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This is a great article taken from ‘Network World’ – what to do if you are the unfortunate victim of ransomware, the virus that encrypts your data, pictures and documents with military grade encryption. Currently, the only way to get it back is to pay the ransom. http://techtalk.pcpitstop.com/2015/03/18/should-you-pay-or-fight-ransomware/?handleransomware=

Experts are talking about the current Java exploit and recommending that if you’re not using your Java plug-in that it should be disabled or uninstalled to protect your computer from the possibility of falling victim to this problem. We have recevied several inquiries about this issue and as a result have done some research to

PC Girls are pleased to announce that we have advanced data recovery equipment to allow us to retrieve data from a wider array of failed 2.5″ & 3.5″ SATA and IDE hard drives! We can recover data from over 65% of all failed hard drives. Using our equipment we can assess your failed hard drive and recover your data

**Just an update to this scam – the caller may even identify themself as calling from Microsoft. Even though they may sound convincing, PLEASE REMEMBER – this is a scam! Don’t give anyone remote access to your computer or allow them to install things on it! Especially after just a phone call out of the

With the holidays fast approaching, everyone is certain to be taking lots of photos. To make sure you don’t lose those valuable pictures (We currently have a hard drive freezing in our freezer in hopes of salvaging the 6000 pictures that on it that are our client’s ONLY copy…), the best bet is to ensure

Worried about computer safety? There are a few easy ways to tell if you’re infected, and some simple ways to take care of it yourself – if you’re comfortable doing so.  As always, prevention is always the best medicine! #1 – when you try to go to a website, you get redirected. This is a