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Why We Use Webroot Antivirus

August 25, 2015

Fairly recently, Tech 2U switched from using AVG to Webroot for our anti-virus program. We keep an eye on all anti-virus software, and when new contenders take over the #1 spot, we switch to that program in order to alwa...

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Privacy Settings In Windows 10 Part 1 - Personal Information

August 18, 2015

Windows 10 has been out for about three weeks now. There have been a number of concerns regarding how much of your personal information is shared with and used by Microsoft. Here at Tech 2U, we thought we would take a fe...

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Windows 10, Our Impressions So Far

August 11, 2015

Microsoft's Windows 10 has been out for just shy of two weeks. Despite the short time frame, Tech 2U already has a lot of experience with this new operating system. During the months leading up to the launch, not only di...

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Microsoft Will NEVER Call You

April 4, 2015

There is a common scam right now which many people are falling victim to. Someone will call and tell you that they are from Microsoft, Windows, Comcast or some other company and that they have detected problems on your c...

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Superfish and Mcafee, A Big February!

March 2, 2015

Big news in February with Mcafee releasing an update which killed internet access for all their users! There's one more reason we recommend no one uses them. They said they should have it fixed by now, but if you or some...

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Yelp is a Racketteering Fraud

February 23, 2015

Hello, I'm one of the owners and co-founder of Tech2U and I have a story to tell. Yelp has filtered eleven 5 star customer reviews and one 4 star review (click on the link for filtered reviews at the bottom of Tech2U's p...

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Internet Explorer Is Currently Unsafe Without AVG, Again!

February 14, 2015

A new vulnerability has been discovered with all versions of Internet Explorer. This vulnerability allows malicious hackers to steal all your usernames, password, and credit card information from any site, even when you...

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How Do You Stream? Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, or Amazon Fire?

November 15, 2014

Apple TV? Roku? Amazon Fire? Chromecast? Any one of these devices gets your TV online, but which one is best for you? Are you looking to watch Netflix, Youtube or videos from your phone? Our Techs can help you setup your...

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Microsoft TLS Exploit

November 14, 2014

TLS is the technology that gives you a secure connection to a website. A new exploit has been discovered which affects all versions of windows. This exploit allows a malicious third party to remotely take control of your...

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Poweliks: A New Type Of Virus

November 13, 2014

Poweliks is a new type of virus which has no files. As such, it is immune to most automated virus removal tools. Our techs have been seeing this infection all over the place in the last few weeks. As with most new infect...