Phishing Scam: Contact Form Submissions
You are probably familiar with the concept of phishing, or e-mails that trick you into giving your personal information (credit card, social media logins, etc.) by posing as legitimate businesses …
Computer Tips & Troubleshooting
Using a Unique Password
It is common knowledge that everyone should have a unique password for each login. Let’s be realistic though— you probably use variations of the same 2-3 passwords. Hi, Pot, I’m …
What is a VPN and Do I Need One?
What is a VPN? When you leave your home/get out of the car, you lock the doors, right? Similarly, protecting your information online is just as essential. We should protect …
Troubleshooting: HP Envy All-In-One Desktop
After the May 2020 Windows 10 update, you may be getting the blue screen of death on your HP Envy All-In-One Desktop. Specifically a Kernel Mode Exception (K-Mode), due to …
Facebook is a Creep
Have you ever seen Facebook ads on things that you never searched for on your phone, but DID talk about? Facebook says they don’t eavesdrop on you, but many folks …
Blockchain: What the heck?
Blockchain is shaping up to be one of the big buzz words of 2018. A lot of this fervor is due to the spectacular rise and fall of Bitcoin recently. …
Skimmers & Shimmers on ATM’s
What are skimmers? Skimmers harvest your credit card info from your card without you knowing it. How? It sits on top of the real card reader, hidden in plain sight, …
Antivirus: Please Use It
When was the last time you thought about your antivirus software? How long have you been putting off the update reminders? If you feel personally attacked by these questions, let’s …
Anti-Virus Software Recommendations
We get asked a lot what AV (anti-virus) programs we recommend. Here’s our current recommendations as of June 2016: Avast Anti-Virus The free version of this is quite good. Our …
APPLE vs FBI: Why you should care
Why does this Matter? The main issue at stake as I see it is not a hack of an iPhone. That can be done, has been done, and will be …