Posted by callthatgirl on March 11, 2010
Well folks, the time to start considering online backup solutions is NOW. Many times I have been asked what is better, online or external hard drives. I always ask people how important their stuff is…external drives are not that reliable these days. I had one a few years back that died after 3 months and I had to send it back in under warranty. Where was my stuff? I didn’t have a back up or a back up solution for 2 weeks. ???
How good is your external hard drive if it was stolen, in a fire, fried out or got something spilled in it?
Online back up today is very reliable and I will now introduce you to a Minnesota based online back up solution, MNBU (Minnesota BackUp). The owner is Dean Meier and I met Dean when we were neighbors a few years ago. He is also the owner of Digital Brigade (http://www.digitalbrigade.com) a server/network solutions business. I was thrilled to find that they are offering a local solution, as many people are worried about online backup. “Where is my stuff”…it’s right here in Minnesota!
Why chose MNBU?
- Minnesota based
- Easy to install
- Your data is HERE in Minnesota
- They check your back ups daily for you
- If you miss a back up, they will email you
- If you don’t respond to the email alerts, they call you and let you know
- If your computer has a crash, they will deliver your information to you
- Unlimited backup for one price
- You have a problem? You call a Minnesota number for help…and they answer the phone with a real live Minnesota person!
Want to give it a try? Here is the sign up link….and use code “CALLTHATGIRL” to get one free month.
http://www.mnbu.net/
Posted by callthatgirl on March 3, 2010
I bet you didn’t think I could come up with this one, but you are wrong! I have come up with an evacuation plan! I recommend printing these out asap and tape up to a filing cabinet. These instructions, could save your computer and your wallet a few bucks.
Be Smart
- Be very careful when clicking on any advertisements, many are fake and will take you to a virus download
- Be very careful when “googling” anything, just because it’s at the top of your google search, doesn’t mean it’s “virus free”
- If you see any type of “scan” started when you go to a website, do not touch anything! These are definately fake and will download a virus if you touch any part of the screen. Right now, it’s “fake” (appearing to be real)
- Change all of your email passwords, make sure they are unique and are not the same as your Facebook, Myspace, LinkedIn accounts
- Many email accounts are getting hacked into, so be very careful when getting emails from friends with “just a link” in it. The hackers are getting lazy and not even sending out text anymore. Just a link, be careful!
If you happen to see an attack/infection going on, your best bet to stop it:
- Press the “control, alt and delete” buttons” at the same time on your keyboard or…put your mouse down on the bottom of your screen (the task bar) and right click
- Start “Task manager”.
- Go to the “applications tab” and then you will see what you have going on with your computer.
- Click on the Internet E or Firefox and then hit “end process”. Do it for all of them.
- You will see the scan windows go away.
- Update your antivirus software and do a scan
Now, you may or may not be infected still. If you do all of the above and see symptons of a new program on your computer or it acting very slow, then you probably have a virus.
You can do the following:
- Ignore it and it will get worse, no question
- Fix it yourself, some folks do a good job with that
- Get the neighborhood kid to fix it, not a good idea
- Call That Girl and get it fixed and get added protection so next time, you are set!
Posted by callthatgirl on February 18, 2010
If you are one of those folks getting a bit frustrated with Vista and want to upgrade, here are a few things to keep in mind. Just don’t buy Windows 7 and throw it in the drive and install it…until you have backed up the following:
- My Documents/Documents folder
- Desktop items
- Pictures
- Music
- Outlook PST files
- Favorites
I think there is an assumption that if you upgrade your Vista to Windows 7, that all of your stuff and programs will still be there. This is not verified by Call That Girl as we have read reviews out there and haven’t done an upgrade, only full installs. The reviews are not good about upgrades. What we do know is that if you do the full install, all of your stuff, data, programs are gone. You will need to have your disks ready to reinstall on the computer. Itunes too!
As I have said in past posts, I am all for moving to Windows 7. I have found very few problems with my testing to not recommend it. Your Vista computer should have enough hard memory (RAM) to be able to make Windows 7 run pretty smoothly.
If you are thinking of upgrading and want help, give us a call and we can certainly help you with this! Can we help you with this remotely? We sure can! No need to bring your computer to our office or have us come to your home, this should be fairly simple to do via the remote tools/internet.
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