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Win10 Upgrade Now an Auto-checked “Optional Update”!

It’s that time of the month again, when Microsoft releases “Patch Tuesday”.  Anyone who had followed my directions over the past two months regarding how to handle Windows Updates until the end of July, were generally safe if they were running Win7.  I’d just done a set of Win7 updates…

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2016’s First Horror Story! Brought to you by – The Microsoft Corporation!

*heavy sigh*! If you prefer to have choice. If you like one operating system more than another and want the freedom to stick with the OS of your choice, then read what follows in this particular note, Very Carefully! The last time I shared concerns about Windows 10 was back…

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Merry Grinchmas! I mean, Merry Scroogemas! No, that doesn’t sound right either. . . Merry Con-mas???

Sorry to inform you, but the Trick or Treat season hasn’t let up for some people out there, in spite of the changing decor, candy wrapping, and music playing on the radio. Ok ok, how about Happy Hack-u-hahaha! That wasn’t funny you say? Then how does Happy Crypto-a sound? Sorry,…

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Encrypting your files can be a good thing! Unless it’s done THIS way!

It’s that time of year again, when the first of four company newsletters go out to both existing clients and the public via this page here on Facebook.  Stuff like what I’m about to share with you is starting to happen often enough that it’s causing me to reconsider the…

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Certify a Clean Bill of Health for Your Laptop and/or Computer! If you don’t, you’ll be sorry!

First came Sony with their DRM fiasco. Then came Microsoft with their XBox debacle. Samsung entered the ring with their spying “smart tv’s” and the ink on that news hardly dries before Lenovo joins the band doing their best to ensure their products are held suspect as well! Thursday, February…

The Transformation of tech support at FCS from 2001 to 2013!

It all began back in 2001 as a financial advisor set me on the path to running my own tech support business.  That first year was rocky and it would be well into the second year by the time I hooked up with Yourtechonline.com.  For six years I serviced international…

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A Free New Year’s Tip: What Needs Updating to Reduce Risk of Infection for 2011

Happy New Year!!! Many people like to start the year with a list of “New Year’s Resolutions”. Your computer has its own wish list too, and while it tries to accomplish much of it on its own, it would benefit from a little TLC from you, its user. So how…