Bits & Bytes

I think we all understand that electronic equipment contains toxic components. But do you know what’s in there and what the dangers are about your data?

Today, let’s talk about am easy and quick maintenance routine for your computer. Whether you are working on a PC or MAC, on a laptop or desktop, this is a routine we encourage you to complete once a week to keep your computer in top shape. 

Here at Computer Corner, we encourage you to protect your computer from harmful viruses that can wreak havoc in your software and life. While there is no foolproof way to keep your computer 100% safe, these programs are designed to minimize threats while you go about your daily business online.

The computer geeks will tell you that there are better firewalls out there - for example, we recommend SonicWall Firewalls to protect our small business customers. For high risk environments, a physical firewall from SonicWall is your best solution. Fortunately, you don't need Fort Knox.

In today’s age of scammers, spammers, and phishing, we continually hear stories of people being scammed by what they thought was a legitimate request from a known service provider. The scammers and hackers are getting more and more clever with every new phishing scheme and it's frustrating to hear of unsuspecting friends and family members being taken advantage of. Here are some easy tips to remember.

In this issue, we will review some highlights of Windows 11, the options for upgrading, and Microsoft's continued support of Windows 10.

In this issue, we have information about Tax Free Weekend Specials, the release of Windows 11, and a request to vote for Computer Corner in the Albuquerque The Magazine "Best of the City" Awards.

In this issue, our primary focus is on Amazon Sidewalk and how to opt-out of the network. Amazon conveniently (for them) opted every user of an Amazon device in to the Amazon Sidewalk network.

In this issue, we have two items of interest about tech news plus a fantastic tutorial on how to use OneNote. We also have a few items of interest about Computer Corner. We are going to be experimenting with different formats for the newsletter