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Thanks to You We’ve Won Four Years in a Row

by Roberta Piket on December 28, 2011

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Thanks to our loyal clients we’ve won four years in a row! NEW YORK CITY (TRI-STATE AREA) computer repair

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Recently, Jay Lee, a tech columnist for the Houston Chronicle, was kind enough to link to an article on our blog about how to find a good computer tech. Since then we’ve gotten a few inquiries from potential clients outside of our traditional service area. So this seemed like a great time to discuss our [...]

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HP Battery Pack Recall

by Roberta Piket on July 27, 2011

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HP has issued a recall on a series of battery parks, adding to the recalled products previously expanded on May 19, 2010. These battery parks are now said to have the potential to overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to customers. HP says that if you have not replaced your original battery, you must [...]

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Malware infects Macs

by Roberta Piket on June 26, 2011

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An interesting story from Tom’s Hardware on a recent malware epidemic effecting Macs. Required reading for Mac owners. http://m.tomshardware.com/news/apple-mac-malware-virus-infection,12781.html

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Is Your Wireless Network Really Secure?

by Roberta Piket on February 18, 2011

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Here’s an article from the NY Times about why it’s important to have a properly encrypted wifi network. If you are paying your cable company an extra monthly fee for wireless Internet, you probably have WEP encryption, which is less secure than WPA encryption. You’d be better off with your own router, which can be [...]

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Are you still paying for AOL?

by Roberta Piket on January 24, 2011

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An interesting article called to my attention by our tech, Ariel. Are you still paying for AOL? AOL’s “Dirty Little Secret”: 60% of AOL’s Profits Come From Misinformed Customers.

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Looks like it’s finally going to happen early next year. Apple to Offer iPhone on Verizon, Ending Exclusivity with AT and T – NYTimes.com.

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How to Protect Your Privacy from Flash Cookies

by Roberta Piket on September 21, 2010

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According to this article in the Times today, even if you’re faithfully removing your cookies, you may still be tracked using Flash Cookies: Code Known as Flash Cookies Raises Privacy Concerns – NYTimes.com. The settings panel at the link below will allow you to change how Flash Player stores information on your computer. It takes [...]

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Time Warner Broadband in New Jersey has a new way to hustle its customers. When you call them for tech support, they have their tech support people trying to sell you some sort of “turbo”-speed internet product. Of course, they insist they are not trying to sell you anything because it’s free for the first [...]

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Our new website!

by Roberta Piket on August 28, 2010

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Our new web site is LIVE! Please visit and let us know what you think. If you like it, please share this link. www.nygeekgirls.com

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