1) Keep your your browser up-to-date. Don’t use Internet Explorer 6 or 7 – you’re just asking for problems. Use the latest versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome for your operating system. 2) Think before you install freeware programs on your computer. There are many good freeware programs available – but not all freeware is free. Many… Read More »
Maryanne wants to know about Finally Fast Thank you for everything you do for us. My internet provider, Verizon, is promoting “Finally Fast”. Please give me your opinion of this program. Thanks, Maryanne. Our answer Thank you, Maryanne. First we want to say we could find nowhere on Verizon’s site where they are promoting Finally Fast. It would… Read More »
After working on hundreds of computers with our Cloudeight Direct Computer Care service we’ve discovered that a lot of people are using programs we once recommended but which we don’t recommend anymore. And while it may seem like we’re being capricious, we’re not. Things change and as they do we have to keep an eye on things —… Read More »
The smiley business has declined over the years. Those happy smiley faces that everyone used to put in their emails and Web pages have lost their luster in the face of all the new technologies. But the younger folks and the older folks still adore them, and one company will give you all the smileys, glittering cursors and… Read More »
It’s all about the money. Facebook’s (supposed) 901 million users will be treated to “free” security software from Norton, McAfee, Trend Micro and Sophos but it’s not really free. If you are a Facebook user (and according to Facebook everyone is) you’re going to have access to some of the biggest names in the security software business —… Read More »
This image provided by The DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) shows the checkup webpage. It will only take a few clicks of the mouse. But for hundreds of thousands of computer users, those clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing their connections this July. Unknown to most of them, their problem began when international hackers… Read More »