24 Hour Computer Services Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:54:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Simply put, there are not many viruses around for the Mac (OS X) because it is a small target market for the virus writers. However, they are out there. If you are running 10.5 or later, you can run iAntiVirus. If you are running 10.4 or earlier, you can run ... /?p=29 It's been a busy year here but I would just like to keep any of our new and existing customers up to date. Once again we were able to contribute to $100 The Harbour Lights Campaign - double from last year and we hope to double it again next year! We would ... /?p=28 Little known feature from our friend Google! From any phone just call 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-4664-411) and give your city and province first then the business you're looking for! They'll even connect you! Sorry, no residential lookup but it's still worth having on our speed dial! /?p=27 Or at least we hope it has! The ice and snow is retreating slowly but we will miss driving through those snow storms to fix those computers! New spyware and viruses are making their rounds. Do please be careful in your online journeys. Some that can not be removed (currently) and require ... /?p=25 To say the very least, it's been a busy year! We hope to bring you some more informative tips and articles more often in the coming year. PC Rescue donated to the Harbour Lights Campaign this year and we hope to continue to support this fantastic cause. We also hope to ... /?p=24 With Christmas (and Boxing Day sales) drawing near, many of us will look to buy the latest in technology. Many of us have seen the transition to newer, thinner and bigger televisions. And with all of the new technology comes new ways to connect a video source to your tv. ... /?p=23 We apologize for our absence from the blog but we've been on the road a lot doing what we do best, PC Rescue! We hope to soon add some more content, useful links and files to help you make the most of your PC. We have also added a banner ... /?p=22 Sadly, the software products that are supposed to help protect our computers have been slowing them down. Two if the biggest culprits are Norton and McAfee's Internet Security Suites. Many of our customers have called us with dismay that their new computer is running slow. Our first question? "Is it running ... /?p=21 Looking for a viable alternative to much of the shareware and trialware amongst the Internet? Serif Software has made available for free some of their older yet still very feature rich programs! They have provided Image and Photo Editing, Desktop Publishing, Graphic Design, 3D Animation and Web Publishing! They also have ... /?p=19 Some of you may have heard of the Firefox web browser. Do you remember Netscape? Well, consider Firefox its grandson. It is designed to be a more secure and feature rich browser to make your experience on the Internet more enjoyable. Tabbed Browsing is great for the power users and ... /?p=18