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A Clean Computer: Disinfect, Destroy Viruses & More!

Cleaning and Disinfecting a Computer WITHOUT Destroying It

Tech How-to,Good stuff to know
Computers, like basically all electronics, don’t get along well with liquids. This can present difficulties when disinfecting computer, cell phone, and tablet surfaces, especially on shared-use devices. During cold and flu season, or when a pandemic hits, shared computers/devices are getting a lot of extra attention and for good reason.[...]
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Person in the background being attacked by viruses flying through the air.

Dealing with a Virus in Spring 2020, on a computer and in-real-life.

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(PS — the good news… we are technically in Spring! Well, this Thursday at least.) Things are definitely interesting right now! With coronavirus, COVID-19, sweeping the news with recommendations to stay home in certain areas, recommending physical distancing, as always – washing your hands (that’s a given), and self quarantining[...]
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a carved figure with a walking staff walking on a beach with a roll of large clocks at the edge of the tide.

Countdown to the End-of-Life ☠️ for Windows 7 🖥️ – Tips for Upgrading or Buying New

Good stuff to know,New Tech / Tech Preview
If you’re still running Windows 7, the End-of-Life (EOL) is January 14, 2020… less than 2-months from now, so if you haven’t thought about upgrading to a newer Operating System or purchasing a New Computer, the time is now. It is not a good idea to delay dealing with this past[...]
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Teal pumpkins in front of an orange chair

Halloween 🎃 Treats: Teal is a fantastic color!

Specials,Good stuff to know
We wanted to let everyone know we are handing out candy 🍭 this Halloween, and everyone is welcome!   Why the teal pumpkin picture? Teal Pumpkins let people know that you have candies, treats, as well as non-food items (like toys, stickers, and other fun things) for those with food[...]
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Firefox Vulnerability that gets people to unwittingly click on something so hackers can steal your info

Firefox Vulnerability – known about for 17 years

Virus / Scam Alerts!,Good stuff to know,News,Security & Privacy Updates
While many consider ditching Google, including its web browser Chrome, due to privacy concerns and in response to recent actions, Firefox has been one of the primary alternate options. A recent Firefox exploit demonstration that uses a combination of a malicious HTML file, ClickJacking, iframe and SSH bugs may change[...]
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Windows Update 1903

1903 is here, what have we seen?

Tech How-to,Good stuff to know,Security & Privacy Updates
We’ve done numerous Windows 10 Build 1903 Updates, ranging from new machines just out of the box to systems that are several years old.   Biggest Tip for Keeping your Hair during the 1903 Update… The biggest factor we’ve seen that affects successful completion is the update status of the[...]
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Change your Facebook password now!

Change your Facebook password now!

Good stuff to know,News,Security & Privacy Updates
Facebook has just admitted that it has found many places – hundreds of millions of places, maybe – where it saved users’ passwords to disk in raw, unencrypted form. In jargon terms, they’re known as plaintext passwords and it means that instead of seeing a password scrambled into a hashed form such[...]
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There's a light at the end of the tunnel

Windows 7 and Planning for the Future

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January 14th, 2020 is less than a year away. For many, this doesn’t seem to mean much, even though it should. Windows 7 is going End-of-Life on this date, meaning the end of extended support from Microsoft for this operating system. This doesn’t mean your Windows 7 computer will suddenly[...]
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Intel: Risk Inside

Security Vulnerabilities: Is it time for a new computer?

Good stuff to know,Virus / Scam Alerts!
Intel announced in April that they are stopping work on microcode updates for certain older processors in regards to Spectre Variant 2 vulnerabilities. While that likely doesn’t mean much to most people, it does pose an interesting dilemma. Next, even though some older computers can run Windows 10, there could[...]
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