Computer Advice and Business Blogging for People Who Have a Life
However, there are some updates that may be more important than the Windows update. Adobe also released updates to several products and as these updates are needed to stop some current malware on the internet infecting computers, I’ll be covering those first. But wait! There’s still more to cover this month too!
Let’s look at what Adobe has for us first. [Read more...]
Yet, many never move past using the browser installed by the Operating System by default. Should you look for another browser? There are several to choose from, which one is the best? Even more important, [Read more...]
Sometimes, when you are trying to update Adobe Flash (or any another program) an old version of the program will cause some type of problem with the update. Specifically, Adobe mentions this possibility with Flash. I have seen this myself when doing tutorials for updating Adobe Flash. In my case, the error was because Flash was already updated. However, you may not know for sure that is the case and all you will have to do is uninstall the previous version (or versions) and then install the updated version.
Here’s a video for Uninstalling Adobe Flash. [Read more...]
Life is so hectic now. There is no denying that now days we need to do things faster in order to stay competitive. Perhaps we have the computer and other electronics to blame for it. There is also the added headache of when that computer doesn’t work right.
Why do we need the headache of computers? Weren’t we all just better off before this beast took over our lives?
He told me how much life in America had changed from his point of view. In a matter of years, [Read more...]
Ok, maybe not a zillion and I am not sure how many a zillion ways to back up your computer would be anyways.I’m not even sure zillion is a real number. This is a whole lot of different ways and I’ll let you know the advantages and disadvantages of each method of backing up your hard drive and computer. Some methods of backing up your hard drive are both practically neccesary for a buisiness and unpractical for most home computer users.
I’ve also got three videos to accompany this post.
Why would you want to force a Windows Update?
Adobe Flash is installed on nearly every computer. It does not show up as a program unless you check in your Control Panel under Add/Remove Programs. Unless you have an iPhone or iPad, you probably have it installed (many websites need it to look right).
Also, many social engineered exploits use a pop-up window telling you to click to update your Flash Player to the latest version to show content. Instead of updating Flash, you install the malware to your computer. Knowing how to install Flash by going to adobe.com and downloading and installing Flash yourself can give you peace of mind that you have the latest version an don’t install malware by [Read more...]
