Category Archives: Windows Tips

Swap Those Paperbacks!

PaperBackSwap If you’re anything like us, you have lots and lots of paperback books laying around. One of our passions, besides computers, is reading. We both love to read and we both have tons of paperback books. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to trade some of those old paperback books for other paperback books we’d like… Read More »

Malware Is “Everyware”

Malware Is “Everyware” We have been recommending Emsisoft for about 2 years now, and our confidence in the program and the people behind it has only gotten stronger. Emisoft remains THE ONLY antivirus/anti-malware that protects you from virus, Trojans, rootkits, PUPs and other malware.   This is not an ad for Emsisoft…below is an article by ghacks that… Read More »

Don’t Be FREAKED Out

Check if Windows is affected by the Freak Attack vulnerability Freak Attack is the name of a new SSL/TLS vulnerability that came to light on March 3, 2015. The vulnerability can be exploited by hackers to weaken the encryption used between clients and servers when HTTPs connections are used. Affected are servers, according to a site that is… Read More »

File Conversions Made Easy

FileMinx: File Conversions Made Easy We’ve worked on a lot of computers and we’ve noticed many of you have installed software for converting one file format to another. Frankly, many of the file conversion programs you can download free also install malware or come bundled with malware. In the age of The Cloud we’re apt to use an… Read More »

What Is a VPN?

What Is a VPN? VPN is short for Vampires Prowl Nightly. So if you plan to go out when it’s dark we suggest carry a large cross, a mallet and a big wooden stake. Your best bet is to stay indoors when it’s dark, keep a lot of lights on, and lock your doors. If you need to… Read More »