Online Tax Revolt – Technology Done Well

The Next American Tax Rebellion Has Begun
My father, Ronald Reagan, battled successfully to simplify the tax code but his work has been largely undone. The arrogance of those who use the tax code to manipulate citizen behavior and Congressional ambitions for personal advancement have again corrupted the already destructive income tax system. It will fall [...]

Koobface – Wikipedia Update

Koobface
Koobface ultimately attempts, upon successful infection, to gather sensitive information from the victims such as credit card numbers. It was first detected in December 2008 and a more potent version appeared in March 2009.[3]
Koobface spreads by delivering Facebook messages to people who are ‘friends’ of a Facebook user whose computer has already been infected. Upon [...]

Windows 7

Microsoft is releasing Windows 7 this week. If you upgrade from Windows XP or Vista to Windows 7 drop by and give us a comment on your experience.
Or if you purchase a new computer with Windows 7 already pre-installed let us know what you think of the new operating system.

Virus Hoaxes

There are a lot of viruses out there. But some aren’t really out there at all. Virus hoaxes are more than mere annoyances, as they may lead some users to routinely ignore all virus warning messages, leaving them vulnerable to a genuine, destructive virus.

Next time you receive an urgent virus warning message, be sure to [...]

Speed Up Your Computer

One of the most cost effective ways to speed up your slow computer is to add additional RAM – or memory – to your computer. The actual process is fairly simple.
Check the documentation that came with your computer or go to the manufacturers website for the type of memory that is compatible to your [...]

What Browser to Use?

We get this question often. While all browsers; Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Netscape, Google’s Chrome and Opera all have pluses and minuses.
We usually recommend Mozilla’s Firefox as the best browser all around.
Do some research and see what you think.

Alt F4

If you fall prey to one of the popup windows that tells you to click here to remove spyware found on your computer if you click anywhere on the window it can trigger the installation of spyware.
The safe thing to do is immediately hit the Alt key along with the F4 key. This will safely [...]

Is It Safe To Do Online Banking With A Hotel Wireless Router?

Answer: No
Most hotel wireless routers are not encrypted nor do they have mac address restrictions. This is not by oversight, it is to make getting online convenient for hotel guest. This leaves you vulnerable in two ways. When your computer sends the information from your computer to the wireless router it travels in text packets [...]

Laptop Hardware Repair

Just like a desk computer a laptop can have all the major and minor hardware parts changed, repaired or upgraded. Here is a list of laptop repair parts that typically falls into these categories:

Hard Drive Laptop

DVD R/W or CD-ROM Player

LCD Screen

Inverterboard

Backlight

Motherboard

Motherboard Fans

Wireless Network Adapter

Memory or RAM

Some items [...]

Fix or Repair Your iPod

Yes, Virginia, your iPod can be fixed or repaired in some cases. If it is something simple like you accidentally formated (sync-ed after a installing iTunes on a new computer and forgot to put your music in you “My Music” folder first) the iPod, the music can easily be recovered. A little more on the [...]