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HP has just announced a voluntary recall of the batteries in some HP notebook computers and mobile workstations.
The batteries affected by the recall are prone to over-heating, a situation that could potentially cause a fire or present a burn hazard to the user.
If you purchased a laptop or mobile workstation on this list between December 2015 and December 2017 it might well be subject to the recall: [Read more…]
Although computer memory is a lot more reliable today than in times past, memory sticks do go bad from time to time. They don’t go bad very often, but it does happen.
And if one goes bad in your PC you can expect to experience problems ranging from minor software glitches to a system that simply refuses to boot up.
If you suspect that your PC might have a defective memory stick you can test it with a great free RAM diagnostic utility called Memtest86+. [Read more…]
As I’m sure you know, Facebook is a favorite playground for scammers and hoaxers thanks to it’s massive 2 billion+ person worldwide user base.
I despise scams and hoaxes in general, but the ones that really bother me the most are the ones that target Christians.
A while back I wrote a post about the insidious “Amen scam” that scammers use to profit off the good will of Christians.
That scam never ends because it’s so lucrative for the scammers, but others seem to come and go as the seasons change. [Read more…]
A few days ago I wrote a post explaining how it came to light that Apple has been intentionally causing older iPhones to run slower via software updates.
As you might expect, the company was quickly hit with a couple of class-action lawsuits over the practice.
Well, it seems they’ve now come to their senses because they’ve published a blog post apologizing for the way they handled the situation. [Read more…]
Well, it’s another week, and another online service has reported a data breach.
This time it’s Ancestry.com – or more specifically, the server that hosts their RootsWeb genealogy information sharing tools. [Read more…]