Our 8-year lease for our Tigard office ended on April 30th, 2017. As of May 1, 2017, we became a totally mobile computer repair service and closed our Tigard office. We are still be available to assist you every day but Wednesday and Sunday. We still have the same staff. (503) 922-1599 is still...
Data Privacy Day – 10th Anniversary
Data Privacy Day is an international holiday that marked its 10th anniversary on Saturday, January 28th. Created in 2007 by the Council of Europe, Data Privacy Day was adopted by the U.S. a few years later. This day is meant to remind people of the importance of data privacy and...
‘Can You Hear Me?’ Scam is Easy to Fall for
"Can You Hear Me?" the person on the other end of the phone asks. Your automatic response is "Yes", which seems simple and harmless. Now with a new phone scam that is traveling around the country, your harmless answer might cost you hundreds of dollars. The Can You Hear Me?...
Mobile Passport App is speedy!
The Mobile Passport application for iOS and Android phones speeds you through U.S. Customs at select airports nationwide. This free Mobile Passport app allows the user to setup a personal profile (you can setup family member profiles too), answer a few questions from Customs and Passport Control, send your information...
Windows 10 upgrade – Microsoft gets extra pushy!
What to do about the Windows 10 Upgrade. Windows 10 upgrade is now becoming more forceful about its installation. Following in the footsteps of Apple and Google, Microsoft is getting very pushy and is now making it very difficult to avoid having your computer upgraded to Windows 10. If you...
Cerber Ransomware Talks to You
It's called Cerber Ransomware and it is fleecing computer users as it Talks! New Cerber ransomware does the same as other ransomware threats, in that it encrypts all of your file,s then demands a ransom payment. However, it does do something new. After your files are encrypted, it drops three files...
Google Chrome: Another nail in Windows XP’s coffin.
Google announced that it is discontinuing the support of Google Chrome for Windows XP and Windows Vista effective April of 2016. What this means is that Windows XP has lost Windows updates, Internet Explorer updates, updates for all Adobe products and will soon lose Google Chrome support as well. Firefox,...
Windows 10 Myth #2 – Forced Updates
WINDOWS 10 MYTH #2: Updates for Windows 10 will automatically install without your approval. Windows 10 Myth #2 is a bit true. This rumor got stared by Microsoft itself from their EULA licensing agreement for Windows 10 which states "The software periodically checks for system and app updates, and downloads and installs...
Windows 10 Myth #1 – Wi-Fi Sense
WINDOWS 10 MYTH #1: Wi-Fi Sense shares all of your Wi-Fi passwords with your Outlook contacts, Skype contacts and Facebook friends. Windows 10 Myth #1 is absolutely UNTRUE and is a rumor that was first stared on the UK tech news site "The Register" and then went viral. Wi-Fi Sense is actually a...
Facebook down yet again on Monday, 9/28/15!
Facebook was down for the 2nd time in a week and the 3rd time in 3 weeks. Users couldn't get into their Facebook account or pages and if they could get in they were faced with very long page load times or partial page loads due to this Facebook down situation. Many users...