeps rolling out new versions of the browser even before things in the last version are fixed. The truth is that without IE, we would not be able to use most of the third party browsers like AOL, Firefox and Chrome. They all rely to some extent on Internet Explorer.

Tagged with: Explorer, internet, Microsoft, reinstall
Posted in Computer Repair

Why Is It A Good Idea Not To Use Microsoft PST Files For My E Mail?

It is a known fact that the majority of e-mail clients are using Microsoft Outlook. For the most part, Microsoft Outlook will function great and do almost everything you need it to Outlook-PST-Filedo. It is rich with customizable settings and most PC users are comfortable with the interface. For some business customers, it is often set up using Exchange Server. Many folks do not know the mechanics of the system and the fact that Outlook uses a very proprietary file type to save your information.

Tagged with: E Mail, Microsoft PST Files
Posted in E Mail

CryptoLocker Malware What is it? How do you protect your self against it?

Crypto Locker is now rated as one of the most successful Malware attacks ever made. Once infected, there is little that can be done to get back your files unless you either feed the bad guys by paying the ransom or restoring your files from a backup. This virus does not discriminate. Even police departments can get infected.

 

Tagged with: CryptoLocker Malware, Protect
Posted in Virus and Malware

How Much Do We Really Work Online and What Effect Does It Have On You?

You go online to e-mail your friends, pay your bills, play games and if your single you go online to find dates. For many of us, a good part of our day is spent working online. We do almost everything. For many families the appliance that causes the most stress when it is down is the family computer. When our online world first started to get popular in the 90’s, most people used a dial-up modem and the AOL desktop software.

Tagged with: Work Online
Posted in Geek Stuff


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