I’ve often commented to my frustrated students that I’m so sorry that Microsoft just keeps messing with people and doesn’t seem to have a clue about what consumers want. Reading about the about the many mistakes Microsoft has made over the years was pretty amazing.
This post was updated on October 20, 2018 Have you been receiving phone calls or been seeing websites that claim your computer is infected with a virus? They are scams! Clients call me quite often about these. Just this past week, I was working with a client when she received one and a couple of…
This week I received an email from a client about the “UPS Package Delivery Failure” email scam. He wanted to know if it was a real threat or just a phony scare. It’s a real threat, it’s been going around for years, and I want everyone to be aware of it. These scam emails say that…
If you’re planning to buy a new computer or mobile gadgets this Holiday season, you will appreciate this great article from ZDNet about Black Friday deals. They’re going to be updating it continually too. Great service for people! Thanks, ZDNet! If you’re like me, and not willing to participate in the Black Friday frenzy, you…
Do you find shopping for printers to be very complicated and a little overwhelming? I do too! There are so many makes, models, features, and prices! People frequently ask me what I recommend and it’s hard to know where to start. I recently had to buy a new printer myself, and in my haste, I…
I’m a huge fan. He’s taught me a lot about how technical things work, keeps me up to date on new developments, and I really enjoy his sense of humor. We have the same opinions about a lot of things too, and it feels good to have my opinions validated by someone so knowledgeable.
Here’s a simple, troubleshooting guide and cheat sheet for those times when your printer won’t print. Enjoy!
Oh my…another security hack! The Good news is that it’s probably not a problem for my people. I’m reporting about it because I installed it on a few machines and I’ve seen it on many others and some of you will have concerns. The malware was found in CCleaner version 5.33, which was actively distributed…
In response to my last post about the Equifax debacle, one of my students sent me a link to this interesting article by Adam Levin, co-founder of Credit.com I was curious how my student happened to find this, and I thought it was interesting that he is on the credit.com newsletter list because one of his…
I hate to trouble you with bad news, but you need to be aware of this. Equifax, one of the three major credit reporting bureaus, has revealed that an estimated 143 million U.S. customers may be affected by a data breach carried out by criminal hackers. It includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses, and…
