Before Troubleshooting, Try Rebooting Whether you’re using Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8x or Windows 10 – one thing remains constant: If you’re having problems with your Windows computer, no matter what they are, the first thing you should try is rebooting. Whether you’re having problems with installing a program, running a program, opening a folder, opening a… Read More »
Stayin’ Alive Update We both want to thank all of you who’ve helped us on our “Stayin’ Alive” weekend. We’ve tried to answer each one of you who’ve donated over the last day or so with a personal email. If you didn’t receive a personal email from us, please accept our heartfelt thank you. Our Stayin’ Alive weekend… Read More »
Our friends at Emsisoft are on the ball and are on top of a new ransomware called PClock which copies CryptoLocker. If a computer is infected with PClock the user will be asked to pay a $300 ransom to unlock their files. In other words, if you don’t pay the ransom you’ll not be able to open many… Read More »
The Internet of Things The world is full of cool names for things; I suppose it has always been so. I know for a fact our grandparents had cool names for things. For instance, I can remember when people say – “Hey get Gary on the horn.” The Horn was a cool name for a telephone. And speaking… Read More »
Stayin’Alive Every time I hear the words “Stayin’ Alive” I think of the movie “Airplane” and the dance scene where a couple is dancing to the BeeGee’s Stayin’ Alive. It makes me smile – “Airplane” is a funny movie, at least I think so. Sometimes though, Stayin’Alive isn’t so funny – it’s really not funny if it’s you… Read More »
It’s Easy to Backup Your Google Drive on Your Computer Many of you use Gmail and if you use Gmail you probably use Google Drive. In fact you can use Google Drive (Google Docs) instead of installing an Office program – Google Drive can open and create most Microsoft Office type files. You can also use Google Drive… Read More »