I have received a few emails from people asking about an email they received from AVG. The email says that their AVG antivirus subscription has expired (or is about to expire), and it offers them a chance to purchase another year of updates. I received this notification myself, even though my AVG was [...] Read more »
Archive for ‘Scott Johnson’
How to trace an email
MondaySep 14,2009
There may be some situations in which you want to trace the origins of an email you received. In most cases, the reason is to track down a spammer in order to report him/her to the proper authorities. Right now I am in the middle of playing along with an amateur scammer [...] Read more »
How to get rid of spam
MondaySep 7,2009
I received this question from my friend Paul recently: Scott, My Spam Filter subscription for my earthlink.net email address and Outlook Express recently expired. Spam Filters could be a possible topic for your Blog and it would give me your present recommendation for a good spam filter. I would prefer an inexpensive, [...] Read more »
Computer repair in Clearwater, Florida
WednesdaySep 2,2009
I just created this 3-minute video to promote my computer repair service:
Make an adjustment to Office 2007
MondayAug 31,2009
Many people have now upgraded to Microsoft Office 2007. It takes a little getting used to, because Microsoft moved things around a bit. But you will get used to it, don’t worry. There is one thing that is different about the 2007 version that you really need to change. If you [...] Read more »
Access another computer remotely – for free
MondayAug 24,2009
Some of you will already be somewhat familiar with this week’s topic. When I first started doing computer repair and instruction by remote access, the program I used was LogMeIn (www.logmein.com). I use a different program now for when I access a customer’s computer remotely, but I do still use LogMeIn when [...] Read more »
How important is it to have a backup?
MondayAug 17,2009
Had an incident happen this week that gives me a good excuse to talk about one of my favorite subjects: setting up an automated backup procedure. (Sorry if this week’s post ends on a somewhat self-promotional note, but I don’t care – I know that many of you reading this are procrastinators and [...] Read more »
Easiest way to share files
MondayAug 10,2009
I recently discovered a wonderful free service, which I now use almost every day. It’s called Dropbox. It’s described as a way to “sync your files online and across computers” and that is exactly what it does. I’ll tell you how it works, then give a couple of examples of how [...] Read more »
Who just got arrested?
MondayAug 3,2009
With the internet, we have more information available at our fingertips than ever before in the history of the world. Some of that is educational, some of it is thought-provoking, and some is entertaining. This week I’ll let you in on a website that is all three. Here in the Tampa Bay [...] Read more »
