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Cybersecurity: Stay Safe Replacing Bad Habits with Good Ones

  Recently I was reminiscing with a customer at RB’s Computer Service about the good old days.  His uncle grew up on a farm and got his driver’s license when he was 14 years old.  According to this customer, all his uncle...

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Nephew Breaks Auto Repair Shop’s Computer Network

Every now and then RB’s Computer Service runs into an IT emergency that is surreal.  These types of emergencies usually involve a small business owner who doesn’t know much about computers, and a nephew, niece, or...

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AI Voice Scams Dad Out of 25K

  I recently read about a Los Angeles dad that was swindled out of $25,000 after fraudsters used artificial intelligence to replicate his son's voice and tricked him into sending money.  According to the news report, this dad got a...

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Where is the Dark Web?

  Years ago, when cloud storage and backups became widely available, some of our customers at RB’s Computer Service would ask “where is the cloud?”  This question seems almost comical today, but back in the day, it was...

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Protect Yourself from AI Impersonators in 2025

Tech experts are raising urgent warnings about AI, describing it as a looming threat to online security in 2025.  Cybercriminals are applying AI generated impersonations to proven scam techniques like email phishing, financial fraud scams, and...

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How much SSD storage is enough?

  Many small business owners and personal PC users who contact RB’s Computer Service with speed issues often need more SSD storage.  Working on a computer with a too-small-for-your-needs SSD can be frustrating for personal PC users,...

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Burglars are Jamming Wi-Fi Cameras to Break-In

Burglars are Jamming Wi-Fi Cameras to Break-In   In February, Kare11 News reported Edina police uncovered a string of break-ins where the burglars used a Wi-Fi jammer to knock out Wi-Fi-enabled security cameras.  A Wi-Fi jammer confuses...

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Are You Big Enough to Pay Ransomware?

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...

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Bigger SSD Drives Are Almost Always Better

At RB’s Computer Service, we help a lot of business owners and personal PC users navigate options when it’s time to upgrade their office desktop and laptop computers or personal computers.  Computer storage and backup needs...

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Manual Phishing Link Checkers

  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,...

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