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Hp Laptop Battery problems.

If you have a HP notebook check out the list below for possible battery problems. HP said this week that it’s recalling about 50,000 consumer notebook batteries for free, which were originally sold as...

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Intellectual property theft is real. Turn off mass storage device on USB ports.

Turn off mass storage device on USB ports. With the incredibly large size of thumb drives today Intellectual property theft is a real issue with even the smallest companies. Good management software...

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Is it worth to upgrade to an SSD

Many people are bringing new life to old machines by replacing the Spinner drive with an SSD, that’s a good thing. If your computer has at least 4GB RAM (better to have 8) and has a cpu better than a...

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Big brother has spoken

BEWARE!  getting a PC with the new Intel 7 series or the Ryzen series from AMD will force you to get Windows 10! Have you seen this? Unsupported hardware Your PC uses a processor that is designed for...

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Windows updates causing problems

We have seen several office (Word, Excel, Outlook) security updates fail and then the email connector for QuickBooks and other programs to fail.  you will need to do a repair on office first then see...

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Hackers Say They’ve Broken Face ID a Week After iPhone X has been Released

As I have said many times before, for every security protection there is a hack.  Always be careful, sometimes the simple things are still the best. Read full article here....

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Havent seen a Windows XP machine in a while.

I forgot how simple and solid this OS is.  IF Microsoft would have kept working on this platform many people would be happy to run some of the old software that isn’t made anymore therefore will never...

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The latest update causing QuickBooks 2017 Pro to crash?

Clients are complaining that the latest update for QuickBooks 2017 Pro and am now receiving the error “QuickBooks has stopped working: Windows is checking for a solution to the problem…” After several...

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How worried should I be about the new vulnerability found using Wireless...

WPA2 protocol used by vast majority of Wi-Fi connections has been broken by Belgian researchers, highlighting potential use of attackers.  Key word here is potential, the attack is complicated and must...

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Language changed in Outlook update without asking!

Just an FYI I came across this when I was approving updates. In case you run into the issue that Outlook is displaying different languages in the UI check to see if this (these) updates are installed....

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Now Dyson in on the electric car market.

So, it just makes sense.  A company that makes high speed motors do better work has now entered the electric car game.  Pretty soon Mattel will have one for the Urban streets.  See the entire article...

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Left Click stopps Working in Windows 10

Windows 10 App repair Re-Register This can because by Windows 10 apps failing so its worth running a Powershell command to re-register them all: Right click at Start button Select Command Prompt...

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Is Cox shaping traffic to reduce VOIP quality other than there’s?

Okay I have been working with more and more clients were there VOIP quality is getting worse not better.  Cox’s generic response is that they need more bandwidth and more often than not the client goes...

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Get your RAM up to 8 GB or more

One of the best thing you can do for performance is to get at least 8 GB of RAM in your computer.  So many still have 4 GB and it just doesn’t cut it anymore.  Both Windows 7 or Windows 10 will show an...

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the Tech way to detect if a Keylogger is installed on your system.

Keylogger are dangerous programs which the hackers install on anyone system to sniff password, credit card details etc. It stores every keystrokes of the person using the computer and thus in a way...

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Learn to Recognize Suspicious Online Virus’s and Malware

Learn to Recognize Suspicious Online elements The “bad actors” have become experts at creating emails that look legitimate. Be sure you and your staff learn to recognize the signs of fraudulent social...

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Cox now charging for overage on Bandwidth usage

Think you have unlimited internet with your Cox internet, think again.  I just received my notice that my account has reached it’s limit, 1024 GB. I called Cox and they said that the limit was always...

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Found this baby common king snake after the rain

DESCRIPTION: A large (up to 1,421 mm or 56″ in total length) snake with markings that vary depending on the location/subspecies (see subspecies descriptions below). Base coloration is black or very...

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Dont forget our Tarantula friends come out after heavy rains.

You should let them be.  Just like most animals they are not aggressive unless cornered or feel threatened. Some get pretty big!

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Monsoons are here, time to check your UPS power supply for your IT equipment

Time to check your UPS’s  If you have a ups on your computer or servers and it is 2 years old or more you need to run tests before the power outage season starts.  The worst thing is to think you are...

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