The White Lab Coat

11/03/2022

Sophisticated scams are on the rise here in Custer County. See how to avoid becoming a victim.

The way they work is to provoke a response in the way of contacting the scammer, usually by phone. The most common is some form of sending an invoice for goods or services not ordered, and almost a…

05/15/2021

What’s the Scoop with Starlink?
I figured I'd share a bit of what I've found:

Lots of people have been asking me what I know about Starlink now that the beta roll-out is in motion and some in our community are now actively trying it out. My short answer has been, “not …

01/19/2021

01/16/2020

Windows 7 support comes to an end---please don't freak out!

Users of Windows 7 may have noticed a new message this morning that support will be discontinued January 14, 2020: Don’t worry, there’s no need to panic. This doesn’t mean that Wi…

07/17/2019

Here's the detailed article I mentioned earlier regarding being careful sharing your photo with things like FaceApp:

In other words, what does “free” really cost you, and how does “free” pay for all the expensive hardware to run it? This is the question we should all ask ourselves of any &…

07/17/2019

Folks--have noticed lots of posts with the old-age FaceApp-generated photos today. I highly recommend NOT USING that app, since you won't have any control over what they do with your real image. Will follow up with a detailed article later.

06/24/2019

We’ve added a new page of customer comments regarding our services, and are truly grateful for the best customers in the world!

Below are comments from customers about their experience with The White Lab Coat. Jeff not only fixes your problem, but helps teach you so you don’t have problems in the future or if you do how to …

05/05/2019

Firefox is having add-in problems. Details here:

For the last couple of days, you may have noticed a sudden rash of ads going crazy in Firefox. Users of uBlock Origin (my favorite ad blocker) or other ad blockers and add-ins will notice the sudde…

04/18/2019

Windows 7 End of Support Announced:

Users of Windows 7 may have noticed a new message this morning that support will be discontinued January 14, 2020: Don’t worry, there’s no need to panic. This doesn’t mean that Wi…

03/07/2019

We've got an updated article on keeping your computer healthy:
http://thewhitelabcoat.com/2019/03/update-on-computer-health/