Just because its free does not mean it is good for you. I remember the saying, “You get what you pay for.” What is the Cloud? Cloud is the term that describes a server somewhere out on the internet that you do not own that hosts something of yours. Examples: Microsoft One Drive, Google Drop […]

UPDATE 8/12/22 The store is up and running with nice looking emails bearing the logo and QR code. Invoices and Receipts also bear these. I am very happy to get this completed. Now I will be touching base with suppliers and updating products. I have a good system in place but the weak part is […]

Make sure you do have antivirus and that it is up to date. Also verify you have a backup plan and that you have a current backup. There is a new virus out and it is Nasty. Besides stealing your information, it also encrypts your files. They ask you to pay to decrypt. That apparently […]

Holidays come with a price. Don’t let your guard down. You need to protect yourself and your identity. Let’s start by keeping track of your personal documents. Try not to dismiss simple things like credit card offers and or bills. Don’t just throw them away. Shred or destroy them. In the wrong hands they can […]

I have to hand it to UBUNTU for coming out with a decent operating environment. I am ever the pessimist but take it lightly. 1. When it finished installing the screen was dimmed all of the way off. 2. Had to run a bunch of terminal commands to edit 2 separate config files just so […]

VM stands for Virtual Machine. It is really just software that runs inside another operating system to run another operating system(s). If you have a large amount of memory an hard drive space you can run several “virtual machines” simultaneously.  You are limited also by your operating system capabilities. For instance, a 32 bit OS […]

 Left unchecked your browser can become crippled and start to cost you more time than it should. It does not matter what browser or operating system you use. Most of these suggestions will help because they are designed to cause your browser to use resources more efficiently. Lets continue with the understanding that you are working from your […]

Today I am taking some time to touch on a topic that never gets any press.  No major companies who have advertisers want to say anything about it. That would make them responsible! Here it is.  The people who write malicious viruses that damage computers and steal identities are making a lot of money these days. They […]

I am using my phone for this one so I need to keep it simple. A lot of small needs came through the door this week. The devil is in the details. One browser hijack, one “lost” app,  an email client imap issue,  and a computer tweak over a remote support session. There were many […]