Next up is Virus Scanning, so to start with let’s talk about what is a virus. If you go the McAfee web site, their glossary defines a virus as “A computer program file capable of attaching to disks or other files and replicating itself repeatedly, typically without user knowledge or permission.” This is probably as…
DetailsMoving on to some hardware issues now. We are living in dangerous times now here in California. (And if you believe the news, other parts of the country will have the same problems soon) I am referring to the dangers to computers from power outages. As mentioned yesterday, power surges are disastrous to electronic equipment…
DetailsI’d like to offer an alternative to blindly picking up the phone and calling tech support. There are some preventative measures that you can take, but you aren’t going to like them as you’ll have to spend a little money and a little time, but believe me, this is the better way. First and foremost,…
DetailsSooner or later, we all experience a computer crash. This is the first of a series of what to do when that happens…and before! Here is the dirty little secret of technology, both hardware and software…It doesn’t always work. Even the best software and hardware companies have products that just don’t work in every possible…
DetailsI am setting up this blog as a place where I can do product reviews, provide information on tech tools that I think will be helpful to real estate agents, and to have a parking place for information related to the classes that I teach. I hope that you will offer suggestions, ask questions and…
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