Ten Fast Fixes for “Slow Computers” that really work

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One the most dreaded questions a PC tech hears is, “How do I fix my slow PC?” You start to explain various fixes but then the client shakes his head and says, “No…I’m not doing all that…what software do I buy?” Read the rest of this entry »

Halt…Who goes there? How to Create Strong & Secure Passwords – Part Two

Five Practices for a Strong Password

Fact: no password is unbreakable. In theory, any password can be cracked given the right software; enough computing time and the money to pay for them. If someone REALLY wants to break into your accounts, they can. Read the rest of this entry »

Halt…Who goes there? How to Create Strong & Secure Passwords – Part One

Protecting Your Privacy With Passwords!

Your cash, your personal history and your private identity information is stored in computers all across the Internet. And you control the access to all of these with a simple password. Read the rest of this entry »

Too Legit To Quit? How to Know if a Website is Safe, Part Two

Step 5 – No Physical Location

Due to fears of, (I don’t know what) some people never list their business’s street address on their websites. Bad sign, folks. I always look for an address. No “addy”, no “moola”. Read the rest of this entry »

Too Legit To Quit? – How to Know if a Website is Safe, Part One

Recently a friend emailed me a link to a software website. On the site they proclaimed to be selling OEM (Original equipment manufacturer) software at a very steep discount. Read the rest of this entry »

Does Your Email Etiquette Suck? – Part Five

Use Email Responsibly: A couple of years back, a business associate came to me with a deal he and a friend were working on. They wanted my help in setting them up with an online web server or a web host who would let them send out unlimited “unsolicited emails” to a list of small businesses they had just bought. Read the rest of this entry »

Does Your Email Etiquette Suck? – Part Four

Stop falling for the “We Holding Your Money in Dubai” scams and other Phishing Stories: Nope. You have not won the lottery. You do not have a large sum of cash sitting and waiting for you in a bank in Dubai, Nigeria, Kenya or LA (Lower Asheville, NC). Read the rest of this entry »

Does Your Email Etiquette Suck? – Part Three

Set Aside an Email Address For Online Use: Create and use an email address just to use online when you sign up for email lists, chat rooms, websites and online registrations, etc. Keep your other email addresses for direct-to-direct contact with customers and business associates. Read the rest of this entry »

Does Your Email Etiquette Suck? – Part Two

Stop Chain mail, Bad Jokes and E-Mail Hoaxes: Now about off-color jokes, chain e-mails and hoaxes. I got two words for you: STOP IT! Read the rest of this entry »

Does Your Email Etiquette Suck? – Part One

Like those other famous siblings the Hilton sisters, (Paris and Nicky), Spam and Email are both in the headlines a lot. Read the rest of this entry »