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E-Waste Recycling October 19 & 20 at Sears Santa Barbara
By Evan Asher October 19th, 2012 in Blog, Community
Sears will be hosting their E-Waste Recycling Collection event on Friday & Saturday October 19 and 20 from 8:30AM-4:00PM. They will accept any electronic device that has a power cord or runs on batteries, with the exception of large appliances. Please make sure you remove all light bulbs, batteries and ink cartridges from your items before
Anatomy of a Computer Scam
By Evan Asher October 4th, 2012 in Blog
Unfortunately we have seen this happen to several clients. They will receive a call from somebody claiming to be calling from Windows. The caller tells the person that their computer is infected, and they’ve somehow been alerted to this. The caller then instructs the user to give the caller remote access to their computer, and
“But it was working just fine before, why would it break now?”
By Evan Asher September 26th, 2012 in Blog
Computer parts wear out over time due to heat and use. All parts are prone to failure after time, particularly moving parts like hard drives or fans whose ball bearings deteriorate. Here is a picture of a video card that we replaced today (click to enlarge). Capacitors (the silver cylinders in this picture) swell and
New Ransomware Claims FBI is Tracking You, Demands Payment
By Evan Asher August 20th, 2012 in Blog
We’ve been seeing a new malware infection daily, and its rapid growth is giving users a scare. Once it infects you, it freezes your computer, warns you that the FBI is tracking you, and demands that you make payment of a fine to the government in order to unfreeze your computer. Here are the details:
Free E-Waste Recycling Collection at Sears 4/27-28
By Evan Asher April 23rd, 2012 in Blog
Sears will be hosting their E-Waste Recycling Collection event on Friday & Saturday April 27th & 28th from 8:30AM-4:00PM. They will accept any electronic device that has a power cord or runs on batteries, with the exception of large appliances. Please make sure you remove all light bulbs, batteries and ink cartridges from your items before
New App: Take a Picture of a Car, App Finds it on eBay
By Evan Asher January 27th, 2012 in Blog
Here’s another example of how technology is making things even easier for us. Imagine walking down the street and spotting a fancy car. So fancy you’re not even sure what it is. Enter eBay Motor’s new app (for iPhone only). Snap a picture of it and the app will parse the image, identify the car,
