Yes, it is that time of year again…that time of year where you can expect many deliveries from FedEx, UPS, the Post Office and possibly others. A scam email that picks up steam this time of year is an email that plays upon this delivery expectation. Here is how the scam works: You receive an [...]
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It’s that time again, time for AVG to push out a major update to their anti-virus package. To reduce confusion I have taken some screen shots to help walk y0u through this process. Be aware: there is an addition to this version of AVG that will completely eliminate your browser history upon installation. For those [...]
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We see a number of “issues” with Skype, specifically with Windows 7. Basically, you start Skype “like you always do”, but nobody can hear you. The issue is this: Win 7 tries to manage you speakers and microphone based on what software is running. If you didn’t plug things in, and start software in the [...]
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We just got a call from a client in a panic. Somebody had plugged a vacuum cleaner into the battery backup. Not something I’ve ever really considered. Want to know what happens? Pretty quickly the circuit breaker on the battery backup pops…and everything plugged into that battery backup dies. The whole point of battery backup [...]
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For years I’ve received a notification that I need to update my yellow pages ad. I receive a mailer stating the new book is about to be published, blah, blah. The thing is, I don’t have a yellow pages ad…haven’t for years. In a larger office, that may just habitually be process by someone. The [...]
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