Craig Baker HACKING – whats the story? I’ve been asked a lot recently about hacking. Folks thinking they had been hacked. Worried about their data. Their computers. Their servers. Their websites…. so let me explain. Hacking takes MANY forms. Often is not malicious. People just wondering ‘what does the computer at 192.xxx.yyy.zzz do??’. My own servers are … Read more
Thoughts on the Galaxy Note 5 – and android google lock is broken! I’ve been loving my Galaxy S5 for quite a while – and just picked up a Note 5 and have been evaluating it! So far – thoughts – it looks super good. it is MUCH faster, snappier, and though I thought I … Read more
JULY 29 HAS PASSED. FREE WIN10 UPGRADE DONE. I’ve gone back and forth many times over my own possible upgrade. I’ve decided AGAINST doing it. For several reasons. One – my own laptop is a 2011 17in Macbook Pro. Best laptop Apple has made. And Apple in their wisdom decided in BootCamp6 to limit windows … Read more
MEMORIAL DAY A good day for reflection – on our country and on the various aspects of our lives! And a good day to remember the veterans. I see many at the Antique Center (we are open today btw) – and its hard to overstate the debt we as a nation owe to those willing … Read more
RANSOMWARE REVISITED Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water! Last email I reported on some notable successes in the fight against ransomware – but alas with TeslaCrypt 3.01 – the nasties have removed the weakness that allowed TeslaCrypt up to v3 to be decoded with some (but not much) … Read more
RANSOMWARE NEWS – GOOD AT THAT! You have maybe read my recent scriblings concerning Ransomware! Well – we have some GOOD NEWS! I was at a customer last week and I successfully decrypted a Teslacrypt attacked system – WITHOUT PAYING ANY MONEY!!! In fact – if you have ANY TeslaCrypt variation (it renames your files … Read more
WHATS THE FBI iPhone APPLE STORY ABOUT? You have all been reading about the iPhone that the San Bernardino terrorist left behind and the FBI lawsuit trying to force Apple to ‘unlock’ the phone. So – lets talk about it. Whats involved? and what does it mean? and what are the implications? The Story of … Read more
APPLE Issues – USB C cables – and Office problems with El Capitan! A BIG warning to folks with the NEW Macbooks that use USB C. STAY AWAY FROM CHEAPIE USB-C CABLES! From FIRST HAND experience – as well as hearing it from others – cheap third party usb-c cables can DESTROY THE PORT IN … Read more
WELCOME TO MY NEWSLETTER! – from TheEldest Geek! I’ve been asked several times if I would do a newsletter – and I’ve done one for my Mac Customers for some time – so here goes my general attempt. (and to be honest, following up with customers is NOT one of my strong points so I’ll … Read more