Often times I find that clients prefer to buy new computers rather than pay for costly repairs on old, broken computers. And who could blame them? When you consider the low cost of buying a new …
Stupid Tech Moments in Cinema
Sometimes, I'll be watching a movie, and I can't help but notice the technology that is featured in the film. I'm not talking about revolutionary CGI effects, distracting Apple product placement, or …
ALERT: Surviving The Deadly DNS Changer Malware Attack
Yesterday, the FBI took down the temporary Internet servers it set up to keep computers online if they were infected with a piece of malware called a DNS changer. This meant that if you were infected …
Continue Reading about ALERT: Surviving The Deadly DNS Changer Malware Attack →
Data Recovery: Dealing With Loss (And Hard Drive Failure)
My computer and I were getting along just fine: I could run all sorts of applications simultaneously and quickly, I could play all of my games on maximum graphics settings, and I had seemingly …
Continue Reading about Data Recovery: Dealing With Loss (And Hard Drive Failure) →
Socially Engineered Malware: Your New Facebook Friend
Embarrassing confession: I was tricked into downloading a computer virus. Last week, a high school friend of mine sent me a “Group Invite” message on Facebook®. The message urged all recipients to …
Continue Reading about Socially Engineered Malware: Your New Facebook Friend →