Finding the right download button on a website is the least fun version of hide and seek ever invented. Now, Google’s taking action to warn users when sites engage in this kind of deceptive behavior. As Google explains on its Online Security Blog, sites with any kind of ads that deceptively try to mimic actual […]
Happy using Windows 7 or Windows 8? You might not be happy much longer, because Microsoft has announced Windows 10 will now start installing automatically on Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs… The development sees Microsoft follow through on its controversial October roadmap which said Windows 10 would have its status changed in 2016 to […]
Let’s be perfectly clear, Microsoft is making way too much money selling Windows and Office and other software to be interested in whether your personal computer has a virus infection or if it is performing poorly. Microsoft will never call you to let you know your computer is having problems. These scammers are saying “we […]
The cryptolocker virus is alive and well and in Casterton. It can hit via unexpected emails from apparently known sources, for example from Australia Post (see previous post). Once activated it will encrypt (scramble) all your photos, documents, databases, spreadsheets, pretty much everything of value on your computer. Once this is done they are unusable and […]
Heat Is Your Enemy The cooling system is very simple: an internal fan draws air in through inlets on the underside or rear, over the hot components and out through another vent in the side or rear. If these vents are blocked the laptop will overheat; sensors inside the computer will turn the fan speed […]