At the recent Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, tech journalists were excited by the prospect of smart home automation, which is set to have its breakthrough year in 2017. If you have thought about welcoming smart appliances and other devices into your Apple Valley home, 2017 would be a good starting point; nonetheless, you…
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Of all the New Year’s resolutions you can think about for 2017, one of the most important should be to make your personal and business computing devices safer throughout the year. Here are some useful recommendations from the computer security specialists at A Plus Computers in Apple Valley: Tech Support Phone Calls from Microsoft Since…
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Computer manufacturers started the New Year with lots of style and intriguing proposals at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. One strong trend noticed by CES attendees in Las Vegas is that the traditional concept of a CPU tower desktop is no longer dominant in terms of personal computing. [su_note note_color=”#F4f4f4″]Judging by the…
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An embarrassing investigation by two television news stations is making computer owners in Apple Valley and the High Desert happy to have local repair shops. Malware Installed by Unethical PC Repairs It all started in the middle of November when an investigative journalism team based in Seattle purchased six new computers and took them to…
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As the Apple brand grows stronger and more popular, its products are becoming more expensive. Apple is a California company; as such, many residents of Apple Valley and the High Desert are attracted to its products; nonetheless, more people are increasingly motivated to explore the so-called Hackintosh scene. [su_note note_color=”#F4f4f4″]Hackintosh is a tech slang term…
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If you notice that your antivirus or internet security software seems to be more active during the holidays, you are not alone. In fact, you may see more notifications and alerts about threats being detected and contained this year in comparison to 2015. [su_note note_color=”#F4f4f4″]A recent report published by Enigma Software, developers of the popular…
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Tech giant Apple recently announced the release of its new MacBook Pro, an ultra-slim and powerful laptop with a few advanced features. As sleek as the new MacBook Pro is, it is not without disadvantages that stem from Apple’s proprietary hardware philosophy. Differences Between New & Old MacBooks The new MacBook Pro has something problematic…
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When Microsoft released Windows 10, many users expected a next-generation operating system that would make all the bugs and technical issues of yesteryear disappear once and for all. Although Windows 10 is certainly very powerful, it is still a disk-based operating system that is bound to run into errors and issues, particularly when running legacy…
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