by Roberta | Nov 8, 2012 | News
If you’re still using Windows XP, you should know that in 2014 Microsoft will no longer support it. This means there will not be any security updates or patches. If you are a small business with several older PCs, you should start thinking now about replacing...
by Roberta | Oct 23, 2012 | News
A couple of my residential clients are concerned that they have heard rumors that Kaspersky, the maker of Kaspersky Anti-Virus and Internet Security, is “helping Iran” to defeat the Stuxnet and Flame viruses which are designed (allegedly, okay, almost...
by Roberta | Sep 2, 2012 | News
If you are having trouble downloading your gmail into Outlook or another mail program, or on your smartphone, it may be a problem on Google’s end: According to the “known issues” page on Google’s web site: We are aware of an issue where users...
by Roberta | Sep 1, 2012 | News
This is a fascinating and very readable story about how a writer for Wired had his Amazon account hacked over the phone, leading to his Apple ID being hacked the same way (and all his data being wiped)! What’s interesting about it is that there was almost no...
by Roberta | Sep 1, 2012 | News
A residential client recently asked about updating Internet Explorer. If you’re using Windows 7 or Windows Vista, the latest version of Internet Explorer for you is 9. If you’re running version 8, it’s best to upgrade to 9. However, certain web sites...
