In the past two weeks, we’ve had over a dozen people write us about phone calls they’d gotten from Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, etc. where someone told them their computers were: 1. Spreading malware 2. Infected with malware 3. Had been hacked 4. Had been comprised by viruses and/or Trojans Folks…friends… people… listen to us. NO ONE and NO… Read More »

We don’t use Windows Sidebar or gadgets, but after having helped hundreds of with your computers, we know that a lot of you do… a lot of you love the Windows sidebar and the gadgets available for it. Unfortunately — a few bad apples have spoiled the basket. It’s time to get rid of your Sidebar and the… Read More »

It has come to our attention that there’s an evil new sheriff in town and he comes from yonder — across the Atlantic and is galloping across the USA and Canada. The Police Trojan is a particular vile piece of Malware that, once installed, can freak out users with its official looking U.S. Department of Justice shield. Well,… Read More »

Missing Windows Mail or Outlook Express since updating to Windows 7? Are you putting off the update so you don’t lose your tried and true email program? We can fix that for you ! If you’re using Windows 7 and you’ve been unhappy that Microsoft took away Outlook Express / Windows Mail — we have some good news… Read More »

Have you ever noticed how distracting your mouse pointer can be, especially when you are typing? Don’t you wish there is a way for it to go away so you don’t have to stop every so often just to move the mouse? Here’s how to hide the mouse pointer to make it a little less distracting so you… Read More »

    Check Your Passwords With This Password Checker We all need to be aware that using strong passwords is a must! We know we should, but most of us don’t. We use simple passwords like birthdays, names, street addresses, common words and the like – and this is bad. Some of us use the same password for… Read More »