/Tips and Tricks

New Malware that could cause a Major Internet Outage

There is a malicious piece of software that was released over a year ago, that if infected, will cause your computer to lose access to the Internet at 12:01PM on July 9th, 2012. This software was created by International hackers to run an advertising scam and they infected more than 570,000 computers before they were [...]

By |Tips and Tricks|Comments Off on New Malware that could cause a Major Internet Outage

Tablets to replace big screen TV’s–Really??

I read an article last week that really made me sit back and scratch my head.  I was really wondering if anyone else felt this way.  Anyway, the article talked about the new tablets that are coming out on the market and instead of sitting in front of a big screen TV to watch programs [...]

By |Tips and Tricks|0 Comments

Android Devices Biggest Threat by Malware Attacks

It's really no surprise that Android has seen such an increase in Malware attacks lately. Android has come along as one of the main operating systems for mobile devices, both phones and tablets, in a relatively short amount of time. One of the statistics I was reading from McAfee showed that the malware attacks on Android [...]

By |Tips and Tricks|Comments Off on Android Devices Biggest Threat by Malware Attacks

MAC Virus?? It was bound to happen.

When I read this article, it confirmed everything that I have discussed with our clients in the past.  Up until now, everyone believes that the MAC OS is not able to get a virus.  Why would anyone think this?  Because it has not been a problem in the past?  The truth is, MAC has not [...]

By |Tips and Tricks|Comments Off on MAC Virus?? It was bound to happen.

Internet Explorer 9 released and very different

We all use web browsers on a daily basis and we each have a favorite.  I personally use multiple web browsers for different tasks.  I have recently downloaded and started using IE9.  I have to say, I am really impressed with some the new design and features.  They have scaled down the interface to work [...]

By |Tips and Tricks|Comments Off on Internet Explorer 9 released and very different

Windows 7 Tip – Libraries

If you haven't noticed already, working with Windows 7 is much easier in some ways than working with Windows XP. One of the new features that was added to help locate and manage information more quickly are Libraries. For example, it used to be that if you wanted to access the documents on your computer, [...]

By |Tips and Tricks|Comments Off on Windows 7 Tip – Libraries