solid state hard drive

The State of Solid State Drives

September 14, 2023
Backups
Thirty years ago, General Motors introduced solid state voltage regulators that were built into the alternators on its cars. Previously, all voltage regulators were bulky electro-mechanical devices in housed in black metal boxes mounted to the engine compartment firewall or on the top side of a whee...
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Ten Computer Repair Myths

If you’re like most of us, it’s hard to know what’s fact and what’s fiction when it comes to computer repair. We thought we’d take some common myths and shed some light on what you really need to know. Slow computers need to be reformatted. This is perhaps one of the most common myths out there...
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Top Ten Computer Problems Your IT Specialist Can Fix Remotely

Remote IT support has come a long way, with many IT issues able to be solved without having the device in hand. An IT technician can usually speak with the user and handle most issues remotely. This means you don’t have to live in the same city as the IT expert. It also means that they must be able...
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old methods cant stop ransomware

Why Old Methods Can’t Stop Ransomware

September 14, 2023
Ransomware
During the American Revolution, sentries guarding encampments reportedly shouted, “Halt! Who goes there? Friend or foe?” As far as we know, there are no statistics that indicate how many foes identified themselves as such – or lived to tell about it. Ransomware is not easily identified As of this...
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The Wisdom of Whitelisting

September 14, 2023
Security
Do you remember the good old days when we were able to tell the bad guys from the good guys on TV westerns by the color of their hats? Cyber vocabulary includes the term “black hat.” It is derived directly from those old westerns and those dirty, low-down, dastardly villains. Today, the term is u...
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Tech Support Scam

This Is Tech Support. You Are About to Be Scammed.

September 14, 2023
Security
Internet usage continues to expand as coverage becomes more available and as users are added by the thousands. Those users include people who do not understand what goes on behind the scenes as well as others who know that they do not know. Scam artists have been around throughout recorded histor...
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