by Ask Erik Computer Services in Eugene, Oregon | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
In 2015, macOS Security Expert Patrick Wardle reported an almost shockingly simple method hacker could employ to get around the Mac Gatekeeper system, which is the first line of defense against malware. He simply bundled two executable files: One signed and one not...
by Ask Erik Computer Services in Eugene, Oregon | Mar 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
America might run on Dunkin’, but the company has just taken another big hit. For the second time in recent months, hackers have gained access to an unknown number of DD Perks user accounts. What makes this issue even worse is the fact that the hackers were...
by Ask Erik Computer Services in Eugene, Oregon | Mar 6, 2019 | Uncategorized
If you’re like most people, the GPS function on your smartphone has become the one feature you use and value more than any other. Few people these days can even remember what life was like before the ascendency of GPS. Paper maps? Written directions?...
by Ask Erik Computer Services in Eugene, Oregon | Mar 2, 2019 | Uncategorized
A small but growing number of people have been making the switch to MS Office clones like Apache’s OpenOffice and LibreOffice. The thinking is that they can get the same core functionality but avoid many (if not most of) the costs, bugs, flaws, and weaknesses...
by Ask Erik Computer Services in Eugene, Oregon | Mar 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Skype is introducing a new feature to its video call service that users have been asking about for quite some time now. Background blur. If you regularly make video calls, you’ve probably been in a situation where such a feature would have come in handy. It...
by Ask Erik Computer Services in Eugene, Oregon | Feb 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
For the last several years, industry experts have been sounding the alarm about password security. We’ve known for quite some time that one of the biggest weak spots in corporate security is the fact that employee passwords are notoriously weak. Millions have...
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