TweetYou Don’t Need A Bunch of Add-Ons For Your Browser Ever Yesterday a client brought me a computer that from the description had the browser hijacked. Well that was just the tip of the iceberg. This poor computer took 5 minutes to load. It is a Dell Inspiron 23 all-in-one running Windoze 10. It’s an Continue Reading
Wizard
December 12, 2019
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Recommendations,Tech Tips
Advanced System Repair Pro, Bitdefender Endpoint Security, Browsing Security Checker, Bytefence Secure Browsing, Directions, Directions and Maps, Easy and Quick Maps, Easy Speed Test App, Email Helper App, Found Driving, Hide My Searches, hijacker, Map Directions Pro, Map Finder Online, Map My Journey, Maps and Directions, Maps and Driving Directions, Maps Now, McAfee, MyCleanPC, Norton 360, Safety Search by Safely, Search Defender Live, Search Defender Now, Search Encrypt, Search Extension by Ask, Search Manager, Security for Chrome, Speed Check, Speed Test ads, Web Privacy by Safely, Your Maps and Directions
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TweetA long time ago and far far away… At the dawn of the Internet there was InterNic The godfather of domain name registration When I first began coding websites in 1995, InterNic was the only domain name registrar on the planet. They were competent. You could reach someone who knew their job and they were Continue Reading
Wizard
March 27, 2019
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,News,Recommendations
cluster fuck, customer service, DNS, domain hosting, domain registration, domain renewal, email hell, email hosting, InterNIc, NetSol, Network Solutions, nightmare, registrar
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TweetTales From The Trenches March 16, 2019 Windoze Update Does It Again The latest Windoze 10 update (version 1809) has been wreaking havoc all week. I’ve had 3 machines in as many days that went casters up after the latest update. No Boot Scenarios. Different for each machine but clearly the result of an update. Continue Reading
Wizard
March 16, 2019
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Tech Tips,URGENT
backup, cloud backup, repair disk, restore, tales from the trenches, update from hell, updates, Windows 10, Windoze Ten, WindozeTen
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TweetJust as a PSA I am publishing a more or less complete list of IP addresses I found attempting a Terminal Services access to one of my client’s servers. This is a remotely hosted Windows 2008 R2 server It was being slammed by remote access failed logins (one day I documented 40,000 failed logins in Continue Reading
Wizard
February 19, 2019
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Malware, Viruses and Bugs Galore,Recommendations,Tech Tips
block attacks, DDOS, denial of service, firewall, IP addresses, Remote access, Remote Desktop, server attack, Terminal Services, Windows server, Windows server 2008 R2
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TweetThere’s a new scam every fifteen seconds Or at least that’s the way it seems. I have recently become far more proactive about blacklisting IP addresses that overload my inbox with scams. You know the ones: From: <your email address> Subject: Security Notice. Someone have access to your system Body: Hi! As you may have Continue Reading
Wizard
February 6, 2019
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Malware, Viruses and Bugs Galore,Recommendations,Tech Tips
identity theft, passwords, phishing, scammers, scams. microsoft, security breach, smishing, spreadsheet, Windows support, Yahoo
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Tweet Network Installations Should be CLEAN – and NEAT I’ve been doing large scale wiring projects for almost 50 years. My first introduction to precision wiring was in my first year college Electronics Fabrication classes. Our instructor was a stickler for precision. If your project didn’t look like the inside of a Tektronix Oscilloscope it Continue Reading
Wizard
January 3, 2019
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,News,Recommendations,Tech Tips
battery backup, before and after, Cat5 cables, network wiring, outlet strips, rack wiring, rat's nest, surge protection, Telco rack, trash, UPS, wire ties, wrong screws
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TweetTales from the Trenches # 1803 Windoze Ten Strikes Again As anyone who has every read any of my posts knows by now, I consider Windoze Ten to be right up there with Millennium and Vista in terms of absolutely horrible OSes. So it should come to no one as a surprise that I have Continue Reading
Wizard
September 23, 2018
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Tech Tips
build 1803, data recovery, disk damage, file damage, file structure, file system, Lenovo, Micro$oft, Millennium, SSD, SSD M, trainwreck, update, version 1803, Vista, Windows 10, Windoze 10, Windoze Ten, WinTen
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TweetWiFi is a funny thing. Not funny HaHa More like funny What the Hell! Remember these two important rules when dealing with Wifi Your mileage may vary Everything interferes with WiFi On the Everything list: Walls Windows Doors Microwave ovens Cordless phones Big Screen TVs Other WiFi networks (your neighbors) The phase of the moon Continue Reading
Wizard
September 20, 2018
Case Histories,Information,Recommendations,Tech Tips
faraday cage, interference, laser, mesh network, mirrors, netgear, poor signal, range extender, SSID, WiFi
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TweetThis morning I was searching for a local business to find an event to attend. I Googled the business, determined the URL looked appropriate and clicked on the link. Firefox immediately issued a redirect warning, something I always take seriously and evaluate. The next thing I know there is a Flash Player Update alert with Continue Reading
Wizard
August 17, 2018
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Malware, Viruses and Bugs Galore,Tech Tips
Adobe, Dallas, Firefox, Flash player, Malware, password, redirect, security, The Network Bar, trojan, virus, web server
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TweetWindows 10 Updates May Not Be What They Seem One of my major pet peeves about Windoze Ten is the update process. You cannot stop it. You cannot override the update process. You cannot disable the updates. Updates can wreck the OS. It may choose to do a full reinstall in the middle of the Continue Reading
Wizard
February 24, 2018
Bad Things in General,Case Histories,Information,Recommendations,Tech Tips
AntiVirus, crashes, firewall, Internet, printer, reinstall, security, updates, Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows Update, Windoze Ten
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