Everyone has received a phishing email with enough hooks to fool them into taking some type of action, like clicking into a familiar-looking, yet malicious website. Many phishing scams are easy to spot and avoid, but increasingly,...
Everyone has received a phishing email with enough hooks to fool them into taking some type of action, like clicking into a familiar-looking, yet malicious website. Many phishing scams are easy to spot and avoid, but increasingly,...
7 years ago, I wrote a blog sounding the alarm about ransomware cybercriminals targeting local businesses. Before this time, ransomware cybercriminals were primarily targeting corporate America, NOT Main Street America. In the blog, I...
A few years ago, Real Clear Science wrote an article about the processing speed of an iPhone vs the Apollo 11's guidance computer. Although Apple has not advertised the iPhone’s processing speed, others have calculated it is 100,000...
Many of RB’s Computer Service customers began using a computer in the 1990’s. Back then, most malware targeted Microsoft users and was primarily designed to infect and compromise its functionality. In 1991, Norton...
Recently, there have been a lot of news reports about AI. On top of that, at RB’s Computer Service, we have had several customers inquire about using some new AI features in Windows 11. This month’s blog seemed...
August unofficially marks the start of back to school. High school student-athletes are now in training for fall sports, and parents are beginning the process of getting school supplies and school clothes for their students. This got me...
Each week at RB’s Computer Service, a customer visits our shop and asks us if their business or personal computer is at risk of a ransomware attack. The short answer is everyone is pretty much at risk. Just a few years ago a local...
DSL and Broadband cable internet are both popular and reliable services that can provide greater speeds than dial-up modems. At RB’s Computer Service, we recognize most internet users younger than 50 years old don’t know what...
Apple AirTags are a revolutionary technology that allows users to keep track of their belongings like never before. The technology uses Bluetooth and ultra-wideband (UWB) to detect the location of a tagged item, like a wallet or backpack and...
Several times a month someone stops by the shop at RB’s Computer Service looking for help to get their iPad to work like their laptop. It seems simple enough, just get a keyboard and mouse that works with their iPad, plus some apps...