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Microsoft will be ending support for Windows 7 in just a little over a year now. This leaves many people weary about what to do. Many have tried Windows 10 and have had issues, but the majority of these issues come from running Windows 10 on an older PC. And many want...

In this article they discuss the reasons every small business needs a website. Websites were a must have for a long time until everything migrated to social media. But now, everything is pointing to websites being king for businesses. On a business website, you are...

From: http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/issues/2017/jul/prevent-windows-10-from-spying-on-you.html Q. Is it true that Windows 10 records my every keystroke? A. Depending on how Windows 10 was configured during setup, yes. Windows 10 can not only record your every...

From Windows Central: https://www.windowscentral.com/petya-ransomware-windows There's another massive ransomware attack sweeping across the world. Here's what you need to know to stay safe. Little more than a month has passed since the notorious WannaCry ransomware...

Read the Article here! From the Article: "When the user opens the document, he or she will be presented with text saying, “Loading…Please wait,” which is displayed as a blue hyperlink. When the user mouses over the text (which is the most common way users would check...

10/21/2016 GIZMODO is reporting HALF of the internet is DOWN today! Read the Article HERE! From the article: "Twitter, Spotify and Reddit, and a huge swath of other websites were down or screwed up this morning. This was happening as hackers unleashed a large...

From malwarebytes.org: We are very excited to announce the release of Malwarebytes Anti-Ransomware beta! As mentioned in the blog announcement by Marcin this beta is extremely exciting as it introduces the most innovative approach in the market today for protecting...

From: BleepingComputer A new ransomware has been discovered called CryptoJoker that encrypts your data using AES-256 encryption and then demands a ransom in bitcoins to get your files back.  This ransomware was discovered by a group of security researchers...

Multi-version backup is the best way to protect your data against ransomware. Cryptolocker, CryptoWall and others like it are viruses classified under the "ransomware" category. These viruses take your data, encrypt it, and then hold it ransom for hundreds or...

From Intel.com: Connect. Compute. It’s that simple. Transform any HDMI monitor or TV into a computer with the Intel® Compute Stick complete with a quad-core Intel® Atom™ processor, Intel® HD Graphics, integrated WiFi and Bluetooth® technologies, 32 GB storage, 2 GB...

For the most part, the Windows 10 upgrades have gone smooth but some issues have been reported. A lot of our customers have gone ahead and brought their computers in to us to have us run the upgrade. Any compatibility issues afterwards we have been able to take care...

Here are some resources to learn more about Windows 10: To stay up to day on the Windows 10 Launch today TechRadar has a live blog for the Windows 10 Launch today. Check it out how it is going here! They also have a great Windows 10 review here. TheVerge has "The nine...

If your computer is running Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1, then you may have already seen this pop up in your system tray(by your clock)... If you haven't, then you probably will soon. This pop up is to preregister for the free Windows 10 upgrade. Once preregistered, you...

From PCWorld.com: "The next generation of Office is coming, and you can see it now: Microsoft opened up Office 2016, to public preview on Monday morning. The company also said that its current generation of Office universal apps will go live on Windows phones soon....

Crongrats to two of our technicians, Alex & Shea, who are on this winning Cyber Defense team! Mountain West was happy to sponsor them in their competition last week. They beat out The US Air force Academy, Regis University, University of Nebraska Omaha, Kansas...

Baja Broadband just came into town and took over Charter(formerly Bresnan). If you are a current Charter customer you should have received a notice in the mail. Even if you are not a current customer, anyone with a Charter or an older Bresnan e-mail address will more...

From: PCWorld.com It’s official, folks: Windows 10 will be a free upgrade for existing Windows users—as long as you claim it quickly. Kicking off the consumer-focused Windows 10 event in Redmond on Tuesday, Microsoft operating system chief Terry Myerson announced that...

From: Technet.com Most IT administrators should be aware that Windows Server 2003 will reach its end-of-life by July 2015. Since Windows Server 2003 has run for so long now and 64-bit/x64-systems are so common nowadays, I did not expect to have to deal with paged-pool...