Not Your Average Computer Shop...
Yet another one of those evil scam calls.Thankfully my client didn’t hand over any quids or details, but the scammer locked the computer with a hidden password & encrypted all of his files, when he ended the call.Very malicious! It […]
Well it’s been one of my busiest weeks ever for “Brain Picking” calls & visits.Here’s a few highlights! “My Hard Drive is making strange ticking noises, and my computer is going really slow” Firstly, backup all your files & data […]
Had an urgent message from one of my e-commerce website clients just after 7am this morning.There had been well over 100 orders placed (for the same item) that had failed.On went the “Deerstalker” and into Sherlock mode…. After a little […]
I’m not one to usually rush into the latest updates, as I like to see if the world still works before jumping in. However, there’s an urgent update from Microsoft that addresses some VERY important security issues, and has had […]
Apple is now warning users in 98 countries of potential mercenary spyware attacks. The message sent to the affected users says: In the same message, Apple says that it is very likely that the person in question is being specifically […]
Oh dear…Major IT outages are hitting industries across the world, and in Newtown Too! (Morrisons, Nidec) With airlines, broadcasters and supermarkets amongst the many who are affected. This is happening after the Banking issues on the 28th of last month, […]
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Just had this Scam email from “Netflix” Looks pretty authentic apart from the grammatical errors & the link that actually takes you to a scam site. Another thing to note is the email address that it came from, rather dodgy […]
Our new “Online Booking Service” is now available. If you need to reserve a little time to sort out a pesky computer, or if you just fancy a chat in person. Just go to the main menu or click HERE
It’s a bit of a Grumpy Old Man topic, but the “Subscription” based revenue stream explosion over the last few years, kinda grinds my gears.The best deals are pretty much always for new subscribers, leaving current customers to pay full […]