It’s hard to believe, but the holiday season will soon be here. Maybe it’s because of my surgery back in July, but it feels like this year has just flown by. With the holiday season comes the desire to buy our loved ones that special gift(s). Many of us now do some or all of our shopping online. The latest Sans Ouch! Newsletter has some great tips on how to ensure your financial security online. Click here for all the details.
Fake Update Ad Puts Skype Users At Risk
If you are a Skype user, make sure you never respond to unsolicited popup ads/warnings. There is a current scam going round that has caused many folks to be susceptible to a malware attack. A fake popup screen pops up claiming that you need to perform a “critical upgrade” for Adobe flash. When you do it seems like you are updating Flash, but you are actually installing ransomware on your computer! All legitimate updates will come from within the software or operating system. Remember…no legitimate company will ever contact you unsolicited.
Will’s October Work Schedule
For the month of October I will continue to work a part-time schedule to support my physical therapy needs. The hours I’m working will be:
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday-9 am-1 pm
- Tuesday and Thursday- 1 pm – 5 pm
Feel free to contact me anytime via email or text, and I will respond ASAP. You can reach me via phone while I’m working (unless I’m with a client), or you can leave a message with my answering service, and I will respond ASAP.
Baring an unforeseen circumstance, our business will return to normal hours of operation in November.
Thanks for your continued support. It’s greatly appreciated.
Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/25
Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/25/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.
Mon 9/25- Off
Tue 9/26- Off
Wed 9/27- 2-5 pm
Thu 9/28- 2-5 pm
Fri 9/29- 2-5 pm
Equifax Information Breach – Are You Affected?
We are highly recommending that all our clients go to the following website to verify whether or not they have been impacted by the Equifax breach that made national news last week. If you have been affected, Equifax will provide you with a year of free credit monitoring. Be sure and read the fine print of the agreement. We have been told accepting the agreement prevents you from joining any future class action lawsuits. Make the right choice for yourself. Click here to see if you have been affected.
If you have, there are three options available to you:
1- Equifax will give you the one year of credit monitoring, but there may be strings.
2- You can call all three credit bureaus and do a credit watch. It’s free, and requires companies to verify the request for credit is legitimate. The downside is crooks would just bypass this.
3- You can call all three credit bureaus and do a credit freeze. It’s $10 per bureau, but your credit is locked down. The downside it will be $30 a pop if you ever need new credit.
32-Bit CCleaner Compromised By Hackers
A popular windows operating system cleaner, CCleaner, has had the 32 bit version compromised by hackers. Luckily the majority of folks now have 64 bit operating systems. If you aren’t sure if you are affected, you can just download the latest version, and run your anti-virus and/or Malwarebytes scan(s) to verify your system is clean. More details about this can be found here.
Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/18
Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/18/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.
Mon 9/18- 2-5 pm
Tue 9/19- 2-5 pm
Wed 9/20- 2-5 pm
Thu 9/21- Off
Fri 9/22- 10 am-1 pm
Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/11/17
Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/11/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.
Mon 9/11- 10 am-1 pm
Tue 9/12- 12-3 pm
Wed 9/13- 2-5 pm
Thu 9/14- 12-3 pm
Fri 9/15- 10 am-1 pm
Sans Ouch! Newsletter – Password Managers
One of the biggest complaints I hear from clients is the necessity for long and complicated passwords required by websites to protect their accounts and personal information. Once you need passwords for more than two or three websites, people have a hard time keeping them straight in their heads without committing them to paper, or saving them as a file somewhere on your computer. Another issue is that password that you only use in case of an emergency, for example an email password in Outlook or Thunderbird. A solution to this issue is to use a password manager. This Sans Ouch! newsletter gives you great information on the basics or password manager programs. It pays to do your research and choose the program that works best for you. I personally use and recommend LastPass. It has both free and paid versions, and is easy to learn. If you need any help in setting up a password manager, please give us a call.
Will’s Reduced Work Schedule For The Week of 9/4/17
Below is my reduced work schedule for the week of 9/4/17. I will be updating this if there is a need to change things to provide client flexibility, or due to medical issues related to my recovery process. During this time, you can reach me directly on the phone. As always, you can reach out to me via email or text, and I will respond at my earliest convenience. I have retained the experienced technicians that have been helping me during this time, and are available to help remotely when I am not working. Thank you for your understanding as I strive to get back to work full-time.
Mon 9/4- Labor Day
Tue 9/5- 2-5 pm
Wed 9/6- 2-5 pm
Thu 9/7- 2-5 pm
Fri 9/8- 10 am-1 pm