Like many of our clients, you may have heard about a couple of security vulnerabilities going by the names of Meltdown and Spectre. These design flaws leave the vast majority of computer processors in use today vulnerable to outside access to the operating system’s private kernel memory area. Access to
You’ve probably heard by now about the huge security blunder by Intel and other computer processor manufacturers referred to as “Meltdown” and “Spectre”. After the information hit the news on January 4th, 2018, the media and the technology world has been in a bit of an uproar about it and
Certainly one of the most common questions we hear is, “Why is my computer so slow?” While the answer is almost impossible to affirm without investigation, there are some things that will slow every computer down over time, and some things you can do about it. This is the second
Certainly one of the most common questions we hear is, “Why is my computer so slow?” While the answer is almost impossible to affirm without investigation, there are some things that will slow every computer down over time, and some things you can do about it. Hardware Failure I’ll start
In case you haven’t heard, there is a new breed of virus going around in massive proportions. A whole new wave of viruses are being distributed for the sole purpose of getting your money. And for the first time in history there is an anonymous, digital currency that is making
We have been flooded with frustrated computer users over the past couple of weeks because their computer’s were upgraded to Windows 10 without their permission. At first we thought this had to be user error; maybe they clicked on the “Windows 10 nagware icon” and clicked OK by accident. However,
Many of our customers have QuickTime installed on their computers, and it is now considered a security risk. On 4/14/16 the US-CERT recommended the removal of QuickTime from all Windows workstations. Apple announced that they are no longer supporting QuickTime in any way, which means they will not be releasing
Summary While the rule of thumb is that any computer can get infected with a virus, no matter what the protection or how careful the user, there are some things you can do to further protect yourself against infection. The basics You must always keep your virus protection up to
Microsoft has announced that it will discontinue service and support for the following operating systems as of July 13th 2010. Windows XP SP2 Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Server WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU? • Microsoft will stop providing incident support and will not release new updates, including security
The UPS Store
1619 Bypass Rd. Suite 122
Winchester, KY 40391
Virtual Office Space
710 E Main St Suite 110
Lexington, KY 40502