Category: News
Apple announces a $1000 iPhone tomorrow – but will it sell?
The iPhone 8 was expected to be announced on September 12th, 2017. The iPhone 8 was announced, but not as the top-end model. That honor goes to the iPhone X. As with any new iPhone launch, there’s a lot of speculation and intrigue building up to the product announcement. In the past, Apple has done…
Ransomware: Here to Stay
It shouldn’t really be that surprising, but the latest type of virus that has been going around – Ransomware – is hanging around and ruining people’s days still. Probably because it is the most directly profitable malicious software, ever? The connection between Ransomware and getting your money (typically via Bitcoin) is incredibly direct, while most…
Protect Yourselves (and Your Children) from Internet Connected Toys
Once upon a time, toys were a straightforward affair. You purchased one, gave it to your kid as a gift and they played with it. The rise of the internet of things has seen toys move from being merely simple items that aid children in their play, to rather sophisticated pieces of technology. Talking dolls,…
How to create a complex (but easy to remember) password
15 years later, the leading authority on password advice changes his mind Earlier this week Bill Burr told the Wall Street Journal that he regretted much of the password advice he gave almost 15 years ago. Who’s Bill Burr? He’s the reason you’re required to come up with a new password every 90 days on…
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…
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…
Grand Opening in Davie, FL
We are proud to say that we have added another store to the Computer Repair Doctor family, and that the Grand Opening for the store is on June 22nd. If you’re in Davie and want to find out what we’re all about, come by the store at 2501 S University Drive, Davie, FL 33324 just…
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…