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Crowdstrike outage: What happened?

Crowdstrike pushed out a bad update. This update caused machines to bugcheck or BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).
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Domain Listing Scams: How To Avoid Them

Learn to identify domain listing scams and save yourself hundreds of dollars in services you don't need.
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Quickbooks Desktop 2021 Discontinued: What You Need To Know (UPDATED 5/2/2024)

Quickbooks Desktop 2021 is being discontinued on May 31st, 2024. Learn what your options are and what alternatives are available.
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Fix for Missing Google Drive Files

This week, Google published a solution for the missing files issue. It's not a 1-click fix, but Google has posted an easy to follow list of steps to restore your missing Google Drive files.
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Firefox Extensions: The Essentials

Here's my list of 4 essential Firefox extensions. Ad-blocking, privacy and organizational add-ons I think everyone should use.
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Windows screen black? Try this first.

Before going down the black screen in Windows rabbit hole, try this simple key combination. Wake your monitor from its slumber.
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Free and Affordable Alternatives to Adobe for Creating Digital Content

Adobe Creative Cloud has long been the go-to software suite for creating digital content, but there are free and affordable alternatives that might be better suited for small and home based businesses.
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How to Backup Your Home Office Computer

Learn how to backup your home office computer and protect your valuable data from loss and ransomware with a belt and suspenders approach.
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Chrome vs Firefox: Is it Time to Ditch Chrome?

In the Chrome vs Firefox battle, Firefox has really started to pull ahead. It's faster, uses less memory, and supports ad-blockers.