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Tips for Safe and Secure Online Shopping

While online shopping is a relatively new practice, the number of people using this convenient way to shop is growing tremendously. Many of the internet users today have embraced online shopping because they say it is convenient and a time-saver. 66% of... Read >

Best Security Practices for Email and Instant Messaging

E-mail and Instant Messaging (IM) are a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. However, using either of these communication resources will leave you vulnerable to viruses, spyware, spam, phishing scams, etc. There are some simple ways to ke... Read >

How to Protect Your Children on the Internet

The Internet can be a great resource for children for both learning and play. They can use it for school projects and book reports (instead of having to hike to the library like we did), keeping in touch with their friends and playing interactive games. ... Read >

The Do’s and Don’ts For Avoiding Spyware

The big buzz words today for anyone who owns a computer and surfs the internet is Spyware and Adware. Spyware is software that installs itself onto your computer without your consent. Once the spyware has been successfully installed, it will monitor your... Read >

Ten Tips to Protect Your Personal Information and Identity

Every time you go onto the Internet and surf, there are numerous threats and dangers against your personal information and identity. From emailing to online shopping to Instant Messaging, all of these behaviors will leave you vulnerable unless you take t... Read >

Online/Remote computer repair

It used to be that if your computer had a problem, your two options for repair were to call an on-site technician to come to your home or business to fix the computer. The other option was to unplug everything, pack it into your car, and drop it off at a ... Read >

How Can I Speed Up My Computer?

I am often asked the question “why is my computer slower today that it was when I purchased it 3 years ago?". This question has many possible answers. I will address a few of the potential answers in this article. What causes computers to ‘slow down’? ... Read >

Is My Small Office Network Secure?

Now more than ever, small businesses should be keenly aware of cyber-threats. There are hundreds of millions of dollars stolen from small businesses each and every year by overseas hackers and cyber-thieves. The risks are high, but in this article I will ... Read >

Call a Geek or Call an Expert?

Let’s face it, when it comes to computer repair, a customer has many option of who to call. Everyone seems to know a ‘computer guy’ or someone who someone who ‘works on computers’, when in fact that poor sap could be a computer programmer who knows very l... Read >