Geeks on Wheels - Computer Geeks in Westchester, NY

02/26/2014

Microsoft is discontinuing support for Windows XP on April 8th. If you have an older computer it is highly advised to move on from the now twelve year old Windows XP. As always, we are here to help. http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/endofsupport.aspx

Learn why support is ending for Windows XP, what is means for your business and how you can move to a modern desktop today.

06/14/2012

Keeping computers maintained properly and up to date can prevent situations like this: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/14/business/smallbusiness/protecting-business-accounts-from-hackers.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&adxnnl=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&adxnnlx=1339700426-/gUmbowJchOLtroFo/e/MQ

Small businesses are easy prey for hackers bent on raiding bank accounts because many lack firewalls and monitoring systems, but these businesses can protect themselves.

06/08/2012

How to Protect yourself from Phising Scams in your Email: http://www.geeks-on-wheels.net/protect-yourself-from-phishing-scams/

They want your passwords. Hackers use a technique called phishing to get you to unknowingly tell it to them. The technique is simple and clever, but if you know the simple things to look for then you’ll never be duped.

06/08/2012

Millions of LinkedIn passwords were stollen and published to the Internet. Do you have a LinkedIn account? Do you use the same password on other web sites? If so, you should change your password on every one of those sites. http://abcnews.go.com/US/linkedin-hacked-64-million-user-passwords-reportedly-leaked/story?id=16508728

LinkedIn is investigating claims that 6.4 million passwords were stolen.

02/24/2012

March 1 is the day Google's new unified privacy policy goes into effect, which means your Google Web History will be shared among all of the Google products you use. Read this blog post by Matt Elliott on How To.

01/19/2012

https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/

Two bills before Congress, known as the Protect IP Act (P**A) in the Senate and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, would censor the Web and impose harmful regulations on American business. Millions of Internet users and entrepreneurs already opp...

08/26/2011

How to prepare your computer and other electrics for an eletrical storm: http://www.geeks-on-wheels.net/?p=981

07/23/2010

For small businesses online marketing can be intimidating.You don’t just need a web site, you need it to appear in search engines results. But the Internet is a big place, and how is your small business going to compete with national companies with massive budgets for online marketing?

07/15/2010

Good advice on whether or not to purchase those extended warranties and "insurance" plans with your new cell phone, computer, or other electronics.

It's no secret that you and your loved ones will probably drop some serious coin this holiday season (Black Friday in particular, we're sure), and

07/01/2010

Here is an excellent comparison between the Apple iPhone 4 vs Android Evo 4G.

Other iPhone 4 Videos:
iPhone 4 Unboxing: http://cuthut.com/q5i
FaceTime Demo: http://cuthut.com/8iA
iPhone 4 Retina Display: http://cuthut.com/aCo
iPhone 4 vs. iPhone 3GS: http://cuthut.com/Lds
iPhone 4 Vs. HTC EVO 4G: http://cuthut.com/HBW

TechnoBuffalo: http://www.technobuffalo.com

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06/12/2010

Hackers were able to steal the email addresses of 114,000 iPad owners from the AT&T servers. http://gawker.com/5559346/apples-worst-security-breach-114000-ipad-owners-exposed

Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the cellular-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking.

06/12/2010

The new Google Android Evo 4G phone is fantastic. It is great that there is finally a phone that rivals the iPhone on a better carrier.