In today's digital age, our PCs are integral to both our work and personal lives. They handle countless tasks, from running essential software to storing important files. However, over time, these machines can become cluttered, slow, and...
In today's digital age, our PCs are integral to both our work and personal lives. They handle countless tasks, from running essential software to storing important files. However, over time, these machines can become cluttered, slow, and...
A few years ago, I wrote a blog about a local healthcare provider who was a ransomware victim and paid hackers to unlock their computer network. At the time, stories like this were popping up every week, but there didn’t seem to be any...
In last month’s blog, I highlighted a recent report in PCMag which found that ransomware victims that paid hackers declined to a record low of only 29% in the 4th quarter of 2023. The primary reason for this is more businesses are backing...
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...
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...
Several of RB’s Computer Service customers have recently asked us if they should upgrade to Windows 11. The word is getting out that Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 10 in October 2025 (COMPUTERWORLD, Susan Bradley, With Windows 10...
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...
In last month’s blog, I wrote that it makes sense to upgrade to Windows 11 for a variety of security reasons. I also shared ways Windows 11 users could make it look and function like Windows 10. But, if those reasons are not enough,...