Darlgon Web Design and PC Repair

03/07/2024

Are you still using Windows 10 and see the nag for Windows 11? Microsoft is ending support for Win10 on October 14, 2025. ( https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/windows-10-home-and-pro ) It time to upgrade for free or lose the chance for the free upgrade. Send me a message, if you want me to help your small business to migrate.

06/07/2022

Greetings everyone. I am reactivating my PC repair part of my business. If you know anyone who needs help with their PC, let them know about me. Especially if they have had a place work on it, but were not satisfied with the results.

18/01/2022

If you have been having weird issues with your computer the past week, you may need the update mentioned in this article. Windows Update has it as an optional update. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-releases-oob-updates-for-january-windows-update-issues/?fbclid=IwAR33S8SSbbNsLKAP9HTKb4mI68we4A7zEGToO45IUB8v1Ge1emHFVlb4w-8

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to address multiple issues caused by Windows Updates issued during the January 2021 Patch Tuesday.

24/09/2021

Between this news (that pre 2017 processors wont be supported), and that Microsoft will stop supporting Win 10 four years from now, in 2025, a lot of people will need new PCs very soon.

AMD and Intel processors from before late 2017 are absent from the list. But Microsoft's CPU requirements for Windows 11 may not be as strict as they seem.

04/08/2021

Another privacy warning, this time from the Better Business Bureau, about QR codes. Make sure you know what you are scanning and be wary about what information they want, but should already have.

As QR codes get more popular, BBB is seeing more reports of con artists using them to mislead consumers. These codes are a popular way for scammers to disguise malicious links.

19/06/2021

Just putting a post to officially say, I am no longer updating the numbers in the linked Google Doc pages of my website at https://darlgonwebdesign.com/covid19/ With last Friday's announcement that St Clair County is changing to weekly updates, and today's announcement that Illinois State IDPH is moving to Monday to Friday, there will be less need to have all that information in a central location. Thanks to those who did visit the page.

Currently, people are in need of easy to understand information about the COVID19 virus in my area. So, donating a…

24/01/2021

Yet another online scam to be aware. I never heard of brushers, but I will look at verified reviews very differently from this time forward. Something to be aware of, when you get items you did not order. https://www.kmov.com/news/got-a-package-you-didnt-order-it-could-be-a-scam/article_8642973d-3016-50e9-8c42-9eab68ec1beb.html?fbclid=IwAR2nqn2N4fC-6R7Ah3zxA7QAVcINW3zvdYeKi-gQZASwK5oZca-aveA6di0

Most people who buy things online just have to worry about their deliveries being delayed or never arriving. But some people are dealing with a different problem altogether: getting weird

13/01/2021

Just heard about this application. Three minutes of research and found this article on the TextNow app. As always, please be aware that something for free is never really free. And may actually be dangerous.

We created this parent guide because there are reports of predators using the TextNow app to target victims, if your child uses it they can be in danger.

16/12/2020

If you use remote control software, check and see if it is called Solar Winds. Personal suggestion, uninstall it immediately until patched.

The discovery this weekend that Russian hackers used sophisticated techniques to infiltrate a broad swath of government and corporate networks to steal sensitive information sent cybersecurity experts into panic.

12/11/2020

Well. This article is very concerning. Please make sure to verify that you have typed in the correct website from the documentation (with no spelling errors) for any products before giving out any personal information. From the article, it appears to be mainly Roku, but.. Scammers have been setting up fake websites to steal money from people since the internet came into everyone's homes with dialup.

Scammers are tuning into streaming services as popularity rises.

23/10/2020

Just a reminder as people continue to post "facts" supporting their opinions. Sometimes, a group promoting their own agenda provides the information, which is actually "disinformation". Disinfomation is defined by Mirriam Webster as "false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumors) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth" Bad people are trying to sway your opinion by intentionally lying to you. Always check the sources and look for clues that the story is false.

Government analysts and private sector investigators were able to rapidly attribute to Iranian hackers a wave of thousands of threatening emails aimed at U.S. voters because of mistakes made in a video attached to some of the messages, according to four people familiar with...

29/09/2020

Something to be aware, since many of us are more reliant on computers due to the current pandemic. Following best practices will aid more than any antivirus. It is just one cog in a bigger machine to protect a computer.

No More Ransom is an initiative launched by Interpol to fight against ransomware. They offer a repository of tools and methods to combat ransomware. Their first recommendation is to follow best practices around ransomware and to use a quality security product. However, if someone is infected, they h...