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Upgrade or Replace ?

When it’s time to do something about your five year old computer, you have to ask yourself a few questions. Should I spend money on this, or just replace it? A five year old computer has provided quite a bit of enjoyment and productivity. The components are wearing out and […]


Hard drive life span

Now that your computer is over 2 years old, you might want to consider replacing the hard drive. Consider it a consumable product of your device. It holds your entire life of photos, music, web surfing history and downloads. It can also contain your tax records and other banking information. […]


Ransomware

RANSOMWARE is becoming a real issue. Not only are these type of infections caused by executable files via email, but also as Word documents. DO NOT OPEN anything you are not sure about. By running one of these infected files, you WILL lose access to all of your personal information. […]


BE AWARE OF SCAMS!

Microsoft will NEVER call you. These support calls you might be getting on your phone are only scams. They will tell you ANYTHING to convince you to allow them to take remote control of your computer. Once that’s done, you’ll be told your system is badly infected, when in reality, […]