We highly recommend using CrashPlan Pro as part of your disaster recovery plan. After seeding your initial backup, it continuously backs up changed files every 15 minutes. You get unlimited storage and customizeable file versioning and retention. For example, let’s say you accidentally delete a file and don’t notice it for say […]
Jim
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We recently had a Mid 2010 Mac Pro in the shop which had three 3TB hard drives. We did a fresh install of High Sierra on the first 3TB drive. The goal was to install Windows 7 on the second 3TB drive. The third 3TB drive was to be added […]
At 3:49 AM, I received the following e-mail from AT&T. These “Your bill is ready” e-mails from service providers are one of my favorite kinds of SPAM. This is just branding, and they can get away with not having an unsubscribe link in the email since it’s transaction related. I […]
It’s no secret that the Verizon supplied router and wireless access point has limited capabilities. When I first got Verizon Fios at home, the router was free. Now they make you pay for it. Even if you put your own router at the head of your network, you still need […]
We recently had a no boot Dell Inspiron 24 Model 5459 in the shop. Would not post and couldn’t get into the BIOS even after pulling the BIOS battery. Pre-boot error message was “boot guard verified DXE that is fail”. Did some internet searches. Seems like Dell recently released BIOS […]
The exploit, known as “KRACK” for Key Reinstallation Attack, represents a complete breakdown of the WPA2 protocol. An attacker could decrypt network traffic, hijack connections, and inject content into the traffic stream. Almost every wireless-enabled device is at risk of attack. As a result, every vulnerable device will need a […]