BV Computer Repair

03/08/2014

Are you still using Windows XP? If so, you've delayed long enough. It's now time to move to a new operating system. Microsoft will quit supporting XP on April 8th.

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/03/08/windows-xp-it-time-to-say-good-bye/?intcmp=features

I've got to tell it to you straight.

03/21/2013

If you are using an Android based smartphone, you should really read this article. For now, they seem to be avoiding the iPhone platform due to the security provided by the iTunes App Store. Apple products are not immune, though. Be careful everyone and avoid "fishy" emails.

http://redtape.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/21/17390282-smartphone-hacking-comes-of-age-hitting-us-victims?lite&ocid=msnhp&pos=2

Devastating cellphone hacks that hijack your most personal gadget and rob you of privacy and money have long been forecast. But even as smartphone users in Asia are beginning to suffer exploding bills and emptied bank accounts at the hands of hackers, U.S. users largely remain s …

07/28/2011

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/itdojo/free-windows-utilities-you-should-download-right-now/2769

From defragmentation utilities to password reset tools, Bill Detwiler lists free Windows utilities that you should download right now.

10/06/2010

Be on the lookout for this scam.

Got iTunes? Be careful, you might get iScammed too. A massive cyberscam has been targeting the tens of millions of users of Apple's iTunes music service, as crooks phish for confidential bank information.

09/11/2010

Latest email virus out. Be aware.

An insidious e-mail virus continued to top Google searches Friday, a day after it snarled traffic and took down servers at ABC, NASA, Comcast, and Google -- and possibly even swamped the Department of Homeland Security.

07/03/2010

I've hit Microsoft pretty hard recently for its Windows debacle, its failed mobile strategy, and its missed opportunities in the enterprise space. I c