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Tag: Computer repairs Lithgow

  • How Scams make you believe them.

    When I study a scam I try to understand why and how the scam works. I’m not talking about the part where you send them the money. I’m talking about the part where the scammer convinces you to trust them. Over the last few weeks, I have noted scammers using techniques I call “False Evidence”…

  • Anti-Virus can’t save you if you always use the same password

    The other day I had a customer come in who had their Facebook account hacked. She mentioned that she never uses Facebook and was not sure how she got hacked. She did not like my next question Do you use the same password for everything? She mentioned that she uses the same password all the…

  • RV Facebook Scam

    Wednesday at 6 AM my fuzzy alarm clock informed me it was time to feed her. (KittyNinja really loves her breakfast) So half asleep waiting for my coffee to do its magic I opened up Facebook and saw that one of my friends had tagged me in a post on the Lithgow Facebook group. The…

  • Why I will no longer repair iPads

    I used to repair iPads but I noticed a pattern. I was losing money and time. iPads are fantastic devices. I am even considering getting an iPad Pro at some point. However, they are a nightmare to repair. I know that on April 1st I posted a joke blog post about no longer repairing Mac…

  • Apple Software update or else!

    I know that people hear a lot of bad things about software updates, but when you really think about it most of the people who say they have issues with software updates are the people who are using Windows computers. Mac computers do not have the same issues (Or the issues with updates are not…

  • Starting April 1st we will no longer be servicing Mac Computers

    I had a long time to think about this post! It was a hard decision but it had to be done! As of April first, we will no longer be servicing Mac computers as I find them difficult to work on. The software is always buggy and I just do not enjoy it anymore. We…

  • Keep your hard drive clean. How not be a digital pack rat.

    We are digital pack rats (American slang for someone who hoarders) we never like to throw anything away. The problem is that that a computer needs to have free space to work properly. So how much free space dose my Mac need? How to keep your hard drive clean. The quick answer is about 20%…

  • Are vaccine mandates a human rights violation?

    If you reading this you most likely have been in a recent argument about vaccines and decided to google “Are vaccines mandates a human rights violation?”. I have this argument all the time and decided it would be a good idea to put up a blog post to help you win this argument. While we…

  • BRB … COVID!

    I tested positive for COVID on Sat! .. Both Marc and I are taking care of ourselves, drinking lots of fluids and avoiding everyone! The shop will be closed until Tuesday, March 22nd. (assuming our RAT tests come back negative) Sorry for the inconvenience

  • SugarDaddy Scam Part 3 (The Proof….NOT)

    We are back again with the Sugar Daddy Scam.. This week we are going to talk about his ” special girl”. and why he sent this image. Wow, look at that money … So what? I see this a lot in advertising and scams (Sometimes they are the same thing). The reason why they use…