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Q&A : User Questions, Tech Answers Halloween Edition

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:October 25, 2019

It’s almost Halloween! In the spirit of the holiday, specifically zombies, in this post we cover some of the most recurring (back from the dead) questions we’ve run into so far this year! Q: I see a lot of these online “PC Optimizers” advertised on tv. Do they really work? A: Well... like anything advertised on tv, there are good ones, and there are bad ones. Unfortunately in this case, even the “good” ones barely do anything beneficial for your computer. You’d be better off taking your computer to an actual local computer professional, where you’ll get the service &…

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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Google Chrome

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

One of the questions we get asked frequently is “Which browser is the best?.” Well the answer to that question is subjective on many factors, but our typical recommendation is Google Chrome. In this article we tell you why.

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Phishing: What is it & How to detect it!

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:August 4, 2017

You get an new email. It’s from Paypal. It says there is a problem with your account. It provides a link and instructs you to click on it to “verify your login credentials.” You follow instructions, but when you you enter in your username and password, it doesn’t take you to your account. It takes you to a fake (but mostly legit-looking) page, and now your info is in the hands of criminals. What just happened? It’s called “phishing”.

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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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Vishing – “Hi, Your Computer is Infected.”

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:June 10, 2016

The Setup

Scenario 1: You’re on your computer, casually surfing the web. A website here, a photo site there, maybe playing some music. Suddenly, the screen goes weird and then there’s a big error message claiming your computer has been infected! What do you do now? Then you notice that under the error message, there is the number for Microsoft! How convenient! A little too convenient actually.

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What Not To Do…

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:May 27, 2016

Many people come to us confused about what they can do to avoid viruses and malware. Our first typical answer is protect your computer with a layered approach. A leading antivirus program (like BitDefender) AND the leading anti-malware package (Malwarebytes). The combination of the two differing approaches to pro-active protection should protect you from most “attacks”. But that’s only part of the solution (and the easiest part). The rest of the story depends on you.

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AntiVirus or AntiMalware?

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:January 8, 2016

I’m sure you’ve heard the horror stories. A colleague clicked on something he shouldn’t have and now all of his files are encrypted. A family member opens an unknown email and now pop-ups are appearing all over the place. A friend downloads “a free movie” and now can’t access her WiFi.

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Slow Computer Is Slow Part 2

Slow Work Progress. Detailed Vector

Post author:Geek Easy
Post published:October 9, 2015

This is a question we get a lot. So as part of Geek Easy Computers series on expanded answers to common questions, we thought we would follow up on “Why is my computer slow?” and include reminders as well as some things we didn’t before since it’s a question that can have many different answers. In this post, we will also touch on the most common causes. If you missed the first post, see: Slow Computer is Slow Part I

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