It’s best to use the URL in the web address field instead of using a search engine like Google, Yahoo, or Bing to find the address of a website. A URL is the actually address of the website like www.amazon.com or www.facebook.com. To avoid being redirected to a questionable site, avoid typing your search queries into the search engine. However, if you need to search...
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A cookie is a tiny little file that’s stored on your computer. It contains the address of the Web site and codes that your browser sends back to the Web site each time you visit a page there. Cookies don’t usually contain personal information or anything dangerous; they’re usually innocuous and useful, but always surf...
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A virus is a piece of coding or a file that causes harm to your computer’s data or used to carry out criminal activity. Viruses can infect your computer through: Opening an infected email attachment such as a Word or Excel Document and other .exe files Opening an infected file, which could be from a file delivery service like Dropbox or YouSendIt By clicking on a...
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Know that sinking feeling when your computer crashes? That stress of losing all of your music, photos, videos and important files?  Well, don’t let this happen to you!  You can stop worrying about losing any of your  files if you back it all up regularly. Either use some type of cloud service (Carbonite, Mozy, Apple’s iCloud) or an external hard drive.  The...
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Are you having trouble with the trackpad on your Mac laptop? It may not respond, and now you’re frustrated and stuck! With time, as your MacBook ages, the battery can degrade and actually EXPAND, pushing against the trackpad. If the swelling gets worse, it can cause serious damage to your laptop. If you are experiencing issues with your trackpad, or need ANY help...
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