and you don't want to be there for the consequences! If you are still using Windows XP, you are sitting on a ticking time bomb that could affect your life in ways that you would never expect. On April 8th, Microsoft finally pulled the plug on Windows XP after over 12 years of service to the [...]
by David Glick If you are with the majority of computer users, you may not understand the difference between hard drive space and memory, and may get the two mixed up when talking about them. If you would like be more educated about the topic, read this short primer on what the differences are: Hard Drive [...]
by David Glick for Phoenix Computer Repair If you are calling technical support from a search on the Internet for a problem you need help with, please be very cautious. Recently, someone I know (let's call him Sam) attempted to resolve an issue with his email on his iPhone and ended up calling what he thought [...]
by David Glick Occasionally I will perform searches on Google to find my competitors, just as every business person should. Lately, however, I have noticed that Google search results for the term 'computer repair' have resulted in the first page or two just being directories of computer companies. I find this to be odd because the [...]
by David Glick Why did I write this article to extend the life of your hard drive? Recently I read an article online regarding whether a hard drive's life can be extended and I felt it would make a good article topic, so here goes: What is a hard drive? Hard drives are relatively small (about [...]
by David Glick Everyone knows that hackers are out there lurking on the Internet just waiting to find that helpless victim to ATTACK and steal all or part of their identity by hacking into their computer (think mal-ware), guessing their account passwords, and more. This article will discuss Facebook accounts and how to keep your account [...]
by David Glick If you are tired of seeing all the ads on Facebook's business pages and other pages on other websites (Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, etc), I have the perfect solution for you, and you can kill two birds with one stone. First, this solution will prevent almost all advertisements from popping into your browser, including [...]
by David Glick (Find him on Google) Potential Scam Emails No doubt you have probably received a ridiculous number of emails that tout special offers, prizes, money, awards, and other free stuff or those that try to scare you by telling you that your bank account will soon be closed or your son-in-law is out of [...]
The DNS Services Scam by David Glick The DNS Services Scam is aimed at small businesses that have their own websites. A company called DNS Services is sending a 'bill' for about $65 for a year for "DNS services." See the paragraph below for an explanation of what DNS really is. Here is my advice: do [...]
By David Glick The Issue and Our Recommendation: There is at least one company from outside our country calling US residences claiming they are from Microsoft/HP/Dell/etc and insisting that the computer(s) in the home are infecting other computers on the Internet and that 'they' will, for $300 (or so), 'fix' the offending computer(s). This is a [...]