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5 Tech Maintenance Tasks Every Lethbridge Home and Business Should Do Before 2026

October 28, 2025 by Tony Whitney

As we approach the end of 2025, there’s no better time to give your technology a little TLC. Whether you’re a home user trying to keep your personal computer running smoothly or a small business owner managing multiple devices, regular tech maintenance isn’t just smart—it’s essential for your security, productivity, and peace of mind. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business IT, Scam Protection, Services Tagged With: 2025, antivirus, backups, computer maintenance, home users, lethbridge, security, small business, tech maintenance, updates

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Security Suite Enhancements | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Support

September 8, 2022 by Tony Whitney

Security Suite Enhancements | Y-Not Tech Services - Lethbridge, AB Computer Support

This week we added 2 additions to our Security packages that are designed to help get a computer back up and running if some thing goes wrong.

The first addition is making a back up of your Windows Registry. The Registry is a collection of values that store settings for both Windows and many installed programs on your computer. The Registry can become corrupt by viruses, malware and failed installations so having a back up of a good working Registry is a huge bonus. Windows actually used to back it up automatically, but recently stopped.

The second change is that we will turn on and monitor Windows System Restore. This grabs and stores a sort-of ‘snapshot’ of your computer and then if problems arise, we can use System Restore to roll back to before the issue started.

Now, I don’t want to over-sell these — the 2 additions we’ve made aren’t going to work any miracles and they don’t make a system bullet proof. They are simply a few more tools added to our Security Suite to help us keep computers running great, or get them back to running great more easily.

If you currently subscribe to either our Gold Security Suite, or our Business Security Suite we’ve already rolled out these additions to you. If you aren’t subscribed — Well, why not!??

Just kidding, but we do believe we have a rock solid Computer Security plan and encourage you to check it out. You’ll get an Anti-virus software that we manage for you, making sure it’s up to date, scanning regularly and we’ll check out anything it finds to make sure your computer is clean. We also monitor and manage your Windows Updates and updates for many popular programs so you’re protected from dangerous exploits. Plus, we are constantly evaluating and testing more advances as we strive to stay one step ahead of the cybercriminals trying to get in. Why not book an appointment to get your system protected?

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The Real Advantages of a Virtual LAN (VLAN) | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB IT Support

August 25, 2020 by Tony Whitney

The Real Advantages of a Virtual LAN (VLAN) | Y-Not Tech Services - Lethbridge, AB IT Support

The Real Advantages of a Virtual LAN (VLAN)

There are many acronyms to keep track of in the IT realm. One that’s been around for over 30 years now is VLAN – virtual local area network. A VLAN offers flexibility that more and more businesses find appealing.

But what exactly is a VLAN? A VLAN allows you to segment a network without needing separate hardware. So, you can have a single physical switch, but multiple different networks connected. [Read more…]

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Protecting Shared Computers for Work from Home | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

June 23, 2020 by Tony Whitney

Protecting Shared Computers for Work from Home | Y-Not Tech Services - Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

Protecting Shared Computers for Work from Home

Many families today have a shared home computer to help with day-to-day activities. A teen can search for a job and stream shows. A parent can check work emails, pay household bills, and shop online. A youngster can play an educational game to buy Mom or Dad a few minutes of peace. Yet with COVID-19 sending so many people home to work, the shared computer is getting a lot more use. [Read more…]

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Why Patch Management is Important | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair

April 30, 2019 by Tony Whitney

Why Patch Management is Important | Y-Not Tech Services - Lethbridge, AB Computer Repair
Once upon a time if you wanted to update a computer program you had to wait until you got the Floppy Disk with the new program on it. Then you would install the new version, and replace the old version altogether. This worked at the time, and this is how you would get new features and bug fixes for the programs you use. Things are different today. [Read more…]

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How to Google Safely | Y-Not Tech Services – Lethbridge, AB Computer Help

May 1, 2018 by Tony Whitney

How to Google Safely | Y-Not Tech Services - Lethbridge, AB

How to Search Google Safely

We all love our Google, quickly finding everything we need on the Internet. It’s replaced dictionaries, encyclopedias, instruction manuals, newspapers and in many cases, even doctors. However, sometimes your search results aren’t the real thing and can be downright malicious. Here’s how to search safely: [Read more…]

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