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3 Areas an iPad Can’t Replace Your Laptop

  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...

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Steer clear of “smishing” text message scams

When I was a kid, we would occasionally get a phone call from someone who dialed the wrong number.  After the caller learned that whomever they were looking for was not associated with our home, they usually apologized and hung up. ...

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Backups vs Disaster Recovery: Is your computer network protected?

Many people believe disaster recovery is the same thing as backing up a computer network.  Although the lines seem blurred, the reality is they perform very different functions when you need them.  The data protection landscape is filled...

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Sidestep Social Media Scams in 2022

A recent Federal Trade Commission Report (FTC) notes that young people are becoming the biggest victims of social media scams.  For example, consumers aged 18-39 reported 2.4 times more social media fraud than those aged 40+ (TechRadar.pro,...

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Cryptocurrency Risks for Beginners

By October 2017, a cryptocurrency called One Coin accumulated around $17 billion in value.  Then One Coin’s founder went missing.   Investors soon found out One Coin was not a cryptocurrency at all.  They were duped by a...

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Ransomware Demands and Payments Hit New Records

In addition to ransomware demands and payments hitting new records, the recent ransomware attack on software firm Kaseya threatened businesses worldwide.  In response, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has published a...

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Why you should backup your cloud storage

  To save our personal and business files, cloud storage has become mainstream.  But what happens when your cloud storage goes down?  It’s a good question.  Most people assume their cloud storage provider has a plan, and...

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