Knowledge Can Keep You Safe Online Malware, Rasomware, Identity Theft and You Believe us when we say, we subscribe to a few tech newsletters. And it irks us no end when a newsletter constantly tries to scare its readers with one scary article after another. We don’t want to scare you, we just want to inform you. If… Read More »
Some Computer Advice From EB & TC Folks — a computer is just a machine. You operate it, it does not operate you. Do not make things more difficult by over-thinking things or finding problems where there are none. Most problems are minor annoyances and can be easily corrected. We have seen many folks who find problems that are… Read More »
Ransomware on the IoT First, let me say this – we get other tech newsletters, and a couple of them — one in particular — seem to thrive on scaring people with desperate headlines: DOOM! DOOM! DOOM! We don’t to be like them, but we do want you to be informed. So today, we are going to give… Read More »
Slimeballs Inc. – The Anatomy of a Scam As someone who, along with Darcy, works on dozens of PCs each week, I can tell you from personal experience there are a lot of people getting scammed every day – and not just for a couple of bucks – but for hundreds of dollars. Sometimes I tend to think… Read More »
Microsoft Files Patent for a Biometric Lock Screen Personal computers will be getting a little more personal based on a patent recently filed by Microsoft. The new patent will use biometric data to protect your personal info on your lock screen. The patent… …could ensure your privacy and security by optimizing your lock screen. This is possible with a new… Read More »
Learn How to Make Web Pages, I Tells Ya! Take it from an old dog — you can learn new tricks. And maybe you aren’t going to be designing the new Taj Mahal web site anytime soon, at least you can learn some HTML code and make some simple pages with which you can confound your cronies and… Read More »