OkotoksComputers

10/18/2022

There's been a significant increase of scammers last week 🫤, stay vigilant please.

https://okotoksonline.com/articles/local-seniors-targeted-in-remote-access-scams

An Okotoks business owner is warning of a scam that's becoming increasingly prevalent amongst local elderly residents. Owner of Okotoks Computers, Peter Van den Wildenbergh heard from nine local seniors last week, all looking for help after a similar experience. They'd all experienced scams relating...

10/05/2022

We have the coolest customers! 😉
Shout out to Dr. Miranda Logan from Foothills Animal Hospital

A local veterinarian and her dog have been drawing some attention while getting some exercise on local pathways. Dr. Miranda Logan, owner of Foothills Animal Hospital, was looking for a way to provide a means of exercise for her whippet, Fitz. In 2020, she discovered canicross: cross-country running...

09/29/2022

Thank you for the votes and the support 🥇🙏

02/01/2022

It is 2022, PCs have been mainstream for 25+ years, but Microsoft Windows needs at least 8 hours online to update reliably....

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-windows-needs-at-least-8-hours-online-to-update-reliably/

There are alternatives, Macintosh being the expensive one, but there is also https://linuxmint.com/ or https://kubuntu.org/
with https://www.libreoffice.org/, https://www.thunderbird.net/ and https://www.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox

Microsoft says that Windows devices need to be online for at least eight hours to get the latest updates and have them correctly installed after they're released through Windows Update.

12/25/2021

A x-mas gift from a bunch of geeks and nerds to humanity

https://jwst.nasa.gov/index.html

NASA's Webb Space Telescope Launch: From arrival at the ESA launch Facility in Kourou French Guiana, through launch and deployment, this is your starting point for exploring Webb's launch and commissioning. The James Webb Space Telescope's revolutionary technology will study every phase of cosmic hi...

12/24/2021

Spread joy, be kind and stay warm. Happy Holidays from us at okotokscomputers

09/20/2021

From the bottom of our heart, thank you to everyone who took the time to vote for all the awesome businesses we have in Okotoks and the Foothills.

We maintained our Gold Award this year and are among great company as a lot of our customers and the businesses we support were among the winners as well.

Keep for everyone's sake.

08/31/2021

Oh those passwords: make them long, not too complex.

For the visual learners, have a look at the graphics below or here https://xkcd.com/936/

08/08/2021

We are taking a break from August 9 to August 22, 2021 👋

Existing customers with an IT emergency, please text 403-478-6382 or e-mail [email protected]

08/02/2021

It's here again, the chance to cast your vote for your favourite Foothills businesses: from best local artist, to best tourist attraction, to best cup of coffee, etc.

There are a lot of deserving businesses in the Foothills and if you like what we offer (we know we don't fit into the Best Patio category 😁), we invite you to vote for us in one (or all) of the following categories:

➡️ Best Computer Services
➡️ Best Customer Service
➡️ Best local established business (15 yrs +)

Deadline for entries is August 21, 2021 at midnight.

Thank you!

This is your chance to recognize the people, places, businesses and events you love in the Foothills region. Complete our survey to vote and be entered for your chance to win one of the three $250, $150 or $100 Gift Cards (chosen from participating businesses who advertise in our September 15, 2021....

07/31/2021

Idea for the weekend?

From Thursday, July 29 to Monday, Aug. 2, the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada is running its Big Backyard BioBlitz. It's an event anyone can participate in as a volunteer or "citizen scientist" by taking pictures of plants, animals and fungi wherever they are, including backyards.

Participants then upload them to a smartphone/web app called iNaturalist that identifies them using artificial intelligence. The identification is later verified by experts around the world.

July 29 to August 2, 2021. Be a part of a nation-wide citizen science event, because nature anywhere is important!

07/21/2021

Yet another MS oops ☹️.

We can help you with alternatives.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-10-vulnerability-allows-anyone-to-get-admin-privileges/

Windows 10 and Windows 11 are vulnerable to a local elevation of privilege vulnerability after discovering that users with low privileges can access sensitive Registry database files.