Red Alert: Computer Consulting by Oriel Shaked

11/30/2012

A client recently had a telephone conversation with someone pretending to be from Microsoft and called to tell her that her computer was not secured. Don't fall for these unsolicited calls....the certainty that they're bogus is 100%

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11/09/2012

One thing is guaranteed with all hard drives and devices that store data, and that is the failure of those devices. Here are some steps you can take to help prevent this from happening: http://www.redalertconsulting.com/computer-hardware/how-can-i-anticipate-a-hard-drive-malfunction/

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11/09/2012

New article here about the common myth that Apple products are immune to viruses. Check it out: http://www.redalertconsulting.com/apple/do-apples-get-viruses-less-than-pcs-the-answer-may-worry-you/

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10/29/2012

Just upgraded to and am less than impressed. It's not that anything's really easier. There are some cool things that Microsoft added, but you definitely don't need to launch at entire operating system just for that. Windows Vista is, I think, still their best operating system (minus that annoying confirmation window that always shows up) with Windows 7 in a close second.