How cyber attacks knocked out popular sites last week

On Friday, hackers attacked a major piece of the internet's infrastructure. This attack overwhelmed Pinterest, PayPal, CNN, Netflix, Fox News and about 80 other popular websites. The individual sites weren't attacked. Instead the hackers targeted something called a DNS server. Think of the DNS as a post office and the web sites as post office boxes. …

Top 3 Cybersecurity Tricks for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Do you know how to keep yourself safe online? Cybersecurity has been in the news a lot lately, with talk of hackers attacking the GOP databases and the debate over Hillary Clinton’s emails, cybersecurity has become an issue of national concern. The Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance named October National …

Maximizing MacBook Battery Life

People who choose MacBooks love them for their slick graphics and beautiful displays, but all that beauty can be a real power drain when you’re running your MacBook on battery power. Fortunately, Apple has built in some easy energy saving features to help you make the most of your battery life. If you combine those …

4 Hard Drive Failure Warning Signs

Like everything else in this world, your hard drive will eventually die. When it does, if you’re not prepared, you could lose family photos, your half-finished novel, and the reports you’ve been working on at home because you don’t have time to finish them at work. Remote backups are a great way to minimize your …

5 Tips for Last Minute Windows 10 Upgrades

The free upgrade period for Windows 10 is ending on July 29. If you've been putting off upgrading because you're afraid of how your computer will handle it, we have some tips for you. With the aggressive tactics Microsoft has deployed to "encourage" users to upgrade, it's hard to believe that there's any Windows users …

Spilled Water on a Laptop? Here’s how to save it.

Water and electronics don’t mix. You’ve probably heard all the warnings about not drinking near your computer using water bottles or cups with lids. But sometimes bad things happen to good people. So what do you do if you spilled water on a laptop? Turn off the computer – Water and other liquids are excellent …

Safe Internet Tips for Protecting Kids Online

Let’s face it. Kids are better with technology than we are. They seem to intuitively know how to use an iPad or queue up their favorite show on Netflix. With the internet available everywhere how do you protect your kids and grandkids online? Kid Mode Phones and tablets can be a quick way to entertain …

5 Signs It’s Time to Buy a New Computer

Nothing lasts forever, and your computer is no exception. Even with the best maintenance, hardware wears out and new software comes along to make what you have obsolete. So how do you tell when it's time to buy a new computer? It’s Slow A slow running computer can be a sign of aging hardware. It’s true …

Five Ways to Speed Up Your System

The world is moving faster than ever before. We drive fast, we talk fast, and we expect our technology to be fast. Gone are the days when you'd wait minutes for a web page to load. Just like people, computers tend to slow down as they get older. But also like people, they don't have to. …

More on Malware

Here we are, talking about Viruses and Malware yet again. I promise to post about something else next time. But events are eventuating and we don't want to leave you out of the loop. Here's a roundup of the latest threats: Adobe Flash Player Malware Attack About a week ago Adobe issued an emergency update …