Greater Cleveland PC Users Group - GCPCUG

05/24/2018

This FB Page will be closed soon due to Jim's passing. Please follow parent org https://www.facebook.com/APCUG/
Thank you.

An international organization whose goal is to help technology groups around the world meet the needs of their members and communities.

09/19/2017

Timely news:

Avast-owned CCleaner servers hacked to distribute malicious version (5.33) for almost a month.

12/26/2016

Got a new computer?

Quick, while it's still pure and unsullied! Here are the crucial tasks to perform on a new PC.

11/01/2016

Way back when there were printed computer magazines, PC Magazine was required reading. Bill Machrone was part of the reason. He was a gentleman and a mensch. Bill was also a big supporter of user groups.

Remembering the former Editor-in-chief of PC Magazine.

10/31/2016

Lots of great security tips from Consumer Reports.

There’s plenty you can do to protect your privacy and prevent hackers and intrusive companies from capturing your data. Consumer Reports brings you easy, effective solutions.

10/23/2016

Your email password is very important, here's why.

In a recent column, you said that personal email accounts in particular should have strong passwords. What information are people able to get from our personal email that would help them to commit fraud? Am I naive? (And yes -- I do have a Yahoo account and was just notified that my account might ha...

10/22/2016

Who controls the internet?

This sounds like something out of a Dan Brown book, but it isn't: The entire internet depends on seven highly secured keys.

10/21/2016

Yes, the internet is under attack.

Couldn't get onto some popular websites this morning? Here's what went wrong

10/19/2016

Here's part of what you're supposed to post:

"The content of this profile is private and confidential information. The violation of privacy can be punished by law (UCC 1-308- 1 1 308-103 and the Rome Statute). NOTE: Facebook is now a public entity. All members must post a note like this. If you prefer, you can copy and paste this version. If you do not publish a statement at least once it will be tactically allowing the use of your photos, as well as the information contained in the profile status updates. DO NOT SHARE. Copy and paste."

Please. Don't.

We get that you don't want Facebook to own your weird bathroom selfies, but you need to stop sharing this post.

It's not true.

We've been debunking this hoax for SEVEN YEARS now, and here we are doing it again.

10/13/2016

10/01/2016

Apple’s Phil Schiller thinks it’s sad that people use 5-year-old computers. Well, Phil, there’s an auto repair shop in Poland that’s going to send you spiraling into a long depression. Why? Because one [...]

08/31/2016

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