The solid-state drive (SSD) has swiftly become the go-to upgrade to breathe new life into an ageing computer, and for good reason too. An SSD quickly brings an old laptop or desktop up to date with modern machines in just a single step. [Read more…]
If you’ve watched the news much over the last few years, you’ve probably heard of Ransomware like NotPetya, WannaCry, and CryptoLocker, but what do you REALLY know about Ransomware? How can you protect yourself against ransomware attacks? Y-Not Tech Services is here to shed light on this cyber tactic and help you protect yourself. [Read more…]
Prevent Children of Making In-App Purchases (And Draining Your Account)Kids today have grown up surrounded by tech their whole lives. Since before they are old enough to read they can pick up a tablet or smartphone and swipe at apps and games with ease. Modern children have an intuitive understanding and ability with tech that older generations can barely imagine. This ease of using technology, however, comes with a price. [Read more…]
It’s more important than ever to have adequate protection online. Viruses, malware, hackers, and thieves are everywhere online and if your devices aren’t secured you’ll be the perfect target. To keep your devices protected, let’s look at the Best Malware Protection for each of your devices. [Read more…]
If you’re one of my clients or you read my website regularly you probably have heard me preach about data backup a hundred times. And it’s for good reason too! We keep some of our most precious possessions on these devices. Whether it’s photos and videos of our loved ones, important business documents, our taxes… the list goes on and on. In this post, we’ll look at the top 10 reasons you need to have a backup of your data. [Read more…]
I get this question from my clients a lot. I usually say, “It’s up to you.” Then mention that it uses electricity so that running it more will cost you money. Additionally, some of the components of your computer can wear out with more use, specifically those with moving parts like fans and hard drives, so the more they run the sooner you will need to replace them. But there are some pros for leaving your computer on overnight too. Let’s look at the pros and cons and take a peek at Power Settings between on and off. [Read more…]
Do you remember bringing your new computer home from the store? It was shiny, sleek and oh- so fast! But now? Well, the years haven’t been so kind to it, have they? It’s slow, sluggish and sometimes you want to throw it out the window. So, what happened? Why did you go from Hare to Tortoise?
Let’s look at some of the reasons your computer might have slowed down over time. [Read more…]
3 New Year’s Tech Resolutions You Should Actually KeepIf your typical New Year’s resolutions lasted about 30 seconds, you’re not alone. Pledges to eat better, start running and learn how to juggle can be rebooted again next year easy enough.
This year, we challenge you to think about your tech health with some resolutions you’ll want to keep.
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…]
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.