Mindful Tech

03/09/2026

This attack on consumer freedom and rights to privacy has to stop! Until now, Google has been the only major tech company to allow users the freedom to decide what apps are installed on their devices. Google is planning on ending this freedom in less than 6 months. This hostile corporate invasion on every facet of our technical lives needs to end.

https://keepandroidopen.org/

01/21/2026

I was contacted by a person who received an email from one of their contacts posing as a signed document with a file attachment called Scan-doc.msi. When the attachment was opened it prompted the user to enter the computer admin password which, after entered, allowed it to establish a remote host connection for a malicious 3rd party.

When the user stopped using the computer the attacker blocked the screen with a custom privacy image stating the computer was installing updates and should not be turned off. They used the email address that was setup on the computer to send 100s of emails with the same attachment which then alerted the user to the problem.

The incident was reported to ScreenConnect and the file was submitted for analysis.

10/18/2024

Latest feature update to Microsoft Sandwich.

06/09/2023

In the 90s my Dad was complaining to his friend that all I did was play video games on the computer. His friend, who was in IT at the time, said "He's installing software and troubleshooting/upgrading the computer to make those games work."

His friend was right. I ended up helping my high school setup their computer lab, which led to my first computer repair job, which turned into running my own IT Consulting business. Playing computer games turned into a 25+ year career.

Encourage kids to do what they love. You never know what it might turn into.

10/29/2020

This is the antivirus I've been recommending for 7+ years. It was one of the few to stop wannacry ransomware that was all over the news in 2017.

08/31/2020

If anyone knows of any deserving individuals or groups in need, I have some used desktop PCs I can refurbish and donate. I don't have any monitors but I may be able to find some. I'm also willing to donate my time to resolve any computer issues.

01/11/2019

Microsoft's Recent January 2019 update for Windows 7 causing some computers to lose connection to shared network files. Removing the update appears to fix the problem. Let me know if you need my help!

Remedies range from performing hardware scans to rolling back the update entirely

10/09/2018

KnowBe4 cyber security releases reminder to be weary of what you plug into your computer.

This attack requires the hacker to be within physical range of your computer to transmit malicious code which makes this a much less common threat, but you should still be cautious of plugging in devices of unknown origin.

KnowBe4's Chief Hacking Officer Kevin Mitnick demonstrates the USB Ninja cable attack

08/16/2018

My dad was a Xerox salesman in the 70s. They had the first privately owned computer network and developed the first personal computer with a mouse, keyboard and graphical interface in the early 70s. But the corporate heads wanted to focus on making copies of paper.

[May 14, 1979]In this short one-minute commercial, Xerox introduces its vision for the office of the future. Years ahead of its time, the 1972 Xerox Alto fea...

01/17/2018

Don't put up with impatient or rude tech support.

This is "Nick Burns - Your Company Computer Guy" by Marc (MyNutZak) on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.