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Holiday Safety For Your Computer!

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:December 12, 2019

'Tis the season for online shopping and travel! With excitement and distractions aplenty, it's easy to get caught unawares by an online scam or hacker. It is also a time for increased sharing on social media. That increased information sharing also makes us more vulnerable to online threats and expensive identity thefts. Below are steps you can take to ensure your personal information stays safe and secure. ONLINE - Limit Your Personal Information Online: Review the security settings of your online profiles and limit access to people not on your friends list (or them too!). The more specific information you…

Travel Tips For Your Devices

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:August 28, 2019

Our wireless devices have become such a part of our everyday lives that it’s almost unthinkable to not take them with us on our trips. With all the hustle and bustle of traveling, it’s easy to forget that our devices need to prepare for the trip just like you do. These are some tips to help ensure that your devices come home safely with you, and your trip is not ruined by a theft or failure. Laptops You don’t want to be that person forgetting his computer at a coffee shop or a victim of theft. Use these tips to…

Cloud Storage…Why Should I Use It?

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:September 28, 2018

At Geek Easy Computers, we see too many clients with failed or failing hard drives with no backup system in place! It’s a tragedy because data recovery is not guaranteed and can be expensive when it does work. Today there is really no excuse for not having some type of regular backup in place. Especially with the availability and ease of use of cloud storage. With this post, we hope to show you why you should be using the cloud.

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Back Up Your Mac! (Time Machine)

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:May 16, 2018

Backing up your data regularly is the easiest way to protect your data from loss. Backing up your data on a MacBook, iMac, or MacBook Pro is even easier as it is built into the operating system. In this post, we will tell you how to do that!

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Jan/Feb/March Newsletter

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:April 4, 2018

Well it has been an eventful first quarter of 2018, has it not? The latest newsletter edition has travel tips, resolutions, and helpful tidbits! Have you signed up for our monthly newsletter? It’s got great information, packed with helpful tech tips, relevant news, and money saving promotions! Here’s the PDF version of this month’s issue: ge_newsletter042018 If you like what you see, you can sign up for it here: I Want The GE Newsletter!

Q & A: User Questions, Tech Answers! Year End 2017

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:December 20, 2017

Welcome to the 2017 edition of our “User Questions, Tech Answers”. In our ongoing mission to help make your technology easier, we like to provide you with tools and knowledge to make your computer interaction more “user friendly.” This edition will showcase some of the most popular questions asked throughout 2017, and also include some new things that we haven’t covered yet.

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Q & A: User Questions, Tech Answers! Year End 2016

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:January 19, 2017

In our ongoing mission to help make your technology easier, we like to provide you with tools and knowledge to make your computer interaction more “user friendly.” This edition will showcase some of the most popular questions asked throughout 2016, and also include some that we haven’t covered yet. So without further adieu…

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First Newsletter of 2017

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:January 12, 2017

Have you signed up for our monthly newsletter? It’s got great information, packed with helpful tech tips, relevant news, and money saving promotions! Here’s the PDF version of this month’s issue: ge_newsletter012017 If you like what you see, you can sign up for it here: I Want The GE Newsletter! Happy New Year! Welcome to 2017! In this issue we review some highlights of 2016 and cover some tips that will make your year get off to a great start! Thanks for reading! We promise to never SPAM your inbox, and we will strive to make sure each issue has…

My Hard Drive Died… Now What?

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:August 12, 2016

The worst has happened; the computer guy says your hard drive is dead. Immediately you might ask: “What does that mean? Is my data safe? Do I need a computer? What happened?” In this post we answer those questions and more so that when it happens to you, you are prepared.

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iTunes & Your Music Files

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:May 13, 2016

Many people have been using iTunes as their music medium of choice throughout its many iterations and changes. With the latest addition of the Apple Music subscription, many of those same iTunes users are up in arms regarding a new behavior of the application.

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