Telltale Signs You’re Dealing With a Scammer - Please Visit the Federal Trade Commission Website for More Information. Scammers pretend to be from government organizations everyone has heard of. For example, they often pretend to be from the Social Security Administration, … [Read more...] about Telltale Signs You’re Dealing With a Scammer
Computer Tips
How to Remove the browser hijacker search.pulse on Mac Computers
I recent customer had the search.pulse browser on his MacBook Pro. I thought it might be helpful to others to know how to remove it. Steps to Take: Go to \library, then managed preferences, Open user folder and delete the plist in there. Go to … [Read more...] about How to Remove the browser hijacker search.pulse on Mac Computers
Windows 7 Has Officially Retired
Microsoft has provided support for Windows 7 for the past 10 years since it was released on October 22 2009. However, support for Windows 7 ends on January 14, 2020. After this date, updates that help to protect your computer will no longer be released. Microsoft recommends that … [Read more...] about Windows 7 Has Officially Retired
How to Keep Your Passwords Safe
Every online account requires an account name (often your name or email address) and a password. These days, most people have dozens of accounts all of which require a password. Many people, because it’s so annoying and difficult to remember two dozen different passwords use the … [Read more...] about How to Keep Your Passwords Safe
Dell XPS 8910 Won’t Wake Up
I had a computer in the shop recently that wouldn’t wake up from sleep mode using the keyboard or mouse. Some of the Dell XPS 8910 desktops have on-board graphics and a separate graphics card installed. If you have this problem, check to see if you have one of the models with … [Read more...] about Dell XPS 8910 Won’t Wake Up