Tech Talk #47 – March 18, 2017 Most of us probably don’t answer a phone call when it’s from a number we don’t know. We know it’s probably some kind of scam trying to separate us from our money. Here are the newest phone scams to watch out for. Phone scam #1: In this scam, you get a call from a robocall autodialer using fake caller ID information that hangs up before you can
Tech Talk #46 – March 4, 2017 Ransomware sneaks onto your computer by either tricking you into opening an attachment or by subverting ads on websites you visit. Once on your computer, ransomware modifies your files by creating an encrypted copy of a file and then deleting the original file. It does this to all of your files, and holds them for ransom; you have to pay to get your pictures and documents back.
Tech Talk #45 – February 18, 2017 Even the fastest computer can slow down as time goes by. Here are a few things you can do to make it run like new again. Watch out for programs that auto-start Some programs want to start up every time you boot your computer and get loaded into RAM to be ready to go. Unless it’s a program you run every time you use your computer; this
Tech Talk #44 – February 4, 2017 Microsoft went back to the drawing board and built Microsoft Edge to replace the aging and vulnerable Internet Explorer (IE.) Here are some of the best reasons to use Edge instead of IE: Cortana integration: You can use Microsoft’s personal assistant Cortana inside Edge. Use the address bar to ask Cortana to ask questions and get the information you need. If you right-click on a picture in a
Tech Talk #43 – January 21, 2017 Google makes things convenient, and that convenience comes, in part, because of what Google ‘knows’ about you and your habits. Everything you search for at home or on your phone, where you go with your phone, and if you’ve ever use OK Google, it keeps that too. To be fair, Google does give us a way to see what they’re capturing about us and even ways to
Tech Talk #42 – January 7, 2017 Congratulations! By now you’ve got your new computer set up and working just the way you want it. Here are few things you might not have done yet, but should: Secure your computer Make sure you’ve got your computer protected with a good antivirus solution. Windows 10 ships with Microsoft’s antivirus program called Windows Defender. Combined with the free MalwareBytes, Defender is a good choice for most