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Windows 10 End of Life and Why You Need to Upgrade to Windows 11

  Windows 10 is coming to an end on October 14, 2025.  This means Microsoft will no longer provide support, updates, or security patches after that.   While businesses and consumers can still use Windows 10 after that date,...

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Using two bands for Wi-Fi offers several advantages, but there is a catch

Every month a small business owner stops by RB’s Computer Service looking for a solution to speed up their office Wi-Fi or is concerned about their network’s security.  On the same topic, other business owners contact our shop to...

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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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Protect Your Computer Network from Russian Cyber-Attacks

  Even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, cyber and ransomware attacks originating from Russia were a problem.  But, as Western nations slap a barrage of strict economic sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, U.S. banks are...

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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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Protect your Mac from New Mac Targeted Malware

Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, in the company’s court case with Epic Games, told the court in May that the Mac has an unacceptable level of malware.  Installing software on Macs...

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Replace Windows 7 buying a refurbished computer with Windows 10 on it

Every week at RB’s Computer Service we come across a local business running Windows 7 experiencing some type of issue.  Most people have heard Microsoft discontinued Windows 7 updates (both for security and functionality, click here to...

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Many People Mistakenly Think a Router is a “Firewall”

Many of the repairs made to the personal computers and business computer networks RB’s Computer Service is called to fix, restore, and protect from malware attacks, ransomware, and hackers, could have been prevented had the homeowner or...

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Protect Against VoIP Phone Malware Attack

Businesses that upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10 over the last few years, combined with employees working from home due to COVID more recently, have triggered many businesses to also upgrade their business phone service from landlines to VoIP...

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Benefits of Managed IT Services VS In-House IT Team

Managed IT Services refers to the practice of outsourcing IT management responsibilities to a third party (Norman Spears, Hitachi Solutions, The Importance of Managed Services: 8 Reasons to Partner With an MSP, 2019,...

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