by Dave Moore, 6-16-19 When it comes to my computer repair business, I have become a “Give it to me straight, Doc,” kind of guy, because that’s what most customers say they want. “Just give it to me straight, Dave, I can take it.” That...
by Dave Moore, 6-9-19 Wow. Ransomware; what a nightmare. Suddenly, you discover all the important files on your computer have been kidnapped, encrypted and held hostage by some Internet criminal, and you can’t access them at all. Worse yet, you must pay a...
by Dave Moore, 6-2-19 Last week, we looked at Internet tracking, where companies spy on your physical location and record your activities, building profiles on you that can be used for both good and bad purposes. Just last month, it was reported that Facebook could be...
by Dave Moore, 5-26-19 The Internet certainly isn’t what it was when I first got involved back in the early 1990s. What started mainly as a way to freely exchange information has morphed into a raging, multi-billion dollar money-grabbing machine. Few people...
by Dave Moore, 5-19-19 Many times per week, sometimes many times a day, I get phone calls from concerned folks telling me the same story. The story starts with, “I got a call from Microsoft…” But, sometimes, the story begins with, “A message from...
