Whenever there is a computer problem involved, the average user is about as useful as a snowball in Miami. Computers are complex pieces of machinery and the slightest wrong move could take your troubles from bad to worse in no time. Many PC “repair specialists” use this as a way to jack up prices and install a lot of useless things on your computer that will inevitably have you calling them again.
May
16
Computer Outage Slams Michigan
TweetShare So, computer outages are seriously a pain in the derrière, in my opinion. I live and die by my computer as it is my primary source of income so a computer outage is never something that needs to happen to me. The good news is, residential computer outages are few and far between. You usually … Continue reading »
Mar
08
Mississippi Sheriff’s Office Upset Over Poor Computer Service
The Adam’s County Sheriff’s Office out of Adam’s County, Mississippi, is more than ready tho throw out a newly purchased $109,000 computer system due to the fact that it doesn’t work, according to ACSO Major Billy Neely. Neely addressed the Adams County Board of Supervisors at their most recent meeting about the faulty system.
Feb
07
Nasdaq Stock Market Definitely Got Hacked
TweetShare There was a lot of news buzzing recently over reports that the computers belonging to the company that owns the Nasdaq Stock Market got hacked. Well, those rumors have been confirmed as the company has stated that they definitely got hacked. The company that owns the Nasdaq Stock Market has confirmed over the weekend … Continue reading »
Jan
24
2012 London Olympic Games Threatened with Cyber Attack
TweetShare Next year we all get to experience the magic and the spectacle we saw in Beijing not three years ago when the Olympics will take their athletes to the great country of London for the 2012 Olympics. Now aside from the intercontinental tensions and rivalries among athletes, there really isn’t a lot that goes on during the games that … Continue reading »
Jan
21
Computer Virus Cons Man Out of Millions
TweetShare If you do not think that computer viruses can be serious, then think again. Like a virus that would infect the human body, a computer virus must be dealt with as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. The only problem is that sometimes the people you think are there to help are really there to … Continue reading »
Jan
05
Nevada Legislators Not Happy With Computer Problems
The state Industrial Relations Division of Nevada signed a contract back in 2008 for $243,000 in order to get a new computer system to issue health and safety permits. The system selected was the Versa System but now it is not working. On top of that there is a backlog of 5,000 boiler and elevator permits that need to be issued.
Dec
15
The Holidays Are No Time for Computer Problems
TweetShareThe holidays can be a wonderful and joyous time filled with love, kindness, generosity, thankfulness, and lots of fun. However, they can also be a fairly stressful time. With the way our country is heading more and more towards digital communication, it is safe to say that a lot of people do a lot of … Continue reading »
Sep
16
Apple Fixes Months-Old QuickTime Bugs
TweetShare A critical vulnerability in QuickTime that was reported to the company by a “bug bounty” program a few months ago was finally patched Wednesday by Apple . The update Apple released also patched a “DLL load hijacking” issue which went public in August of this year. The update, known as the QuickTime 7.6.8 update, … Continue reading »
Aug
30
Problems with Microsoft Windows?
TweetShareComputers can be extremely finicky at times. There are so many different things that can cause your computer to have problems or act weird. At times such as these, you may have trouble finding what exactly the issue with your computer is. A lot of the time it’s not the hardware that is malfunctioning, but … Continue reading »
