by Brian Haines | Oct 31, 2011 | Computers
In the last several days two people that I know had their email hacked and everyone in the address book was sent a link which I have no doubt would infect the computer if followed. Please, right now, create a strong password policy for yourself and implement it with...
by Brian Haines | Aug 2, 2011 | Computers
I regularly remove viruses and spyware from Windows PCs. It is unfortunate that there are so many infections for Windows computers, but it is a Windows world for the most part and so we have to protect and clean our computers as best we can. What is worse than the...
by Brian Haines | Jul 4, 2011 | Computers
Why should I backup my computer(s)? Hard drives fail. That is it, plain and simple. They don’t need a reason to fail, a certain percentage of hard drives are going to fail at some point in their life and in most cases there is no advanced warning. Everything...
by Brian Haines | Mar 13, 2011 | Computers
Okay, I came across this today and decided to simply share. To some of us who do more than just use computers it seems so obvious, but in my work I frequently find myself explaining to people what a Browser is. This short video does the subject justice:
by Brian Haines | Jan 28, 2011 | Computers
Email password breaking is on the rise as a way to send out spam. This is especially true with Hotmail and Yahoo email accounts, but can, and likely will, happen more broadly. It is true, and has been known, that spammers can fake the “From” address of a...
by Brian Haines | Dec 21, 2010 | Computers
HP Advisory
