Your PC is up to date, your anti-virus is current and your firewall is turned on. Now we turn our attention to the Internet a little more. This time with how you access the Internet yourself. We’ve safeguarded your PC regarding how it accesses the Internet, but now we come…
Category: Computer Usage
Antivirus Software and Firewalls
Today we’ll cover two types of programs that help protect your system even further, anti-malware software, and firewalls. Anti-malware? Malware is the term referring to any bit of programming that can infect your computer, making it susceptible to take-over by a criminal online. Malware can be a virus, a trojan,…
Keeping Your OS and Programs Up to Date!
Ok, so we’ve moved from FAT32 to NTFS, we’ve learned how to get rid of cookies and temporary internet files. Now lets look at another area of life on your computer, keeping your Operating System up to date. What’s an Operating System you ask? It is the layer of software…
Removing Temporary Internet Files (Cache) and Cookies
Last time we learned to use the safer NTFS rather than FAT32. To discover what those are, refer to the previous blog entry. Switching to NTFS is the first step in staying safe in a connected world. The next step is regular removal of cookies and temporary Internet files. Disk…
A Safer Filing System
The first step to staying safe in a connected world, is knowing what file system your computer uses. Any computer bought in the last few years will generally be using the safer of the two main filing systems. As a quick history, when Microsoft first released DOS, the file system…
Maintenance and Safety Series Introduction
Digital life just isn’t what it used to be. Punch cards gave way to floppy disks which gave way to CD-ROM’s and USB sticks which are now fighting for life against network delivery of software and data. The floppy disk still has its uses,but is going the way of the…
The Transformation of tech support at FCS from 2001 to 2013!
It all began back in 2001 as a financial advisor set me on the path to running my own tech support business. That first year was rocky and it would be well into the second year by the time I hooked up with Yourtechonline.com. For six years I serviced international…
Humerous Look at Common Do’s and Don’ts of the computer world.
Do press the power/on button to turn your computer on. DO NOT press the power/on button to turn your computer off unless directed by a technician. If you are your own technician, then only do so in cases of extreme lock up that you can’t get free of no how!…
AVG Offers FREE Rescue CD to AVG Free and Full Purchase Customers
http://www.avg.com/us-en/avg-rescue-cd#tba2 Various situations involving a PC that could nolonger boot, have come across my desk over the past 12 years, sometimes due to boot viruses, sometimes due to other reasons that mess up the boot sector of the harddrive, and I have found myself coaching clients to find their OS…
A Free New Year’s Tip: What Needs Updating to Reduce Risk of Infection for 2011
Happy New Year!!! Many people like to start the year with a list of “New Year’s Resolutions”. Your computer has its own wish list too, and while it tries to accomplish much of it on its own, it would benefit from a little TLC from you, its user. So how…
