Windows 11 to have smaller, more frequent updates.
I know performing updates can be a chore. Microsoft knows this, too. A recent update to Windows 11 (version 24H2) should make updates a bit easier to manage. How? Well, instead of having one big update once a month, Microsoft...
Microsoft Co-Pilot and Proofreading
After I had wrapped up a big project with a colleague, he sent me an email summarizing things… but that email contradicted our prior discussions. It didn’t take long to realize that he used some form AI to write that...
Have Windows 11? Update to 23H2!
This is borderline ridiculous. Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, has decided that it will stop security updates soon on all earlier versions of Windows 11. The bottom line: Microsoft has set a deadline for you to update to “Windows 11,...
Cyber Extortion… and Why it’s Targeting YOUR Small Business.
Cyber extortion is one of those things that we think will never happen, especially to businesses with five or fewer employees. Why would cyber criminals even care? Simple: small business defenses are so weak that it’s almost comical. Facts: small...
The 90’s Called… They Want Their Slow PC back…
The average Windows 11 startup time is 64 seconds. If you have an upgraded solid-state drive (SSD), that number could be 20ish seconds. But what if you’re not getting those numbers? Do you use that boot-up time to get a...
Google Says Sorry for Briefly Making Passwords Vanish
Google Chrome takes up over 52% of the web browser market share. That is an estimated 3.45 BILLION users. For a small handful of those… approximately 15 million users… passwords stored in the Google Chrome password manager vanished. You’d almost...
That Chome Extension… is it Malware?
Whether you know about them or not, most Chrome users have something called “extensions” installed. I know this because it’s something we tend to cleanup when we’re servicing both Macs and PCs. Chrome extensions are kind of like addon software...
Ransomware – How to Protect Your Business
I’ll cut right to it. Ransomware threats are surging at an alarming rate. You may have never experienced what this is like, so imagine starting your day by finding everything on your computer, from customer data to financial records… everything…...
Almost Half Refused Dell’s Return-to-Office Pitch
The big tech giants have had trouble getting Work From Home employees to come back into the office. Dell championed their employees to work from home, especially during the pandemic. But Dell seems to want them back. Dell put out...
How to STOP Windows from Tracking Everything You Do
Microsoft has found itself in a bit of a PR Nightmare since announcing CoPilot+ a few weeks ago. This “AI” upgrade includes a feature called “Windows Recall” that is meant to remember everything you do, from web pages to voice...
