Category: 854: Troubleshooting an Intermittent Wi-Fi Signal, The More Things Change…, Red October Malware
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TT SPECIAL | Hands-Free Talking, Hands-On Savings
It is always better to be safe than sorry. The Scosche motorMOUTH Bluetooth handsfree car kit will make talking on your iPhone a little bit safer when driving. *We love helping our readers stay safe on the go, so to sweeten the pot for a limited time, you can grab your own Scosche motorMOUTH for…
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TT SPECIAL | Hop-a-long to the Music
Sometimes technology ‘hops’ forward. The ifrogz Boost is a shining example of that. Simply place your iPhone or iPod touch on top of the speaker and instantly your music is amplified. No cables, no syncing just pure music. Grab your ifrogz Boost today and save $10 before it jumps away!
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TT SPECIAL | Trendy Sale for a Trendy You
Over-the-ear is coming back in style! This is your chance to stay trendy with all your friends and brag about how you didn’t spend as much as they did. *For a limited time, take $10 off the original price! Get yours before they go out of stock or out of style.*
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Red October Malware
One thing I don’t miss in making the change from PCs to Macs is virus removals and troubleshooting. Virus removals were one of the most common tasks I had to perform at Staples, and one of the most expensive. I grew to hate them. I’ve been here for a few months and I’ve yet see…
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The More Things Change…
I am a new employee to Small Dog Electronics, working to become a service technician in the South Burlington location. I last worked for Staples as a PC technician, fixing and troubleshooting Windows machines. I was also the Mac guy when I was there because I was the most familiar with Apple computers. I was…
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Troubleshooting an Intermittent Wi-Fi Signal
Pretty regularly, customers will bring in a Mac that is intermittently dropping its Wi-Fi signal. This is a very frustrating issue, and it can also be a difficult one to diagnose. Every basic home network setup is different in that the hardware is different, the environment is different, the amount of load/strain varies, and the…
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Hello readers, This week brings some very cold weather to start! It also brings us another new technician and contributor, Kyle Simpkins. Kyle comes to us from Staples and brings Windows depth and lots of other great skills to the department. He also brings us news that seems more suited to a bad late-night movie…