A malware infection on your computer is never fun. Lost time, repair costs, data loss, and frustration can all result from a single piece of malware or a virus on your computer. Y-Not Tech Services wants to help you avoid this problem with four tips to keep malware and viruses off your system. [Read more…]
What a Data Breach Means to You | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB
Data Breaches are becoming more and more commonplace. Each day we trust our personal information with businesses and corporations with the expectation that they will guard and protect it, but that doesn’t always happen. Y-Not Tech Services wants to help you if your data has been compromised.
Seven Things You Need to Do After a Tech Support Scam | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB
Two weeks ago we talked about how to spot and avoid Tech Support Scams, but what if you’ve already been caught up in a scam? First, it’s important to realize that it isn’t your fault. The people running these scams are professionals and you are not alone in falling for it. Each year, according to Microsoft, about 3.3 million people are caught in these scams and the scammers take in up to 1.5 billion dollars. Now that we know there are a lot of people being hit by this, let’s look at what we can do if you’ve been hit. Here are seven things you need to do to recover from a Tech Support Scam.
The 6 Best Ways to Spot Tech Support Scams – Y-Not Tech Services
Tech Support Scams are becoming a real problem. Each week I hear of people paying anywhere from $200-$800+ for tech support and not getting anything from it. Today I’ll expose the ways tech support scammers trick their victims so that you can avoid being caught. Here are the six best ways to spot a Tech Support Scam.
Choosing a New Printer | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB
I recently got a new printer for Y-Not Headquarters and I thought I’d talk a little bit about the factors I looked at when I chose to replace it. I’ll also talk about why I chose the printer I did.
Why I Got a New Printer
In this case, I didn’t need a new printer. The one I had was working fine, however, I was replacing the ink at an alarming rate. The printer I had was not one I would ever choose to use for a business (or home for that matter…), but it was given to me by a client that couldn’t get it to work and chose to just replace it instead of trying to get it to work. He nearly forced me to take it, and since I didn’t want to be rude I obliged. When I got it back to headquarters and tried it out, I found that it worked just fine. I let my client know, but he didn’t want it back, so I started printing out Flyers to promote my business. I printed about 50 before needing to replace the ink. [Read more…]
Does Your Mac Need Antivirus? | Y-Not Tech Services | Lethbridge, AB
I get asked this question a lot when I’m working with clients. It seems that every Windows User knows they need an Antivirus (although they often don’t have one that’s properly installed and updated), but Apple users are more hesitant about it, and I often get asked:
Should I be using Antivirus on my Mac?
How To Free Up Hard Drive Space in Windows 10 – The Easy Way
Windows 10’s next major release is scheduled to drop sometime in October of 2018 and Microsoft has announced that there is a small problem with it. The update fails to check if the PC has enough storage space to install the update. If the PC is lacking in hard drive (or Solid State) space, the update will fail, and then try again. And fail. And then try again. And fail. Well, I think you get the picture. The biggest problem with this scenario is that you will see a poorer performance from your PC while it tries to install the update, and since it will keep trying to install, the poor performance will continue. So in this post, we’ll show you a simple way to free up Hard Drive space in Windows 10. [Read more…]
Sync or Swim: How to Change From iPhone to Android or Android to iPhone and Take Your Data With You – Y-Not Tech Services | Lethbridge, AB
Don’t Sink, Sync instead!
“New Phone, same number. Lost my contacts, so text me your name and I’ll add you.”
“Phone just died and I lost all my Pictures! I’m so upset!”
Has this ever happened to you? It seems like I see messages like this every day on social media. If it’s happened to you, or you’re afraid it will happen to you, I’m here to help. With a series of blog posts, I will show you how to ensure you are staying synced and up to date so You don’t need to worry. Two weeks ago we looked at keeping your iPhone’s Contacts and Photo’s backed up. Last week we looked at Android. Now, let’s look at ways you can switch from iPhone to Android, or vice versa while taking your data with you.
Why Should You Sync Your Phone’s Data?
If you have anything on your phone you want to keep, you should keep a copy backed up somewhere. There are too many bad things that can happen to our devices. They can stop working altogether. They could be lost or stolen. They can get dropped making it difficult to access our data. And chances are, we have some valuable data on our phones. Photos of your family? Video of your child’s first steps? Pictures of your last vacation? Your last 3 vacations? How about the phone number of everyone you know? How many phone numbers can you remember without accessing your phone’s contact list? We have come to rely on these devices a lot in our lives, and the data on them is important. [Read more…]
Sync or Swim: How to Keep Your Android’s Data Backed Up – Y-Not Tech Services | Lethbridge, AB
NOTE: Samsung Galaxy devices run on the Android Operating system, and so this guide will work for these devices as well.
NOTE 2: Because Android runs on literally thousands of different phones and manufacturers often ‘skin’ android to make it look different some instructions might not jive with your device. The general procedure should still be the same. Feel free to contact me if you want assistance.
“New Phone, same number. Lost my contacts, so text me your name and I’ll add you.”
“Phone just died and I lost all my Pictures! I’m so upset!”
Has this ever happened to you? It seems like I see messages like this every day on social media. If it’s happened to you, or you’re afraid it will happen to you, I’m here to help. With a series of blog posts, I will show you how to ensure you are staying synced and up to date so You don’t need to worry. Last week we looked at keeping your iPhone’s Contacts and Photo’s backed up. This week, we’ll look at doing the same on Android. Finally, next week, we’ll look at ways you can switch from iPhone to Android, or vice versa while taking your data with you. [Read more…]
Sync or Swim: How to Keep Your iPhone’s Data Backed Up – Y-Not Tech Services | Lethbridge, AB
“New Phone, same number. Lost my contacts, so text me your name and I’ll add you.”
“Phone just died and I lost all my Pictures! I’m so upset!”
Has this ever happened to you? It seems like I see messages like this every day on social media. If it’s happened to you, or you’re afraid it will happen to you, I’m here to help. With a series of blog posts I will show you how to ensure you are staying synced and up to date so You don’t need to worry. This week we’ll look at keeping your iPhone’s Contacts and Photo’s backed up. Next week, we’ll look at Android. Finally, we’ll look at ways you can switch from iPhone to Android, or vice versa while taking your data with you.
Why Should You Sync Your iPhone’s Data?
If you have anything on your phone you want to keep, you should keep a copy backed up somewhere. There are too many bad things that can happen to our devices. They can stop working altogether. They could be lost or stolen. They can get dropped making it difficult to access our data. And chances are, we have some valuable data on our phones. Photos of your family? Video of your child’s first steps? Pictures of your last vacation? Your last 3 vacations? How about the phone number of everyone you know? How many phone numbers can you remember without accessing your phone’s contact list? We have come to rely on these devices a lot in our lives, and the data on them is important. It’s smart to have your data synced before something happens. If you wait, it will be harder, more expensive or maybe even impossible to retrieve your data. [Read more…]
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