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Do you install all Windows Updates as soon as possible after they are released?
I do, because I believe that’s the best way to keep a PC safe from hackers by patching security holes in the operating system before they can be exploited.
That being said, every once in a while a buggy update can actually cause a problem instead of fix one. That seems to be the case with one of the Windows Updates that was released this past Tuesday. [Read more…]
Question from Darcy L.: Hi Rick. I have a dilemma that I hope you can help me solve. My mom’s wireless router died the other day so I went to Office Depot and bought her a new one.
When I got back to mom’s house and tried to install the new router the instructions said I need to plug it into a computer and use the computer to set it up.
The problem is she doesn’t have a computer. She had a desktop PC for years, but when it died she decided to just use her email and Facebook on her phone and not replace the computer. So here we are with a new router and no computer to set it up with. Is there any way to set up the router using her iPhone 4s?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Videos are one of the most popular types of content shared on Facebook, but many users are having trouble getting them to play while logged into Facebook with the Firefox browser.
If you’re one of them, there are a couple of things that you can try that seem to work for most users. [Read more…]
For years now the irritating Ask Toolbar has been installed along with Java updates on Windows PCs by default, but Mac users have always been able to update Java without this unwanted adware download tagging along.
Well, that has now come to and end. If you aren’t careful, the next time you update Java on your Mac you’ll end up with the Ask Toolbar as well.
The Ask Toolbar is considered by most people to simply be adware, but in my opinion it is full-blown malware, for the following reasons: [Read more…]
If your router was made by D-Link it just might be one of several models that shipped with a number of critical security flaws.
Researchers have discovered that hackers can exploit these flaws to redirect your web browser to malicious websites, so it’s very important that you install the update that D-Link will be releasing for your router model just as soon as it becomes available.
If you have a D-Link DIR-820L, the firmware update for your router has already been released. You can download it right now by visiting this link: [Read more…]