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CRD Weekly Roundup
As we’ve been getting larger and reaching new markets, we get asked to contribute more to other people’s content. We often just contribute and keep moving, but here are some of the things that we contributed to this week! Phishing Attempts Are Getting Smarter We were asked to give our own advice to an…
What’s the Best Way to Prevent Viruses
As a computer repair shop, we’ve seen our fair share of viruses. And when our CEO asked everyone what we all personally believed to be the best way to protect yourself from malware and viruses in general, the answer was pretty one-sided. Common sense. Common Sense More than anything else, the best way to protect…
Self Driving Cars: They’re Coming
Uber and Lyft are household names now as the next-gen taxi services. Uber exploded onto the scene a few years ago and have come under a lot of scrutiny regarding how they treat their drivers. However they might not even need to worry about how they treat their drivers for long – both Uber and…
Top 5 New Gadgets of 2017
We’re obviously a big proponent of NOT getting the latest gadgets, and instead upgrading your old ones. However, some things can’t really get upgraded (for phones we can fix it, but we can’t make it BETTER than it was new) or sometimes it’s just not worth it. Also, given the nature of our work, we’re…
Virtual Reality: What Next?
At one point not that long ago, the concept of virtual reality was just something that seemed cool, but not in the immediate future. Well time has passed and we have arrived where virtual reality is not only possible, but is becoming increasingly popular in the technological mainstream. Virtual reality, or VR, has been around…
Net Neutrality – What Does it Mean?
Net Neutrality means that ordinary people get to use their internet access however they want. Facebook, Reddit, Amazon, Netflix, whatever – nobody’s going to stop you or charge you extra on top of your subscriptions. It seems like a pretty good thing, that essentially EVERYONE is in favor of right? But who would be against…
Speed Up & Clean Up Specials
Through July 15th, we are offering our Speed Up & Clean Up special – which means replacing your HDD with an SSD. If you either haven’t read the post comparing HDDs to SSDs or want to refresh your memory on what an SSD Upgrade is, feel free to click here! Abridged version: SSDs will make your computer…
How Often Should I Backup My Data?
One of the more frustrating things that can happen to your computer is a massive loss of data. In order to avoid the loss of files and data from your system, it is very important to complete backups on a regular basis. There are many factors that can lead to catastrophic data loss, and it…
Social Media
Over the past decade or so the Internet, and in particular social media, has changed the way we consume things as people. Before the social media boom of the mid-2000’s, the Internet was looked at as somewhat of a luxury, and was not necessarily a service that one absolutely needed. People may still look at…
Top 5 Apps
The smartphone continues to reign supreme as the most important and most often used form of tech by people on a daily basis. However, even though the smartphone has been around for nearly a decade (take the time to let that sink in) people still aren’t aware of how to fully take advantage of all…
Digital Currency and Bitcoin
One of the newer trends in the technology world that has caught everyone’s eye is digital currency. Digital currency, or “the currency of the Internet”, is a new way for people to make transactions without having to go through a central authority such as a bank. Digital currency has become very popular for a number…
iOS vs Android OS
During the age of the smartphone, users have continued to debate between Apple and Android as to which service is superior. While you may have heard several arguments as to which is better, it is time to settle the dispute once and for all. The iOS and Android OS have several differences between them. For…