The "Heartbleed bug" is a flaw in the encryption method that approximately half a million websites use to encrypt data including login credentials and passwords. The flaw which existed for more than 2 years was patched in April. Many of the affected websites have been updated as of late April, and if you haven't changed your passwords yet - now is the time to do so. Read more... 

Also in April AOL admitted that some of their email accounts were hacked and being used to send out spam to the account owner's contacts. If you use AOL, now is the time to change your password. Read more...  

A security flaw in the widely popular Internet Explorer web browser led the Department of Homeland Security to issue an advisory that recommends that people not use the browser until it is fixed. Our advice is that you can still use Internet Explorer to go to mainstream and trustworthy websites, but don't use it to search the internet or click on potentially unsafe links in emails. Use an alternative browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for other web browsing. Read more... 

With the recent computer and internet security problems being reported on the evening news, scammers have increased their fake tech support solicitation calls and phony email messages now that their claims are more believable in light of recent security news. Don't fall victim to scammers. Read the top 5 scams to watch out for... 

Do you have a friend or neighbor who works with computers in their spare time? Similar to hiring an unlicensed contractor to work on your home, it may be cheap to go with a friend or neighbor.

But, does that person actively keep up-to-date with the computer industry and fix several computers on a daily basis like we do? 

Computer Techs has been in business since 2003, and our technicians have over 20 years of computer experience. We are often called to finish repairing what someone else didn't fix correctly.

The next time you need tech support give us a call. You can count on Computer Techs to get the job done quickly and correctly, and we'll be available the next time you need service.