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Tech Tips for Parents for Your Little Superhero
March 16, 2020
Kids seem to have this amazing super power to find a tablet or phone like a moth to a flame. It doesn’t matter where you put your devices, they find a way to get a hold of that magic slab and use their invisibility power to go hide somewhere to play on it as long Continue Reading »
Did You Lock the Door?
October 2, 2019
LOCK YOUR DOOR. LOCK YOUR COMPUTER. LOCK YOUR ACCOUNTS WITH SECURE PASSWORDS. Locking the door to our homes when we leave is something most do on autopilot. If you drive to work, you automatically lock your vehicle after arriving to your destination. Checking the physical locks in our life is easy, we don’t even think Continue Reading »
What Does a Hard Drive Do?
May 21, 2018
It is always a great practice to understand how your computer works. It can help troubleshoot issues that you may encounter and to better educate yourself when looking for a new computer. With that comes one of the first things most IT people will mention is the hard drive. What exactly does the hard Continue Reading »
What computer is right for me? Part 3: Advanced User
October 11, 2017
What computer is right for me? Understanding what type of computer will work for the Advanced Computer Users. You would be considered an advanced computer user if you use a computer for video editing, animations, photo editing, and general graphic design with adobe products or any professional editing software. These editing software programs require Continue Reading »
What computer is right for me? Part 2: Intermediate User
October 11, 2017
What computer is right for me? Understanding what type of computer will work for the Intermediate Computer Users. You would be considered an Intermediate Computer user if you like to play video games on your computer. We are referring to games more advanced than Solitaire or Facebook games. Examples of the type of games Continue Reading »
What computer is right for me? Part 1: Average User
October 5, 2017
What computer is right for me? Understanding what type of computer will work for the average user. In the computer world, spending a lot of money doesn’t mean you’re buying “the best” machine for you. It usually means you’re buying additional features or upgraded hardware for specific functions that the average user doesn’t use. Continue Reading »
Clearing Your Cache on iPhones
April 3, 2017
Caching is how your browser attempts to keep loading time to view websites to a minimum by storing already visited pages. If you noticed that you go to a new website and it takes a few seconds longer than if you go to a website that you visit more often, it is because of caching. Continue Reading »
Clearing Your Cache in Firefox
March 31, 2017
Caching is how your browser attempts to keep loading time to view websites to a minimum by storing already visited pages. If you noticed that you go to a new website and it takes a few seconds longer than if you go to a website that you visit more often, it is because of caching. Continue Reading »
Clearing Your Cache in Chrome
March 24, 2017
Caching is how your browser attempts to keep loading time to view websites to a minimum by storing already visited pages. If you noticed that you go to a new website and it takes a few seconds longer than if you go to a website that you visit more often, it is because of caching. Continue Reading »
Clearing Your Cache in IE
March 24, 2017
Caching is how your browser attempts to keep loading time to view websites to a minimum by storing already visited pages. If you noticed that you go to a new website and it takes a few seconds longer than if you go to a website that you visit more often, it is because of caching. Continue Reading »
Easy Ways to Keep Your Internet Running Optimally
February 14, 2017
Internet Speed Ability Effects How Much You Can Do on the Internet There are several Internet speed packages offered; 2mbps, 4mbps, 6mbps, 10mbps, and 15mbps. You chose one of the packages with your Internet provider when getting your home connected. Once you hit your speed ability your Internet can appear slow or non-functional, but your Continue Reading »
Uncheck ALL the Boxes!
October 11, 2016
Everyone always wants to know why their computer is so slow. Most of the time, it is because they have junk software on their computer that is slowing it down. It’s usually this grey area type software that may not be a “virus”, but it isn’t really something you want. Good examples of this type Continue Reading »
Don’t Click that Ad!
October 11, 2016
Because I work in IT, I spend a lot of time browsing the internet. In all that time, I come across a lot of ads. Although I don’t exactly like ads, I don’t have a problem with them in general (they often pay to keep websites free!). However, there is a category of ads that Continue Reading »
How to Reduce SPAM
October 11, 2016
If you are alive today, you probably have an email account. And if you have an email account, you probably get a lot of unwanted emails (SPAM!). I want to share with you a simple tip about reducing the amount of SPAM you get on a regular basis. First, there are two types of Continue Reading »