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Be the Star of the Show
Who would have thought a year ago that video conferencing would become an essential service for students, teachers, and employees all over the world? How can you get the most out of video conferences with your devices? Many of you have used Skype since it was released...
Decluttering your Digital World
Working on organizing and decluttering your home can make you feel great and truly transform your living space. But, in the twenty-first century, that is not everything. It seems that half our life is not actually in our physical surroundings; we spend a lot of time...
Great — I am stuck at home
Being stuck at home during the Spanish Flu pandemic in 1918 must have been dreadful. No TV, not even radio. The only technology that might have been available was the telephone, but even the operators who manually connected the calls fell sick. A hundred years later...
Smart and Secure Internet Use During COVID-19
COVID-19 has changed our world dramatically, and the impact may last for years to come. But life has and will go on, and we will have to adapt and perhaps change the way we do things. For now, we’re all trying to practice healthy “social distancing”. Read More at...
Coronavirus challenges: Social distancing, telework, technology and helpful tips
We’ve been told constantly that the less we interact personally, the less chances the coronavirus will have of spreading. But social distancing doesn’t include the internet, which has become the best means of staying productive and in contact with family, friends,...
Computer repair is like detective work
Recently, I gave a presentation to a group of Fauquier High School students who wanted to know about my business and what qualifications are needed for computer repair. Besides some necessary certifications and practical experience, I told them that they need, “good...
The Dok says…
Escape the Phishing Hook!
We often get super slow or frozen computers checked in, brought by upset clients who had googled for telephone computer support. Some had paid money for some kind of clean-up or security tool, and several were worried that crucial data had been stolen. Some clicked on...
Case Study: The Nightmare Power Jack
Our notebook guru, Steve Yocum, sees a lot of broken power jacks. Most of the time this essential little component breaks from shoving the adapter in the wrong way, tripping over the cord, or moving the notebook while it’s still hooked up. But the problem is that the...
Internet Safety and Children
Today’s children are internet natives who often run circles on their computers and smartphones around their grandparents, and sometimes their parents, too. It is definitely not easy for parents to encourage their kids to use but not abuse technology and its possibilities.
Mini Tutorials
How to Clean Your Keyboard
Believe me – at least once in awhile you should clean your keyboard. Especially when you had a cold or spilled some food onto it. I turned my external keyboard over lately and a ton of crumbs and other stuff landed on my desk.
How to Turn Off Hibernation and Sleep Mode
Once in a while we get a computer in that would not turn on anymore. It turned out that windows did not wake up anymore from hibernation or sleep mode. That is why we recommend to disable hibernation and even sleep-mode.
Hot Devices
“Temperature! Iphone has to cool down before you can use it.” Ever get this alert? I did once, just after leaving the phone for five minutes while shopping. Good thing, because I hadn’t thought of this. Notebooks lying in the front passenger seat will get overheated...