The "people" app (on the Windows phone and tablet OS's) doesn't sync contact subfolders with MS Exchange or MS Online Services. I discovered this while playing with my new Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet. It comes with Windows 8. Overall I like the tablet, and because it has...
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Geek Girls IT Services Blog
The latest on cyber security, computer support and small business IT from one of New Jersey and New York’s top managed IT service providers.
Be in Our Video!
We're currently planning a video about NY Geek Girls, and we would like to include a few shots of our techs hard at work with our clients. We are also looking for clients who would like to offer an on-screen testimonial. In addition to helping us out, this is an...
Create a “Snapshot” of Your Hard Drive
If your computer's hard drive fails, it's cheap enough to purchase a new one. New hard drives start at $75 and go up depending on form factor, technology, capacity and speed. It's also (usually) a quick job to swap out one hard drive for another. But what about the...
Heartbleed Bug: Reminder to Change Your Passwords
If you haven't already done it, you should change all your online passwords. As explained in this post, they may have been compromised recently by the Heartbleed bug.
New Security Bug: Change Your Online Passwords
Over the next few days, web site administrators will be patching a newly found bug (known as "Heartbleed") that may have allowed your password and other private information to be compromised. Give them a few more days to finish patching, and then change all of your...
Windows XP Has Expired
If you've received notice from Microsoft that your Windows XP operating system is "expiring" on April 8th, you may be wondering what to do. Should you upgrade? And what are the risks of continuing to use your computer the way it is? Microsoft has been warning for the...
New York Geek Girls Earns Esteemed 2013 Angie’s List Super Service Award
Award Reflects Company’s Consistently High Level of Customer Service New York Geek Girls has earned the service industry’s coveted Angie’s List Super Service Award, reflecting an exemplary year of service provided to members of the consumer review service in 2013....
How To Take a Screen Shot in Windows 7 or 8
Windows 7 and Windows 8 have a built-in utility to take a picture of your screen. This can be useful when you want to send a picture of an error message to your tech. To find it in Windows 7, click on the Windows Start Menu. In the search bar, start typing "Snipping...
How to Talk to Your Tech
In the course of troubleshooting for our many business and residential clients I have noticed that there is a gulf between the way techs understand computer terminology and the way some users might use the same terminology. The better you are able to communicate with...
LogMeIn Free is Going Away
It seems that lately a lot of software services are starting to charge for their formerly free tier of service. First it was Sugar Sync. Now LogMeIn, the service that allows you to view your computer screen remotely and control your mouse and keyboard, is removing...