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How I Fixed: Windows 7 Won’t Update

» by July 2, 2017 at 10:16 pm » Comments (7)

Hello everyone, The great majority of my customers live in a resort/retirement community here in central Tennessee. Since they are older, they don't like change just for change's sake. Most of ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of June 2017

» by June 28, 2017 at 8:35 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, This month there are patches from Adobe, Google, and Mozilla. There have been zero reports of actively attacked vulnerabilities. Update Flash first as it is a top target for ...more »

How I Fixed: iMac Won’t Power On After Power Outage/Surge

» by June 6, 2017 at 10:22 pm » Comments (164)

Hello everyone, I have a wonderful mid-2011 iMac that I really like. Two days ago we had severe thunderstorms here in Tennessee and there were several power outages. The following day ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of May 2017

» by May 30, 2017 at 4:57 pm » Comments (0)

      Hello everyone, Malicious entities are trying to enter your computer. Vulnerabilities are everywhere. The best way to keep "the bad guys" out is to have an updated, patched system. Below are ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of March 2017

» by March 31, 2017 at 10:37 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, There are patches for Flash, iTunes, Chrome and Firefox this month. A zero day vulnerability was found in Firefox at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. The good news is ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of December 2016

» by January 1, 2017 at 10:20 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Your antivirus will not prevent you from malicious attacks. Much more important is maintaining an updated and patched computer. Microsoft Update will keep you safe from attacks to the ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of November 2016

» by December 3, 2016 at 6:06 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Maintaining an updated and patched computer is the most important thing that you can do in order to prevent malicious attacks. Many of my clients think that their antivirus ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of July 2016

» by August 1, 2016 at 10:58 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, Sorry that I'm a bit late this month. Below are your most important third party updates for July 2016. Safari and iTunes were also patched in July so you ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of June 2016

» by June 29, 2016 at 11:29 am » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, This month there are 6 patch releases from Adobe and 1 for both Chrome and Firefox. A security advisory for Adobe Flash was released this month stating that there ...more »

Third Party Program Updates For The Month Of May 2016

» by May 27, 2016 at 7:25 pm » Comments (0)

Hello everyone, This month (May 2016), patches are available for Adobe Flash, Adobe Acrobat/Reader, Apple iTunes, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. The top priority this month is Adobe Flash due to ...more »