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Read This First!

Follow these basic tips to keep your devices running smoothly:

Install antivrus and security software on all of your devices and keep it updated. Mac users, too. I recommend the following free products:

Sophos Home - Simply the best FREE stuff out there. For both PC and Macs.

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware FREE Edition - I always tell people to download the FREE edition and run it whenever their computer seems to be running slowly or is acting up.

Sypbot Search and Destroy - The other tool used to detect and remove malware and viruses. Use with Sophos Home and Malwarebytes to have the ultimate in protection.

Patch and Update Regularly - turn on the automatic update features in Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Search Google for instructions on how to do so for your current version.

Back up your data - Get a large USB flash drive, or better yet a large external hard disk and use it.


Windows 8 and Windows 10 Users:

Windows 7 Users:

Don't Run Windows XP! - You are just asking for trouble.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Today's Tips - 5/31/2016

Stolen password alerts!!!!!!!

Two sites have now been found to have been breached - MySpace and Tumblr. If you have now, or ever have had, an account on either of these sites your should change the password immediately! In addition, if you've used this password on any other site you should change it there as well. Consider adding Two Factor Authentication (2FA) to these sites. For more information:


And some info on protecting your favorite web sites from hackers via Graham Cluley's excellent blog:


That's all I have for now. Thanks for reading.
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