Important Warning There is a very dangerous new virus/malware out called Cryptolocker.  It is considered ransomware as it absolutely can encrypt all of the files on your computer so they are unusable unless you pay a $300 ransom within a period of time – about 96 hours.  From all that I have read, there […]

  Web Search Tips To search for a phrase, use quotation marks around the words.  So instead of searching on civil war and getting results which include civil or war, type in “civil war” and you’ll see pages that only include the whole phrase. Be more specific – if you want to find articles on creating bookmarks in […]

  In the News Microsoft’s iPad trade-in Microsoft is offering a $200 incentive to help customers switch from an iPad to its Surface tablet.  They are giving anyone who trades in an iPad a $200 gift card that can be used toward the purchase of a Surface or other products found in the Microsoft store. […]

Great Idea! Password Managers Password Managers can alleviate your frustration of trying to remember ever password you’ve needed to set up.  Since it is strongly recommended that you don’t use the same password twice, how are you supposed to remember every password?  If you use a password manager, the only big decision you will need […]

Best free stuff PCWorld comes out with a yearly list of the best free stuff on the internet.  I will point out a few of them, and give you a link to the entire list.  The best thing about this list is that PCWorld has already spent thousands of hours testing and researching for you. […]

  Apple’s New iOS 7 Coming this fall Apple has a very new design coming this fall in their updated operating system. Here are a few of the new features: Multitasking – learns when you like to use your apps and can update your content before you even open them.  If you check Facebook at […]

  Great Idea! Powerline Adapters Powerline adapters are devices that turn the electrical wiring in your home or office into a network cable.  Basically instead of running cables throughout the ceiling (or on the floor!), you need only to be near an electrical outlet.  There are 2 pieces, and many take maybe 5 minutes to […]

  Backing up, wiping off and restoring your iPad If you are planning to give away your iPad, you would obviously need to delete all of your personal information.  You might also like to use this process if your iPad is running slowly and you would like to back up your information, erase the iPad, […]

  Security Tips for Online Shopping 1. Keep your browser updated. Updates are made possible because security flaws are found. If you use Windows Update, it will take care of Internet Explorer. Firefox and Chrome should automatically check for updates. 2. Look for the address bar padlock symbol. Make sure that the webpage is Secure […]

  Unwanted Browser Toolbars When asked to cleanup computers, I almost always find extra “toolbars” installed in browsers – especially Internet Explorer. Almost always the owner of the computer has no knowledge of what the toolbar does or how it got there. Unfortunately many of them are installed when updating or installing new software. When […]