Orchard Road Computers

01/28/2020

If you are using Avast, here is what you need to know..

An Avast antivirus subsidiary sells 'Every search. Every click. Every buy. On every site.' Its clients have included Home Depot, Google, Microsoft, Pepsi, and McKinsey.

01/28/2020

Every FB user should read this!

The new ’Off-Facebook Activity' tool, available around the world Tuesday, reminds us we’re living in a reality TV program where we forget the cameras are always on. Here are the privacy settings to change right now.

01/01/2020

10/10/2019

https://www.fox9.com/news/heres-why-you-dont-plug-space-heaters-into-power-strips?fbclid=IwAR1c50WAPceTayVwlRGTRwsdEA26KtUkGxOBymq47O0euD2MrcsNecyROh8

A fire department is warning the public about the dangers of plugging a space heater into a power strip.

10/09/2019

Latest Mac OS Catalina upgrade:

· For those running Mojave, Mac’s new OS Catalina is available to Download/Install.
· Please wait about 6 weeks before upgrading to Catalina. Let Apple test it on the world and fix all the glitches during this time. Why be a Guinea Pig here! :-)
· Please perform a Time Machine Backup before upgrading in case something goes wrong.
· Please be aware, if you are running 3rdparty APPs, some may not be compatible with Catalina if they are older. An example is Microsoft Office 2011. Just Google “your 3rd party app” (without quotes) + “compatible with mac OS Catalina” ” (without quotes) to see if it will work.

08/17/2019

Just a reminder we are all being tracked...

Our personal tech columnist asked security researchers what they could find out about him from just his cellphone number. Quite a lot, it turns out.

07/20/2019

Firefox and Chrome users....instructions to remove extensions are in the article...

Sensitive data belonging to millions of Google Chrome and Firefox users spanning individuals and corporations has been leaked by rogue browser extensions, a new report shows. Here’s what you need to know