Posts Tagged ‘PC repair’

Computer Basics Workshop

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Had a great workshop on Monday! Plan to join us next month for an introduction to Microsoft Windows operating systems! Monday, February 27th, 3 – 4:30pm @ the Charles Mack Citizen’s Center in Mooresville, NC. It’s free!

Beware! Another Mail Attachment Virus!

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Back in September I wrote about a virus disguised as an email attachment from the New York State police. Well, a variant is out again! This one is supposedly from American Airlines and has your ticket information attached – again, don’t open that attachment because it is a virus! Beware of these attempts to infect your computer! The intent is to infect your computer and eventually steal your personal information.

Wanna avoid viruses? Patch it!

Sunday, October 9th, 2011

I read an article by Ed Bott; in summary, if you regularly patch your software, you are much more likely to avoid virus infections. Yep, that’s it! Update and patch your software. In the article, Ed points to two major studies that show how patches can significantly help you avoid infections. Read the article at http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/if-your-pc-picks-up-a-virus-whose-fault-is-it/4039.